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| Set Sail for Annual Children’s Festival from The Pirates of the Caribbean |
| May 06,2008 |
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Ahoy all parents, children, swashbucklers, and wannabe pirates! Set your course for the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra’s annual Children’s Festival on Sunday, June 8, 2008 at 2pm. Held at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center (NOVA Community College, Alexandria), the program features selections from the Pirates of the Caribbean and pirate activities. Tickets are $5 general admission and can be purchased online at www.alexsym.org or via telephone at 703-548-0885.
Not simply a concert, the Children’s Festival is the culmination of a cross-curricular educational initiative that brings music into area classrooms through a specially designed music and arts curriculum. The fun begins at 2pm with interactive art stations, limbo and pirate costume contests and dance activities. Children can also play real symphonic instruments at the instrument petting zoo. At 3pm, the ASO, with a special appearance by Dancensations Dance Center, will present selections from the first two Pirates of the Caribbean movies: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Dead Man’s Chest. Both movies have set box office records with Dead Man’s Chest earning the title of third highest grossing movie of all time. Audiences will delight in hearing the score from a movie loved worldwide brought to life by a live symphonic performance. A backdrop to the orchestra features a videography comprised of artwork created by Alexandria students participating in the curriculum project.
Founded in 1954, the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra is Northern Virginia's premiere fully professional orchestra. Its mission is to provide quality, affordable and accessible music in the greater Metropolitan area of Northern Virginia through its highly respected, innovative, professional performances and programming. To foster a life-long appreciation of symphonic music, the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra is dedicated to strengthening arts education in schools.
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