From staff reports
Allegheny RiverStone Center for the Arts continues its successful Educational ArtReach program on March 3, bringing an arts education residency for Pre-K to 12th grade students in the A-C Valley Schools performed by C Street Brass.
These young, 20-something professional musicians, known for their entertaining and virtuosic playing of rock, funk, jazz and classical music, will perform workshops for preK-6th grade students in the morning and an assembly concert in their gymnasium. In advance, elementary music teacher Jennifer Lowrey will introduce students to the music they’ll perform. In the afternoon C Street will perform an assembly concert for grades 7 – 12 and conduct after-school, hands-on workshops with A-C Valley band students, coordinated by Scott DiTullio, conductor of the high school bands.
DiTullio said of C Street, “They are inspiring performers and experienced teachers who will be working with the students to help them understand more of what their individual responsibilities are as a musician and as a member of the band. A special thank you to ARCA for bringing these amazing programs to our students and community.”
Jennifer Lowrey expressed her gratitude for ARCA’s program. “The students at A-C Valley have a love for the arts. The programming ARCA has brought into our district over the years has nurtured that love and opened a window into a world of professional artistic excellence that many students otherwise might not get a chance to experience. It also has given them a glimpse of the possibility of who they could become as an artist.”
ARCA’s arts education program fulfills its mission as a non-profit organization, contributing to the future of the Allegheny-Clarion Valley community through the arts education of its young people. ARCA is grateful for its partnership with the A-C Valley School Board, administrators, faculty and music specialists in making this program possible.
Designed specifically as an arts education resource for A-C Valley students, C Street Brass assembly concerts and workshops are not open to the public. Because there is no admission for any residency events, ARCA relies on contributions from the community to support its art education program. Anyone interested in making a contribution or becoming an ARCA member may do so at www.alleghenyriverstone.org.