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Our City, Your Orchestra

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conducts Middle School Musicians | KIPP West Philadelphia Preparatory Charter

First aired July 17, 2023

19:01

This episode emphasizes the importance of music education, specifically through The Philadelphia Orchestra’s partnership with KIPP West Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School. Your Philadelphia Orchestra is dedicated to cultivating the next generation of musicians through the School Ensemble Program, which makes instrumental music education possible for every student at the school. Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin led the student orchestra and gave advice to the next generation of musicians.  
 
Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor 
Joseph Conyers Bass 
Daniel Matsukawa Bassoon 
 
Beethoven Finale from Symphony No. 5 
Mahler Excerpt from Third movement from Symphony No. 3 

 

Our City, Your Orchestra is supported in part by the William Penn Foundation, with additional support provided through the PNC Arts Alive initiative.