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July/August 2009
In this issue:
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Summer Fun:
Summer is the perfect time to be outside. Summer music festivals
offer a wonderful way to relax while listening to some great music.
Events at a festival may include concerts, rehearsals, master classes,
or lectures. Many summer festivals have outdoor concerts where you can
spread a blanket and enjoy a delicious picnic. Once the music starts,
lie down and take in the beauty of the sights and sounds around you.
Here are some famous summer festivals for classical
music:
Aspen Music Festival, Colorado
Eastern
Music Festival, Greensboro, N.C.
Interlochen Arts Festival,
Michigan
Musica Academy of the
West, Santa Barbara, California
Ravinia Festival, Highland
Park, Illinois
Tanglewood, Massachusetts
Look for a summer concert series near you at:
http://www.peabody.jhu.edu/960
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We would
love to hear about your summer with music! Write about your experiences
at music festivals or camps. Maybe your town has a band performance in a
park. We will print the most interesting stories. Deadline: September
15. Email them to
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Marches
A march is a piece of music with a strong rhythm played by a
band. Marches are often performed at parades, pep-rallies, or
graduations.
Marches in classical music:
The Turkish March (Rondo Alla Turca), third movement of Sonata in A
major, K. 331 by Mozart. To hear a performance by a 13-year-old boy go
to
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pF8E7Lt4hYI
Pomp and Circumstance – by Edward Elgar is played
at most graduations. Listen to a performance conducted by Elgar in 1931:
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Piano Explorer 2009 Composition Contest Winners
This year we again saw a fantastic response to the contest.
Hundreds of students worked very hard and submitted some outstanding
compositions. Congratulations to all who entered. The winners are divided into
two age groups - 10 and under and 11 and up.
We encourage students to submit
compositions throughout the year for possible publication in Music Corner. We
also love to receive musical jokes, drawings, questions, poems, etc. Send them
to Piano Explorer, 200 Northfield Road, Northfield, Illinois 60093.
Younger Division
1st Place: Jana Heady
2nd Place: Bowen Jiang
3rd Place: Jesse Curran
Honorable Mention: Ruby Litaker, Fletcher Curran, Danae Price
Older Division
1st Place: Chloe Durham
2nd Place: Gregory Smith
3rd Place: Ian Anderson
Honorable Mention: Benjamin Burke, Nicole Jack, Trenton Durham
For more information and the winning pieces check out the
May, July, and September issues.
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