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GRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL CELEBRATES
NATIONAL MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOLS MONTH® WITH TWO
PERFORMANCES IN MARCH!
Give a young person the experience of live music – it’s FREE for kids; Tickets available today!
Jackson Hole, Wyoming – March 1, 2010 – This March, national Music In Our Schools Month®, the Grand Teton Music Festival makes it easy for you to share the excitement of live music with a young person you know with free student tickets for two special Festival performances! First, a FREE, all-ages Family concert on Saturday, March 20. At the end of the ski day, kids and families can enjoy a pre-concert treat before hearing a musical story time on stage at Walk Festival Hall. Festival Musicians will perform music set to Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, “The Steadfast Tin Soldier,” and are joined on stage by performers from the Jr. Repertory Company of Dancers’ Workshop.
On Friday, March 26, woodwind players from the Festival Orchestra perform an hour-long evening concert of lushly romantic music for woodwinds and piano as the final installment of the Festival’s 2010 Winter Concert Series. Tickets for the evening concert are free for students (ages 6-18) and just $10 for adults. Not only will Festival Musicians bring exhilarating performances to the stage of Walk Festival Hall, each visiting group will spend the week before their concerts in Jackson Hole classrooms working with local students. For tickets and information: 307-733-1128 or www.gtmf.org.
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
Saturday, March 20
4PM • Walk Festival Hall
3:30PM – Pre Concert Treats will be served
FREE - Tickets Required (available starting March 1)
Bring the entire family to an all-ages musical story time as Festival musicians perform original music to the story of "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" joined by Dancer's Workshop Jr. Repertory Company. Come early to enjoy pre-concert treats backstage, and stay after the concert to learn about the musical instruments from the performance!
CHAMBER MUSIC FOR Woodwinds & Piano
Friday, March 26
7:30PM • Walk Festival Hall
Adults $10 / FREE for students (ages 6-18)
Festival Musicians from Chicago, Detroit, Houston and San Francisco come together for a woodwind sextet to perform a lushly romantic program of music for woodwinds and piano.
TICKETS
307-733-1128
www.gtmf.org
Winter Concerts are made possible by the generosity of Jackson Hole Resort Lodging, Grand Teton Music Festival guarantors and community support.
A national recognition of music in our schools, Music In Our Schools Month® was begun by the National Association for Music Education in 1973 to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children – and to remind citizens that school is where all children should have access to music. Access to music and music education is a primary part of the Grand Teton Music Festival’s mission, and the Festival proudly supports our local school music programs.
GRAND TETON MUSIC FESTIVAL EDUCATION & OUTREACH PROGRAMS
The Grand Teton Music Festival believes music is fundamental to the human experience, and achieves this vision not only through great performances, but also through a commitment to educational programming. The Festival reaches out to people of all levels of interest and ability through its education and outreach initiatives. From a child’s first experience attending a live performance, to advanced instruction for music students, to continuing education for adult learners these programs reach more than 12,000 young students, musicians, and adults each year.
The majority of the Grand Teton Music Festival’s education and outreach initiatives provide music and education experiences to the youth of Jackson Hole and the surrounding regions. School year programming includes: StringFest (three-day clinic for eighth grade string students), Tune-UP! (private instrument lessons for middle school band and orchestra students), Music In The Schools (Festival musicians visit local classrooms), and Open the House: GTMF Presents (Jackson Hole High School Band and Orchestra perform their spring concerts in Walk Festival Hall). Annual summer programming features the popular 6:15 Music Machine (a free orchestra concert for children and families at Walk Festival Hall), and an Orchestra Mentorship Program (career shadowing for advanced high school instrumental music students).
For more information about the Festival’s education and outreach programming, contact Shelly Fuerte at 307-732-9959 or shelly@gtmf.org.
