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Mr. Gaffigan has been appointed Chief Conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra beginning with the 2011-12 season. CityMusic was heard by some 19,110 people this past season, and garnered rave reviews for their innovative programming.
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CityMusic Cleveland project shows music's power as an agent of social change
Five months ago, these kids could hardly sit still.
They continue to fidget from time to time, but they snap to attention when Amitai Vardi speaks in his most forceful voice.
"Instruments up, everybody," says the conductor, who's also a clarinetist in CityMusic Cleveland, the professional chamber orchestra that gives free concerts around the region. "I need everybody's eyes here."
Soon, the young string and recorder players are immersed in the "Spring" movement from Vivaldi's "Four Seasons."
"Let's do it one more time and we'll take a break," Vardi says.
"I love you," pipes one of the musicians.
"Only if you do well," says the conductor.
The scene is a classroom on the second floor of St. Stanislaus Elementary School in Cleveland's Slavic Village neighborhood. Twice a week, 30 students in second through fifth grades at St. Stanislaus and two nearby schools join forces to rehearse for several hours after school.
The CityMusic Cleveland Youth Orchestra, part of the organization's education program, is starting to make a difference in the lives of children in low-income communities.
The project was inspired by El Sistema, the ...
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