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[New York City] Presented by the Kaufman Music Center
Sunday, February 23, 2020, 10:30 AM
“Winter Winds” with special guests Ensemble Connect

[New York City] Presented by the Kaufman Music Center
“Winter Winds” with special guests Ensemble Connect
Sunday, February 23, 2020, 10:30 AM
Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center
129 West 67th Street, New York, NY 10023

 

“Shaham has hit on a formula that has families hooked”.  New York Magazine

Welcome to Orli Shaham’s Bach Yard, the interactive concert series for children! Live ensemble performances are combined with storytelling, costumed musicians, and a host of hands-on activities where children get up close to musicians and instruments. The internationally acclaimed pianist Orli Shaham and her friends introduce musical concepts, instruments and the experience of concert-going to children in pre-K through early elementary.

 

Program

BACH: Invention #14 in B-flat Major
Arrangement of Invention #14 for oboe and bassoon
MOZART: Quintet for Piano and Winds, excerpt from movement iii, Allegretto
AVNER DORMAN: Jerusalem Mix, movement i
ARTHUR HONEGGER: Danse de la Chevre
BEATA MOON: Curious Engine
BACH/arr. David Robertson: Baby got Burg  

Performers

Leo Sussman, flute
Tamara Winston, oboe
Noémi Sallai, clarinet
Yen-Chen Wu, bassoon
Wilden Dannenberg, french horn

 

Ensemble Connect is a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education. This two-year fellowship program prepares the finest young professional classical musicians for careers that combine musical excellence with teaching, community engagement, advocacy, entrepreneurship, and leadership. Ensemble Connect offers top-quality performance opportunities, intensive professional development, and the opportunity to partner with a New York City public school throughout the fellowship.