October 27, 2008

CSO IN YOUR SCHOOL: Paavo Järvi and the CSO to Perform Fundraising Concerts at Mason Middle School and Walnut Hills High School

Proceeds to benefit band and orchestra programs

CINCINNATI — Paavo Järvi and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will perform a special fundraising concert for the Mason High School Orchestra Programs on Wednesday, November 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mason Middle School and on Tuesday, January 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Walnut Hills High School to fund a grand piano.

“I am pleased that the CSO can help support band and orchestra programs because music education is very important to me and to the orchestra,” said CSO Music Director Paavo Järvi. “I am always very energized by these performances in the community and the warm response for this world class orchestra.”

CSO In Your School is a new outreach program offered because of the CSO’s commitment to the community and to music education. The CSO partners with a local school and performs a fundraising concert in support of its instrumental music programs. The CSO seeks community partner schools with a worthy fundraising project, suitable performance space and parent/support organizations who can help subsidize the basic concert costs through sponsorship. 

Proceeds from the November 12 concert will help fund the Mason High School Symphony and Concert Orchestras’ trip to the National Orchestra Cup on April 5, 2009 at Lincoln Center in New York City. Only 12 high school orchestras from across the nation are selected annually for this honor.  

“We are very excited that the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is performing a concert at our school. The opportunity for our students to hear a professional orchestra performance in an intimate setting is an experience they will never forget.  We are thrilled that the CSO is reaching out to our community with this concert,” said Stephanie Jones, orchestra director, Mason High School and Mason Middle School.

Concert Program — Mason
MOZART           Overture to Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 [The Marriage of Figaro]
MOZART           Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K.314 (285d)
                           Jasmine Choi, Flute
DVORÁK          Symphony No. 8 in G Major

Tickets for Mason Middle School
Tickets are available by contacting Trese Dvorsky at 513-777-3929 or dvorskymt@hotmail.com. Prices are $10 for students and $20 for adults. A limited number of patron tickets will be sold for $100. Patron tickets include preferred seating and admission to a special post-concert reception with Paavo Järvi. Mason Middle School is located at 6370 Mason-Montgomery Road.

Concert Program — Walnut Hills High School
MOZART           Overture to Le nozze di Figaro, K. 492 [The Marriage of Figaro]
MOZART           Concerto No. 4 in E-flat Major for Horn and Orchestra, K.495
                            Elizabeth Freimuth, French horn
DVORÁK          Symphony No. 8 in G Major

“We are thrilled to host the CSO for this special performance,” said Deborah Heldman, executive director, Walnut Hills High School Alumni Foundation. “Music and Art are an integral part of our classical liberal arts curriculum. Approximately one half of our 2,100 student body participates in music in some form. Walnut’s bands, orchestras, and choirs have a reputation for their fine performances. Every year we have students who are selected to participate in the Cincinnati Symphony Youth Orchestra. Two of our students were selected as members of the newly formed high school chamber music group, CSO Nouveau Chamber players. In recent years our students have played at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London.”

Tickets for Walnut Hills High School
Tickets are available through the Walnut Hills High School Alumni Foundation, 513-363-8500. Prices are $10 for students and $20 for adults. A limited number of patron tickets will be sold for $100 for preferred seating and a special post-concert reception with Paavo Järvi. 

About the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is a dynamic ensemble of some of the world’s finest musicians. The fifth oldest symphony in the United States and the oldest orchestra in Ohio, the CSO has played a leading role in the cultural life of Greater Cincinnati and the Midwest since its founding in 1895.

The CSO is committed to enhancing and expanding music education for the children of Greater Cincinnati and works to bring music education, in its many different forms, to as broad a public as possible, working with about 50,000 students each season. Since 1999, the CSO has been reaching this goal through its innovative education and outreach program Sound Discoveries: Music for Life, Music for the Community, Music for a Career which is made possible through the Corbett Educational Endowment.

During its 2008-2009 season, the CSO will perform 24 concert weekends at Music Hall. For more information, please visit cincinnatisymphony.org.