Opera Legend to Perform at Longy School of Music of Bard College's 2015 Sistema Side by Side Celebration

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A recent press release indicates:

World-renowned singer and artist Frederica von Stade will take the stage on March 20 at 7 p.m. to perform with Longy’s Sistema Side by Side Orchestra at the 2015 Sistema Side by Side Celebration, under the baton of the orchestra’s newly appointed Music Director Jorge Soto. The program will feature orchestral masterpieces Brahms Hungarian Dance No 5 and Dvorák’s Symphony No. 9 in e minor, as well as classic and playful tunes such as Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Do Re Mi from The Sound of Music.

The evening is part of an ongoing series of events at Longy that pairs students from El Sistema-inspired programs throughout Massachusetts with Longy’s Conservatory Orchestra in rehearsals and performances conducted by nationally renowned conductors and guest artists.

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The groups that make up the orchestra are:

· Boston Strings Academy (Boston)
Marielisa Alvarez and Mariesther Alvarez, Directors

· Conservatory Lab Charter School (Brighton and Dorchester)
Adrian Anantawan, Josue Gonzalez, and Kathleen Jara, Program Co-Directors

· Josiah Quincy Orchestra Program (Boston)
Marlee McDonald, Program Director
Berkshire Children and Families

· Kids 4 Harmony (Pittsfield)
Alicia Stevenson, Director

· Margarita Muñiz Academy (Jamaica Plain)
Rebecca Frost and Avi Mehta, Directors

· El Sistema Somerville (Somerville)
Diane Cline, Director

· Youth and Family Enrichment Services Inc. (YOFES) (Hyde Park)
Heidie Jean, Lauren Nelson, and David Palombo, Co-Artistic Directors