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Emmy-Winning Composer, Violinist to Play Alongside LHS Students
Electronic violinist will perform with the Lynbrook High School orchestra at the concert, to be held on Nov. 2.
Lynbrook High School orchestra students are getting ready to perform alongside a world-renowned musician.
On Saturday, Nov. 2 at 7:00 p.m., the Lynbrook High School Symphony Orchestra will present the first-ever LHS Rock Orchestra Concert, featuring Emmy-winning composer and co-founder of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Mark Wood.
Lynbrook Symphony Orchestra students will perform the live concert alongside Wood. The event is open to the public, with profits going to the school’s music program.
The grand finale of the evening will include all eighth grade string students from North and South middle schools. Seating in the high school auditorium for this very special evening is all general admission and tickets are selling fast, so please call Ms. Alyssa Panitch at (516) 612-5477 to purchase tickets.Donations for the evening are $8.00 per ticket in advance and $10.00 at the door. All checks should be made payable to Lynbrook Public Schools.
To prepare for this live performance, the high school orchestra will be working with Mr. Wood for two days to create a unique rock orchestra program. The musical selections may be surprising for a high school orchestra program as they will include Wood’s own compositions, as well as his exclusive arrangements of classic rock and contemporary music.
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This event was made possible by “Electrify Your Strings!” an intensive music educational experience created by Wood, whose extraordinary career has seen him share the stage in performances with Billy Joel, Paul McCartney, Celine Dion, Roger Daltrey, Steven Tyler and Kanye West. Electrify Your Strings is an innovative program which visits upwards of 60 schools per year.
Lynbrook High School is one of the first stops on the EYS! Dream Tour 2013-14, and the only stop on Long Island this year.
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For more information on Electrify Your Strings! please visit www.electrifyyourstrings.com and to find out more about Mark Wood, please visit www.markwoodmusic.com.
Information supplied by Rosemary Leonetti.
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