Written for children in elementary and middle school, her hardbacks are filled with so many interesting facts and such incredibly detailed artwork that they’ll appeal to all ages. If American history has never tickled your fancy, you haven’t read one of Rosalyn Schanzer’s illustrated picture books. That’s where the conductors of the AYP come in.Īlthough it may tough to imagine 90 elementary school-age children performing the works of Bach and Beethoven, the youngest performers in the American Youth String Ensemble ( AYSE) nail it nearly every time. Of course, it took a lot of hard work, support and determination to get students to play at this level. Our kids are truly working at a professional level, and I know anyone who watches them perform will be blown away.” “We love showing off the talents of all of our student musicians from Maryland, Virginia and D.C.,” says a proud Tomoko Azuma, executive director of the AYPO, whose mission is to expose as many children as she can to orchestral music: “The gift of learning to appreciate music is something we want to give to every child in the region. As part of its community outreach program, it provided more than 300 free concert tickets to children. It was a special afternoon, indeed, for the auditorium was packed with students thanks to a special offer from the parent organization, the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras
Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria. All eyes were on the 118 teenage students of the American Youth Philharmonic ( AYP) during a performance on the grand stage of the Rachel M.
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