Civic Arts Commission Meeting Agenda Packet 030325 FINAL

Plan, which calls for Pleasanton to "Enhance arts and cultural programming . . . " teachers with specific exercises for the techniques covered. Describe your agency and provide its mission or purpose statement. Pacific Chamber Orchestra (PCO), now in its 34th season, is a regional professional ensemble dedicated to sustaining and extending the rich heritage of classical music for chamber orchestra for 8 to 40 musicians through inspiring performances and engaging educational programs that enrich life in our local communities. PCO offers a wide range of programming. This flexibility allows for the commission of new works and the performance of undiscovered gems. Conductor Lawrence Kohl’s concert programs are uniquely designed to illuminate common musical threads that bind together works being presented and to engage the audience through fostering a deeper appreciation of the music. PCO musicians perform with the San Francisco Symphony, Opera, Ballet and Theater orchestras and in movie soundtracks recorded at Skywalker Ranch. PCO members tour and solo internationally. PCO has had a Tri-Valley and, specifically, a Pleasanton presence for over three decades. The Livermore Independent enthused, “the Pacific Chamber [Orchestra] is indeed the best you can hear . . . a treasure beyond price.” PCO's educational program has brought classical music to over 300,000 children through full-orchestra matinee concerts, clinics for middle and high school music students, and introductions to musical concepts in the elementary school assembly program. Please describe how you plan to market this project. PCO maintains contact with the middle and high school music teachers and coordinates the schedule for the clinics with them. Explain how this project will be implemented and include a brief timeline for implementation. The Music Director will coordinate with participating middle and high school music instructors to set up the string clinics. The dates and times will be scheduled with the music teachers after the school year begins. Depending upon the teachers' needs the clinics may be held in either late fall or spring as the teachers need time in working with their students to identify some of the most pressing needs for the clinicians to address. The Music Director and music teachers will collaborate to identify goals, discuss student profiles, and develop clinics that meet students' needs to further the instructors' music programs. Clinician teams of 2-4 members (violinist, violist, cellist, bassist) will combine performance and demonstration with critiquing of student performances and instruction. In addition to helping students improve upon a mastery of their instruments, these musician/instructors serve as mentors, providing examples of the fruits of dedication and devoted practice; and, above all, they are inspirational musical forces. At the end of the clinics, music instructors and students will provide feedback to the Music Director and this feedback will be used in developing future clinics. Students will receive tickets to attend a PCO concert in groups with their music teacher in order to provide reinforce the techniques these students learned and motivate them to strive towards emulating these seasoned professionals., Identify the organization(s) that your agency will partner with on this project. (A Collaboration Agency Form is required for each collaborating agency.) Enter N/A if not Page 71 of 116