Page 10 - Plymouth Phil Annual Report 2019-2020

Our Commitment to Education

The Phil’s free outreach and education programs annually reach thousands of South
Shore residents, and are designed to inspire a lifelong love of music in people of
all ages. Initiatives include interactive in-school programs, a music scholarship, free
community concerts and pre-concert lectures by Maestro Karidoyanes. The Phil is
committed to include young musicians annually in selected concert performances.
Our longtime partnerships with the Plymouth Public Library, the Center for Active
Living, South Shore Conservatory, the Town of Plymouth and local school systems
across the South Shore are central to the success and growth of these programs.

ENGAGING STUDENTS
Music Immersion is a comprehensive program for students in elementary schools,
that combines classroom visits by small ensembles of Phil musicians with the
participating students attending a year-end concert by the full orchestra at Memorial
Hall. This program is offered on a bi-annual basis, alternating years with Link Up.
Created by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, the Phil ran Link Up as a pilot program
in 2017 and the program was met with acclaim and enthusiasm by both students
and teachers. Today the program is part of the Phil’s ongoing outreach efforts. During
this participatory program, students sing and play the recorder in the classroom, and
then perform with the orchestra from their seats at the year-end, capstone concert.
A hallmark of Link Up is its inventive curriculum design and flexibility. The Phil is
honored to be one of the 120 orchestras around the world taking part in Link Up.
Due to school closures during the Covid-19 pandemic during the spring, this year’s
Link Up program will resume during the 2020-2021 academic year. Special thanks to
our program sponsors for their flexibility during these unusual circumstances.

MAKING CONNECTIONS

The annual Family Concert welcomes audience members of all ages and features
an hour-long program of lively symphonic works that are accessible to novice ears,
yet pleasing to seasoned concert goers. Preceding this concert is a fun, hands-on
instrument demonstration by Phil musicians. Ticket prices are kept low to ensure that
these performances are affordable for families.

The Family Concert annually features student musicians such as the Plymouth
Children’s Chorus. This past March was the 14th consecutive year that the Phil
presented young choristers in this popular concert. A special partnership between
the schools and the orchestra, this tuition- free chorus gives children the opportunity
to perform at a high musical level with a professional orchestra. The Edgar & Pauline
Main Family Foundation is a dedicated sponsor of both the concert and the chorus.

IN A TYPICAL YEAR,
PHIL EDUCATION 2,500 15
PROGRAMS REACH students schools
across the
South Shore

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