Paul Hindemith – "Frankfurt Music Travelling Around the World"
Children's Concert of the City of Frankfurt am Main
13 October 2014, 11:00 AM
Alte Oper, Mozartsaal
The children's concerts of the City of Frankfurt am Main have been in existence since the 1970s. About 6000 boys and girls experience concerts with classical music played by professional orchestras each year at this series, supported by the Department of Education. The Province Educational Authority - Municipal Educational Authority for the City of Frankfurt, as a permanent cooperative partner of the Department of Education, has for over 10 years provided teacher training events for the integration of the concerts into music instruction in schools.
At the children's concert on 13 October 2014, the Frankfurt Opera and Museum Orchestra presents itself as a new mainstay of the municipal children's concerts. The fact that it is presenting music by Paul Hindemith on this occasion has a special reason: it was 100 years ago that the then 19-year-old took on the position of concertmaster in this very orchestra.
The multifaceted concert programme presents music in the most varied instrumental combinations, ranging from the solo viola (played on Hindemith's own instrument) to the full symphony orchestra.
The acceptance of the Hindemith programme into the repertoire of the municipal children's concerts completes the activities concerning Hindemith developed by the City of Frankfurt during the past years – supported by the Fondation Hindemith and the Hindemith Institute in Frankfurt. The renovation of the Cowherds' Tower with the installation of the Hindemith Cabinet is a milestone of this cooperation from which children and youths can profit: the Institute offers tours for groups of schoolchildren and makes available descriptive material for music instruction with the Frankfurt Hindemith City Guide and model sheets.
There is a quota of tickets available for interested parties for the children's concert on 13 October 2014. Registration and further information:
schuelerkonzerte(at)musikschule-frankfurt.de
cc to
Christoph.Gotthardt(at)f.ssa.lsa.hessen.de
Subject heading: "Children's Concerts - Tickets for Adults"
Admission is free, donations requested.