By Jacob Stockinger
One week from today, two big events will take place.
One is the new and improved Bach Around the Clock 5 celebration. The FREE and PUBLIC event takes place at St. Andrew’s Episcopalian Church, 1833 Regent Street, and runs from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
It features all kinds of music by Johann Sebastian Bach performed by not only professionals, but also by students and amateurs of many ages, from young children to adults. The idea is to mark his 333rd birthday.
For more information about BATC 5, which will be covered in more detail next week, go to this website, which also features a complete schedule of performers and repertoire.
https://bacharoundtheclock.wordpress.com/concert-schedule/
The other big event is the day-long series of Winterfest Concerts by the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras (WYSO). It starts at 11:30 a.m. and runs through the evening. It features hundreds of students from dozens of middle schools and high schools in the larger area.
Here is a link to the information about the series of concerts, which will also be treated more at length this coming week:
https://www.wysomusic.org/events/concerts-recitals/
In both cases, the larger importance of music education will be in the spotlight.
That’s all the more reason to spend three minutes listening to this week’s “Brief But Spectacular” segment from the PBS Newshour in which an accomplished musician discuss the benefits of music education beyond having a career as a musician.
It may also whet your appetite to take in one or both of the events next Saturday.
Here is a link to the YouTube video of that impressive segment:
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