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Music Matters Lights Up the Night

11/28/2019

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Music Matters had a great time at Light Up the Night on Friday, November 22, 2019! The weather was forecast to be very chilly, but it turned out to be a beautiful night to get into the holiday spirit! 

As in past years, local businesses contributed money to Music Matters to help fund our mission to support Burlington area music education and in return received lanterns to display to help Light Up the Night! Thanks to all the kids and kids at heart who helped make lanterns this year!

Can you identify the businesses where the Music Matters lanterns were found in the following photos? Submit your responses with your contact information using this form or to burlingtonmusicmatters@gmail.com by Wednesday, December 18, 2019. Those with all the correct answers, or the most correct answers if this proves to be challenging, will be entered into a drawing for some Music Matters swag. 

A reminder to kids who made lanterns and took one home: bring your lantern and walk with Music Matters in the Burlington Holiday Parade on Friday, December 6, 2019! Music Matters will provide an electric tea light for your lantern.

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Avast ye! Opera for the Young Presents The Pirates of Penzance

11/13/2019

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In early November students at all four Burlington Area School District elementary schools were transformed from landlubbers into respectable pirates! Opera For the Young (OFTY) presented The Pirates of Penzance at all the schools though a funding partnership between Music Matters, Inc. and the PTO of each school. This partnership has made OFTY presentations possible at BASD schools for the past seven years. 

OFTY is an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Madison, WI dedicated to encouraging enthusiasm for opera among children and young adults by conducting school-based performances which involve the students in the production instead of simply as members of the audience. They also provide professional opportunities for artists, create new works that are intended for young audiences, and through their activities increase access to opera in the community. 

In preparation for the program, OFTY provided teaching materials for all classes. This year, the third grade students learned The Pirates of Penzance script and music. The the rest of the school was introduced to the characters and story. Therefore, on the day of the performance, all of the students were already familiar with the story, characters, music, and could be highly engaged with the cast from OFTY. In addition, everyone could participate by dressing as a pirate on the day of the performance.

The following pictures are from Cooper School.

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