'Worcester Symphonic Project puts young musicians in spotlight' Telegram & Gazette Read Time 1 Minute Issues and Ideas Academics The Worcester Symphonic Project will perform its third annual symphony on Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. in Mechanics Hall in Worcester. The orchestra, including 80 musicians ranging in age from 10 to 65 and from diverse backgrounds, will perform all the movements of Mozart"s Symphony No. 41 and Haydn's Symphony No. 3.Jill Michelhaugh ‘16, a violinist and junior at Holy Cross, has been involved with all three Worcester Symphonic Project collaborations."In the first year, kids hadn't played in an orchestra that size before," she said of many of the youths involved. "Playing in an orchestra is very different. Now everyone has a better idea how a bigger orchestra setting works."Brendan Prast ‘14, a recent graduate of Holy Cross who has returned to the project, talks about the collaboration of different age levels and different levels of expertise. He says of a high school violist, "We worked through it (the music) together. It's learning by doing. It's not like a lesson. It's sitting next to each other and doing."Along with the participation of many students from Holy Cross, Eric Culver, director of the Holy Cross Chamber Orchestra, will conduct the performance of Mozart's Symphony No. 41, Mozart's last symphony.Colleges participating in the project are Assumption College, Clark University, Holy Cross, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Worcester State University. Children come from various local programs in the community, and the adult musicians are also from the area as well.The project, administered by Music Worcester Inc., will cost $15 for adults, $10 for students, and $5 for youth 18 and younger for admission. To read the full article click here.This “Holy Cross in the News” item by Jacqueline Smith ’15. More Stories Image Go to Story Ritual, Community and Shared Experience: Running the Boston Marathon Image Go to Story Faculty, Worcester Partnerships Solve Real-World Problems Image Go to Story Remembering the Truth-Telling Outsider View All Stories
The Worcester Symphonic Project will perform its third annual symphony on Feb. 22 at 3 p.m. in Mechanics Hall in Worcester. The orchestra, including 80 musicians ranging in age from 10 to 65 and from diverse backgrounds, will perform all the movements of Mozart"s Symphony No. 41 and Haydn's Symphony No. 3.
