The Winclare Management Services Music Alive Concert Series
At the heart of our mission statement is the belief that music has a strong positive impact music on a child’s development. At the Windsor Symphony Orchestra, music education is our continuing vocation. The musicians in our String Quartet, Woodwind Quintet, or Percussion Duo can demonstrate the physics of sound, teach about the amazing engineering of their instruments, talk about the historical context of the pieces they perform, and answer questions about what it’s like to be a working musician. Bring music into your school!
Did you know that you can invite a professional Windsor Symphony Orchestra ensemble visit your school and that WSO musicians will play two forty-five minute concerts, one designed for students in grades K-3 and one for students in grades 4-8? Did you know that the cost is the same for a school of any size?
Advantages these concerts offer:
- Professional musicians visit your school with a proven program.
- The concert is up-close and in a familiar setting.
- The only travel is by foot to the gymnasium, so no permission forms are required.
- One concert is for younger students and one is for older students, and there are opportunities for interaction between audience and musicians.
- The interference with the school-day is minimal.
- The cost is the same for a school of any size. It might work out to less than fifty cents per student in a larger school.
How to afford the concerts:
- Apply school council funding to provide this experience for your students.
- Collect the money from the students.
- Hold a bake-sale, read-athon, or other fundraising activity.
- Find a local sponsor for the concert. You could ask a local business, ask alumni of your school, ask someone to support the cost in memory of a loved one, or ask a parent (or group of parents) to sponsor it for the students. The enormous benefits of music in a child’s education are scientifically supported. The donation to the school is a charitable donation and therefore tax deductible. Your Principal will be able to tell you how this is done.
Percussion Duo: October 6/7/8/9 2009
“I continue to be impressed with the quality of musicianship and dedication to arts education in our city.” –Lakeshore Discovery School
With Percussion Power! as the centerpiece for the WSO Education Concert this year, there’s no better way to prepare your students than by giving them an up-close and personal introduction to the instruments of the percussion family. The WSO Percussion Duo will visit your school and perform two concerts – one for students in Kindergarten through Grade 3, and another for students in Grade 4 through Grade 8.
To reserve your date for the Percussion Duo, you must contact Sarah Bestvater, Education and Outreach Coordinator, NO LATER THAN 5:00pm on Monday August 31st. The Windsor Symphony Orchestra will confirm your booking before your scheduled concert. Please note that responding by the deadline does not guarantee a performance date.
Fee: $475 plus gst
Deadline to book for 2009: August 31st, 2009 by 5:00 pm.
Contact Sarah Bestvater at 529-973-1238 ext 18 or by email for more information.
String Quartet: November 25/26/27 2009
“The Windsor Symphony Orchestra is a real treasure. The concert was very entertaining and age-appropriate.” –Gosfield North
The String family has always been the heart of the orchestra. Bring the concepts of musical community and cooperation into your school using this unique performance opportunity. Your students will be enthralled by two violins, a viola, and a cello as the instruments collaborate to produce a musical experience. Musicians talk about their instruments and careers, discuss the way the strings resonate to produce sounds, and offer a question and answer period at the end of each performance.
To reserve your date for the String Quartet, you must contact Sarah Bestvater, Education and Outreach Coordinator, NO LATER THAN 5:00 pm on Thursday, September 24th, 2009. The Windsor Symphony Orchestra will confirm your booking before your scheduled concert. Please note that responding by the deadline does not guarantee a performance date.
Fee: $475 plus gst
Deadline to book for 2009: September 24th, 2009 by 5:00 pm.
Contact Sarah Bestvater at 529-973-1238 ext 18 or by email for more information.
Woodwind Quintet: January 13/14/15 2010
“I am always impressed with how our students treat the musicians. They really appreciate what you do, and this is the magical part of your visits. Please visit us again.” –Marlborough School
The Woodwind Quintet is an unforgettably dramatic experience. Each member of the group teaches about their unique instrument, and as a highlight of the presentation each musician demonstrates their reeds and mouthpieces. Your students will be delighted to meet musical instruments that can impersonate elephants and ducks! It’s not all fun and games, though: each piece the ensemble performs is an intricate arrangement of the five parts into one beautiful and unified whole.
To reserve your date for the Woodwind Quintet, you must contact Sarah Bestvater, Education and Outreach Coordinator, NO LATER THAN 5:00 pm on Tuesday, November 17th. The Windsor Symphony Orchestra will confirm your booking at least 35 days before your scheduled concert. Please note that responding by the deadline does not guarantee a performance date.
Fee: $475 plus gst
Deadline to book for 2010: November 17th, 2009 by 5:00 pm.
Contact Sarah Bestvater at 529-973-1238 ext 18 or by email for more information.