Outreach

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Changing the Idea of a Concert
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Spreading the Word About the Amazing Things You are Doing
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Sharing music with the Youth of Georgia!
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47 Strings, interactive and educational harp recitals in the community
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Vlog 12 – Talking About What We Do
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Vlog 12 – Language Skills matter
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Arts for Social Change, Boston University Panel, vlog #11
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47 Strings- Programming for 4-year olds
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47 Strings Outreach Performance at the Monarch School and Spring concert planning, Vlog #7
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Behind the scenes at 47 Strings performances

Changing the Idea of a Concert

 

What can we do to change the typical concert setting? Here Derek gives a couple possible ideas.

Sharing music with the Youth of Georgia!

 

 

I travelled to Woodstock, Georgia, and visited a second grade class (my Mom’s!) at Bascomb Elementary where I shared my love of music!

47 Strings, interactive and educational harp recitals in the community

It’s the halfway point for 47 Strings! Learn how Meghan has been bringing harp music to homeless shelters after receiving the Richter Fund for Music Outreach from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University.

47 Strings is a unique and unprecedented harp concert series. For each of the 47 strings, Houston harpist Meghan Caulkett will be performing one interactive outreach program. So far, over 22 performances have taken place for the elderly and homeless, and for preschool, elementary, and special needs children. Over 1,600 children have been exposed to solo and chamber harp music from Ginastera, Bartok, Tournier, Salzedo, Ravel and Debussy. The main goal of 47 Strings is to foster a greater understanding and appreciation for classical music, by providing concerts to audiences who are not often exposed to it.
www.facebook.com/47strings
www.meghancaulkett.com/47strings

 

Vlog 12 – Talking About What We Do

I just finished a phone interview for a podcast leading up to a festival I am a part of in London in May.  It made me realize how often I am called upon to talk about what I do to presenters, interviewers, audiences, etc.  It is important to figure out what you want to say about your art and how to say it.

 

 

Vlog 12 – Language Skills matter

Why language skills are helpful to musicians of all kinds.

Arts for Social Change, Boston University Panel, vlog #11

Meghan talks about her experience and the questions that were asked at Boston University’s “Arts for Social Change” event. 47 Strings was one of the six organizations founded by former alumni that was discussed. The panel was open to current students in visual arts, theater, and music.

 

47 Strings- Programming for 4-year olds

 

47 Strings was recently awarded the Richter Fund for Musical Outreach from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University. This grant will fund six performances at Houston Homeless Shelters this Spring. See how Meghan programs a concert for homeless preschoolers, as well as rehearsal time with bassist David Connor.

47 Strings Outreach Performance at the Monarch School and Spring concert planning, Vlog #7

 

Find out about the latest 47 Strings performance at the Monarch School, a school for neurologically different children in Houston. Also learn what Meghan is planning for upcoming concerts!

Behind the scenes at 47 Strings performances

See footage from Meghan’s outreach project as she performs in homeless shelters and nursing homes.