How to Help this Giving Tuesday: Music for Youth!

Help us have our spring Piazzolla Student and Professional Side by Side! As a nonprofit, Prairie Classical relies on generous donations from YOU to allow youth to participate in these positive, life-changing concert experiences. We provide youth the chance to collaborate and perform alongside professionals--a unique experience that opens their eyes to the beautiful future that the music profession can hold. And we need the arts more than ever right now: Arts = Peace = Healing. We had an absolute blast at our last side-by-side concert. But we can only have our next concert if you help! Donate HERE: www.zeffy.com/...
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Check out our student testimonials and videos at www.prairieclassical.org, like this one:
Playing alongside professionals with Destiny’s group was one of the highlights of my sophomore year! The rehearsals were scheduled toward the end of the school year, when I was preparing for exams as well as Solo and Ensemble Festival. I was hesitant to participate because I was worried about my stress level, since I had a very busy schedule. However, I found that I enjoyed the rehearsals so much that they actually decreased my stress!
Playing with professionals in Destiny’s group was a wonderful experience because I was able to see how others had been able to make a career out of music, when oftentimes the career outlook for musicians has been presented to me as very bleak. Additionally, I loved participating in a group that was able to play challenging music and create a professional sound. My family loved our performance, and I think it was one of the best concerts I have gotten to be a part of!
Being able to work in a quartet with my peers with Prairie Classical was an invaluable learning experience. The most beneficial aspect of my quartet experience was Destiny’s teaching approach, which involved allowing us to schedule our own rehearsals and structure them ourselves. The importance of time management, focus and efficiency in rehearsals with a small ensemble was taught to us through her approach. This structure is more adjacent to real-world small ensemble experiences than other chamber music programs in which rehearsals are pre-scheduled for the students, and every rehearsal is coached. I loved getting to experience what working with a professional group might be like!
-Hazel, Viola