RI Philharmonic Music School Announces January Concerts
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RI Philharmonic Music School Announces January Concerts
The Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestra has announced two concerts to take place this month. They will present their second concert of the season, titled “A Day at the Museum,” Sunday January 18 at 3pm at the VETS in Providence. The concert will feature the Symphony Orchestra, Repertory Orchestra, String Orchestra, and the Intermediate String Ensemble and String Ensemble. Tickets are $11 adult, $6 student and senior citizen, and are available at the door on the day of the performance.
On Tuesday, January 27th, The Youth Wind Ensembles will present their first concert of the season at Sapinsley Hall, Rhode Island College. The concert will include both the Senior Division and the Junior Division of the Youth Wind Ensembles. Tickets are $11 adult, $6 student and senior citizen, and are available through the Rhode Island College box office. The Senior Division performs Vaughn-Williams’ Flourish for Wind Band, March and Procession of Bacchus by Delibes/ arr. Osterling, Colgrass’ Old Churches, Holst’s Suite No. 2 in F, and Persichetti’s Pageant music of Bernstein, Grainger and Hanssen. The Junior Division performs the music of Holst, Ticheli, Christopher W. Johnson, W. Francis McBeth and John Philip Sousa.

For more information or to schedule an audition visit musicschool.riphil.org or contact Youth Ensembles Coordinator Charles Kalajian at 401.248.7038.
The Rhode Island Philharmonic Music School is the state’s first and only community music school. The Music School encourages lifelong engagement with music through comprehensive music education and community partnership programs taught by orchestra members and other outstanding faculty.
PPAC's 2014-2015 Broadway & Encore Lineup
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Launching its national tour here in Providence, this Tony Award-winning musical comes from the minds behind Broadway hits such as The Sound of Music and South Pacific. The re-imagined fairytale musical features songs “In My Own Little Corner,” “Impossible / It’s Possible” and “Ten Minutes Ago.”
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Cirque Dreams Holidaze (Encore Series)
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