PVYSO w/ the BSO & Josanne Francis
Sat, Feb 25
|Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Students from the Cultural Academy for Excellence’s Positive Vibrations Youth Steel Orchestra will have the opportunity to perform alongside the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and featured steelpan soloist Josanne Francis. This has been a fun one to prepare for with my CAFE music team! See description
Time & Location
Feb 25, 2023, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, 1212 Cathedral St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
About the event
On Saturday, February 25, students from the Cultural Academy for Excellence’s Positive Vibrations Youth Steel Orchestra will have the opportunity to perform alongside the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and featured steelpan soloist Josanne Francis. This has been a fun one to prepare for with my CAFE music team! See description below.
BUY TICKETS: https://www.bsomusic.org/event/calypso-fusion/
**Calypso Fusion**
Drums, Drums, Drums – including steelpan drums – are the focus of this Family Concert. Josanne Francis, steelpan artist, joins the BSO for an exploration of percussion instruments, especially those with pitch. Josanne brings with her a group of middle and high school students from Positive Vibrations Youth Orchestra. Other traditional orchestral percussion instruments, like xylophone and timpani, share the spotlight. Don’t miss it!
**Artists**
Jonathan Rush, conductor
Josanne Francis, steelpan artist
Positive Vibrations Youth Steel Orchestra Students
**Repertoire**
SAINT-SAËNS Fossils
JAN BACH Concerto for Steelpan and Orchestra
STRAVINSKY Infernal Dance from The Firebird
BRIAN PRECHTL Kassa Jam
JOHNSON Drums
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