Musical Elements

The Educational Legacy of Bernstein

If you were born in the United States before 1965, chances are you viewed at least one of Leonard Bernstein’s fifty-three televised Young People’s Concerts broadcast between 1958 and 1972….

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 163 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 2 Part 1

The 5th of 16 Discovery Orchestra Chats on Dvorak’s “New World Symphony”. This is the first of 4 Chats that will explore Movement 2.

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 162 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 1 Part 4

The fourth of 16 Discovery Orchestra Chats on Dvorak’s “New World Symphony”. In this Chat you’ll listen to Movement I along with seeing our Listening Guide on screen.

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 161 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 1 Part 3

The third of 16 Discovery Orchestra Chats on Dvorak’s “New World Symphony”. This is the third of four Chats that will explore Movement 1.

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Discovery Orchestra Chat 160 – Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9 Mvt 1 Part 2

The second of 16 Discovery Orchestra Chats on Dvorak’s “New World Symphony”. This is the second of 4 Chats that will explore Movement 1.

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Angels Unawares

It gave this nine-year-old choirboy a lot to think about. “Were there really angels showing up disguised as regular folks?” “Could they eat pizza and drink coke like the rest…

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Your “listening guide” amazes me, in that it is a means of illustrating the role of various instrumental sections in communicating and “telling” a story. My background is science and technology so the 1 -1 ½ hours listening to a symphony with your presentation was an exciting learning experience I was not expecting.You are an exceptional talent and personality to be able to introduce someone like myself to the very complicated language of a symphony.

— Outreach Program Attendee