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Spring Events at The Music School of Delaware
3/15/2010
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NEW! GUITAR MASTER CLASS: Featuring Special Guest Allen Krantz
March 23, 7 p.m.; Free and open to public observation
Wilmington Branch: 4101 Washington St, Wilmington
Krantz is a major regional performer, composer and professor of guitar at Temple University. Krantz will coach five players on works by Brouwer, Giuliani, Sanz, and others. Sponsored in part by The Wilmington Classical Guitar Society
MUSIC MASTERS CONCERT SERIES: A Schumann Celebration, 200 Years!
March 24, 7:30 p.m.; Tickets $10 adult, $5 seniors/students
Wilmington Branch: 4101 Washington St, Wilmington
The talented Music School faculty and special guest Marka Kasker Simmons, viola, will perform in a special concert honoring great composer Robert Schumann’s 200th birthday. Program works include Schumann’s Piano Trio in d minor, Op. 63, No. 1 and Piano Quintet in E-flat Major, Op. 44.
CHORAL CONCERT: Select Choral Ensemble & Delaware Women’s Chorus
April 21, 7:30 p.m.; Free!
Wilmington Branch: 4101 Washington St, Wilmington
This concert features performances by the Music School’s Select Choral Ensemble (grades 9 to 12) conducted by Dr. Michael Larkin and Delaware Women’s Chorus (ages 18 & up) conducted by Joanne Ward.
BUG & BUD OPEN HOUSE
April 24, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Free!
Milford Branch: 10 S. Walnut Street, Milford
CHORAL CONCERT: Wilmington Youth Chorale & Delaware Children’s Chorus
April 28, 7:00 p.m.; Free!
Wilmington Branch: 4101 Washington St, Wilmington
This concert features performances by the Music School’s Wilmington Youth Chorale (grades 2 to 4) and Delaware Children’s Chorus (grades 5 to 8) conducted by Marybeth Miller.
WILMINGTON COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA: All Roads Lead to Rome
May 14, 7:30 p.m.; Tickets $10 adult, $5 seniors/students
Wilmington Branch: 4101 Washington St, Wilmington
The final WCO concert of the 2009-2010 season features Respighi’s “The Pines of Rome” and solo performances by the winners of the 2010 WCO Concerto Competition for Young Musicians.
SPRING CHORAL CONCERT
May 16, 4:00 p.m.; Free!
St. Helena Parish, 602 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington
This concert features performances by the Music School’s Wilmington Youth Chorale (grades 2 to 4) and Delaware Children’s Chorus (grades 5 to 8) conducted by Marybeth Miller; Select Choral Ensemble (grades 9 to 12) conducted by Dr. Michael Larkin; and Delaware Women’s Chorus (ages 18 & up) conducted by Joanne Ward.
SPRING ORCHESTRAL CONCERT
May 17, 7:30 p.m.; Free!
Wilmington Branch: 4101 Washington St, Wilmington
This concert features performances by the Music School’s Delaware Youth Orchestra (ages 9 to 15) conducted by Christina von Duyke and Delaware Youth Symphony (ages 14 to 18) conducted by Dr. Michael Larkin.
VIOLIN MASTER CLASS: Christina von Duyke
May 22, 10:00 a.m.; Free!
Milford Branch: 10 S. Walnut Street, Milford
Music school faculty member Christina von Duyke will lead a master class at the Milford Branch. The class is open to the public for observation.
HONOR AWARDS: Recital & Ceremony
May 26, 6:00 p.m.; Free!
Wilmington Branch: 4101 Washington St, Wilmington
This concert will feature performances by Music School 2009-2010 Honor Award students. An Honor Awards ceremony will follow the concert.
85th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION & SHOWCASE
June 3, Doors open 6:00 p.m., Pop-up Performances 6:15 p.m. and Concert begins at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets: $85 Anniversary Ticket and $10 General Admission Ticket - on sale ONLY at the Music School May 1st through June 2nd
The Grand Opera House, 818 North Market Street, Wilmington
This concert spectacular places the Music School’s nine large orchestral, choral and chamber music ensembles - a total of over 250 musicians’ ages 6 to 90 - “center stage” in Delaware’s premier concert venue.
For concert ticket information, please call the Music School at 302-762-1132.
Contact: Tara Hurlebaus, 302-762-1132 ext. 18
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Founded in 1924, The Music School of Delaware reaches thousands of people from Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland through its instructional programs and 75 public performances each year. The Music School is the only nationally accredited program of its kind in Delaware and is the only statewide accredited community music school in the nation. The Music School offers standard-setting instructional programs for all ages including the Early Childhood program, Suzuki Academy, private study and ensembles. A faculty of nearly 100 expert artists and educators are among the best-trained musicians in the country. Open to all, the school administers a financial assistance program to help ensure music excellence for everyone, regardless of financial means. The Music School offers programs at branch locations in Wilmington and Milford and at over 25 satellite and outreach locations in Kent, Sussex and New Castle counties. For more information, please call the Wilmington Branch at 302-762-1132, the Milford Branch at 302-422-2043 or visit www.musicschoolofdelaware.org.
The Music School of Delaware is proud to be an active partner in the IN Wilmington Arts Campaign. 
Programs are made possible, in part, by a grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts, a state agency dedicated to nurturing and supporting the arts in Delaware, in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts.
