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Anthony McGill plays Mozart for Corona Children

Author: curiousclarinetist
Date: 2011-05-12 21:24

The Corona Youth Project is a wonderful program in Queens, New York. It offers free music programs for youth in the form of after school programs, seminars, and camps. Corona supports a children's orchestra and a choir along with instrumental and musicianship lessons.

"It serves the neighborhood by providing a safe, fun place for children to develop discipline, persistence, and self-esteem through music, and become productive valued members of society." - The Project, Corona website

This video is of Anthony McGill performing the Mozart Clarinet Concerto for a group of children at Corona. I find it inspiring and moving to see a musician reaching out like this. I thought you guys might enjoy it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuTKfKRf-xA&feature=youtu.be

Corona Youth Project website here:
http://www.nucleocorona.org/Corona_Youth_Music_Project/Home.html

Curious Clarinetist
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Re: Anthony McGill plays Mozart for Corona Children

Author: greenslater
Date: 2011-05-12 21:37

Thanks CC
I loved watching the looks on the kids faces. Real communication with an audience!

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Re: Anthony McGill plays Mozart for Corona Children

Author: William
Date: 2011-05-13 19:29

What a great project for exposing young minds to live, classical music.

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Re: Anthony McGill plays Mozart for Corona Children

Author: Buster
Date: 2011-05-13 19:54

These are exactly the kind of actions we need to keep our art alive. and kudos to a busy musician giving his time to a very worthwhile organization. There is also a similar initiative in L.A. with the Harmony Project. It has been in existence for a decade but truly began to grow in size when Gustavo Dudamel was announced as the music director of the L.A. Phil. (I have a good friend that is a manager of one of the "sites" for the project, and it has been interesting hearing the inside story of all that is involved.) Let's hope these organizations will only continue to multiply and grow, much like "El Sistema" in Venezuela.

http://www.harmony-project.org

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Re: Anthony McGill plays Mozart for Corona Children

Author: Dileep Gangolli
Date: 2011-05-14 00:49

Nicely done Anthony.

I agree with Mr. Keaton (aka Buster).

Dileep

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Re: Anthony McGill plays Mozart for Corona Children

Author: Buster
Date: 2011-05-14 03:56

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