Chamber Music Pittsburgh – Brooklyn Rider

Hope Academy families are invited to a chamber music concert featuring BROOKLYN RIDER. Tickets have been generously donated to us by our partner, Chamber Music Pittsburgh. This performance is recommended for students whose attention span and behavior is equivalent to an 8 year old .Please read about the performance, so that you know what to expect; and the etiquette guidelines, so that you understand the expectations; then RSVP  by Monday, December 23 at 12 noon.

Hailed as “the future of chamber music” (Strings), the veteran string quartet Brooklyn Rider presents eclectic repertoire and gripping performances that continue to draw rave reviews from classical, world, and rock critics alike. NPR credits Brooklyn Rider with “recreating the 300-year-old form of string quartet as a vital and creative 21st-century ensemble.”

“They are four classical musicians performing with the energy of young rock stars jamming on their guitars, a Beethoven-goes-indie foray into making classical music accessible but also celebrating why it was good in the first place.” – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The program is entitled “Healing Modes”, and is a project inspired by the healing properties of music, which have been recognized from ancient Greek civilization to the field of modern neuroscience and expressed in countless global traditions.

PROGRAM
Caroline Shaw: Schisma
Gabriela Lena Frank: Kanto Kechua #2
Du Yun: i am my own achilles’ heel
Matana Roberts: borderlands…
Reena Esmail: Zeher (Poison)
Beethoven: Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132

To RSVP, click HERE

HOW TO BE A GOOD AUDIENCE MEMBER

It is important that audience members remain quiet during the performance. Since music is mostly a listening activity, any extra sounds that are not part of the music can get in the way and will distract and disturb the musicians and other audience members.

Before the Concert

Wear something you might wear to a special event – because it is!.
Please don’t wear anything that might be distracting (light up shoes, clanging jewelry, etc)
Arrive no later than 7:00 pm to get your tickets.

Before You Take Your Seat

Take care of all rest room needs
Leave all food, drink, and gum outside, in the lobby.
Leave all cameras and recording devices outside, as well.
There are strict copyright guidelines about recording concerts.Turn off all cell phones, pagers, ipads, watch sounds, alarms, or anything that might make a noise.
The only sounds that should be heard are the ones that appear in the musical score (and the audience reaction after the music).

Once You Take Your Seat

A parent or guardian must sit next to each child.
Remain seated and quiet while the musicians are playing.
Do not get up during the concert or change seats.
No talking, whispering, sighing, tapping or kicking feet, or rattling of programs or papers.
Be sure to sit without fidgeting so you don’t distract your neighbors or the performers on stage.
Feel free to leave during intermission, if this is a late night for your children; and if they fall asleep during the concert, that’s okay too. This should be an enjoyable experience for them, and you!