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Educational school concert series ~ HOW CANADA CAME TO BE
Music students at Glenmore Elementary are looking forward to an amazing opportunity next spring; they're going to perform in Kelowna, Penticton and Vernon with the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra as part of the OSO's 50th anniversary season of performing professional-level symphonic music in the Okanagan Valley. Working with the Glenmore Grizzly Bear Singers will be another new OSO experience, and the interactivity among the singers, Rhonda Draper, and the orchestra with the audience promises to yield exciting performances for participants and spectators alike.
"How Canada Came To Be: A Story of You and Me" is an orchestral adaptation by Claude Lapalme of original works and traditional folk songs arranged by Rhonda Draper, Glenmore Elementary Music Specialist and 2007 Governor General's Award Winner for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History for "How Canada Came to Be".
The multi-disciplinary performances feature the Glenmore Grizzly Bear Singers, the members of the OSO, and Rhonda Draper in this hour-long concert, directed by OSO Music Director and Conductor, Rosemary Thomson. The shows highlight storytelling, singing, audience participation and large screen images of Canada's past. Draper says the show brings to life the glory and drama of the Canadian story and helps young Canadians learn more about how they came to be Canadian. The show is aimed at Grades one to six.
The concerts will be held in Kelowna on Monday, April 12 at the Kelowna Trinity Auditorium at 9:30 a.m. with an evening performance at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity.
Next they'll be in Vernon on Tuesday, April 13, at Trinity United Church at 9:30 & 10:45 a.m.
Finally they'll wrap in Penticton on Wednesday, April 14, at Bethel Church, with shows at 9:30 & 10:45 a.m.
Seats for the morning shows are $6 per student or parent/educator. Large groups receive one free seat for every 10 reserved. To register your class for the school shows, fill out the registration form here and email or fax to the symphony office at 250-763-7544.
Seats for the MondayApril 12 evening show at Trinity Baptist in Kelowna are $10 each for adults and seniors and $5 each for students.
Contact the symphony office at 250-763-7544 for purchase information.
Seating will also be available for purchase at all shows, space permitting. Teachers can apply for 50% support for their costs up to $5 each and a maximum of $300 per school from the BC ArtsStarts "Mr Music" fund through October 16, 2009 by visiting www.cherniavsky@artstarts.com
Each year the OSO performs special age-specific concerts for students in Penticton, Kelowna, and Vernon. Under the direction of Maestra Rosemary Thomson, OSO's Music Director, singers and young players learn and grow through guided rehearsals. The OSO also connects with teachers and music specialists in four separate school districts and prepares workbooks for in-classroom use to enhance students' listening and learning skills.
Songs include:
East Coast music: "I'se the B'y" & "Mary Mack's Mother"
Traditional Canadiana: "My Paddle's Keen and Bright" & "Land of the Silver Birch"
French Canadian Lullabye: "Dors, dors p'tit bebe"
Rote Camp Songs: "The Other Day I Met a Bear" & "Great, Big Moose"
Cowboy Song: "Night Herding Song"
Work Shanties: "Drill, Ye Tarriers" & "Shanty Boys"
Saloon Tune: "Klondike, Klondike"
Northern Lullabye: "The Moon Sings"
Download Rhonda Draper's study guides:
2010 Study Guide - Primary
2010 Study Guide - Intermediate
To book seats at the daytime school shows, ask for the symphony education coordinator
at 250-763-7544 or email admin"at"okanagansymphony.com
