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I.
ADVENTURES IN MUSIC CONCERTS
Adventures in Music targets students in grades 6 through 12 and provides an opportunity for these young adults to attend a live performance of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra under the direction of David Wiley. Programs are planned to provide a quality musical experience for the attendees while simultaneously supporting material required in all subject areas as outlined by the Virginia Standards of Learning. A detailed "Study Guide" is provided to assist teachers in their preparation and follow-up. Teacher, administrator, parental, and student feedback is sought to help the education staff of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra evaluate this program. Adventures in Music concerts are not planned for the 2010-2011 school year.
II.
DISCOVERY CONCERTS
These concerts feature more than 120 young musicians who comprise the Roanoke Youth Symphony Orchestra (RYSO) and the Roanoke Youth Symphony Junior Strings The purpose of the program is two-fold: first, to provide students in grades three through five the opportunity to hear a full orchestra perform live at the Roanoke Performing Arts Theatre (located at the Roanoke Civic Center); second, to provide valuable performance experience for the members of the two ensembles. Each year, a new program is planned to provide a quality musical experience for the attendees while simultaneously supporting material required in all subject areas as outlined by the Virginia Standards of Learning. A detailed "Study Guide" is provided to assist teachers in their preparation and follow-up. Teacher, administrator, parental, and student feedback is sought to help the education staff of the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra evaluate this program.
For teachers
 Read the Discovery Study Guide.
INFORMATION and HOW TO ATTEND
Info by telephone
Call (540) 343-6221. Select extension
231 for Liz Lochbrunner, Education Director. Please give us your
name, school name, telephone number, and the name of the concert
program above (AIM or Discovery) that interests you. You will be
contacted with additional information, and a school registration
form will be sent to you. We will take care of the concert hall seat
assignments for your group, and we will provide specific instructions
and logistics on when and where to arrive for the concert(s).
Info by e-mail
Contact Liz Lochbrunner at Liz.Lochbrunner@rso.com.
Include your name, school name, telephone number, and the name of
the concert program above (AIM or Discovery) that interests you.
We will respond with the details and send a school registration
form. We will take care of the concert hall seat assignments for your
group, and we will provide specific instructions and logistics on
when and where to arrive for the concert(s).
Info by post-mail
Roanoke
Symphony Orchestra
Attn: Liz Lochbrunner
541 Luck Avenue S.W., Suite 200
Roanoke, VA 24016
Please include contact information (your name, school name and telephone
number). A school registration form will be sent to you. Seats will
then be assigned in the concert hall for your school group, and you
will be provided instructions on when and where to arrive for the
concert(s).
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