Music for Youth: Art & Music

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Exploring artistic expression through music, poetry and the arts.

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, Mvt. I
by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Sphinx Competition winner Esme Arias-Kim performs a standard of virtuosic violin repertoire.

MUSICAL ILLUSTRATIONS

Illustrating the creative process of conceptualizing music.

Grades 6-12 suggested

OPEN LESSON

Esme Arias-Kim
Violinist

BPO assistant conductor Jaman E. Dunn interviews violinist Esme Arias-Kim about her unique creative process of sketching illustrations in order to learn new pieces of music.

This is a companion video to Mozart above.

Serenade for Strings, Mvt. IV Larghetto
by Antonín Dvořák

Experience the lyricism in a movement of one Dvořák’s most famous orchestral works.

PERFORMANCE POETRY

Using music as inspiration for self-expression.

Grades 6-12 suggested

OPEN LESSON

Melody to the Beat Drop
poem by Dreana Henry

Buffalo Public student Dreana Henry recites her original poem, inspired by Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings. This poem was created during workshops with BPO poet-in-residence Brandon Williamson.

This is a companion video to Serenade for Strings above.

Sounds
poem by Alicia Woods

Buffalo Public student Alicia Woods recites her original poem, inspired by Dvořák’s Serenade for Strings. This poem was created during workshops with BPO poet-in-residence Brandon Williamson.

This is a companion video to Serenade for Strings above.