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Concert in the Park |
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Every year, on Grandparents Day, the Symphony-In-The Glen, a 40-piece professional orchestra under the direction of Music Director and Founder, Arthur B. Rubinstein, performs their annual Grandparents Day concert. The concert is performed in Griffith Park near Los Angeles. Featured each year is a stellar performance of "The Grandparents Song"
(a.k.a. "Let's Sing a Song to Grandma/Grandpa"), with a children's chorus
singing the lyrics. The melody is based on one of Mozart's most famous
arias "La ci darem la mano" from Don Giovanni, with lyrics especially
written for Grandparents by Emmy award winning film and television composer
Arthur Rubinstein.
Background: In the summer of
1994, families enjoyed the first of the Symphony-in-the-Glen concerts
in the park. The concerts are free so that they may be available
to everyone in Los Angeles, regardless of cultural background or economic
status. "One of The Symphony-in-the-Glen's most important
goals" says Founder and Music Director Arthur B. Rubinstein, "is to
bring great classical music to new listeners. Many of the people
attending are experiencing classical music for the first time. And
when I'm conducting and catch a glimpse of all the generations of
people engrossed in the music, I feel we are accomplishing our goal."
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