Hello, A number of people have suggested that your following might be interested in these music and performing opportunities for children and youth in the East End. If you need any other information please contact me at 412-441-3800 x43. Thank you. Linda Addlespurger * * Announcing Hope Academy's NEW East Liberty Community Engagement Orchestra (EL CEO) A Youth Orchestra for Kids with a Passion for Music! Young musicians, and their musically-inclined parents, are invited to join Hope Academy's new East Liberty Community Engagement Orchestra (EL CEO) to experience the joy of making music together in an orchestra. Conductor Federico Garcia (Artistic Director of Alia Musica Pittsburgh) will create arrangements to suit each student's ability. The music will be selected from the symphonic and popular repertories, ranging from pieces by Tchaikovsky to the theme from the Harry Potter movies -- and everything in between. Musicians of all levels are welcome to join and participate! (Singers are encouraged to join one of our “Voices of Hope” community choirs, which meet on Wednesdays after school.) Weekly rehearsals will take place on Saturdays from 3:00 to 4:30 pm throughout the year and will begin on September 19. Everyone is welcome and no one is required to audition! But please register by September 12 so that we can have music ready for you. Registration forms are available online at www.HopeAcademy.info There is a $10 registration fee for each musician. *EL CEO is funded by the proceeds from the annual Pittsburgh Symphony Community Engagement Concert, being held this year on Saturday, November 7 at 7:00 pm at East Liberty Presbyterian Church.* *Hope Academy's fall 2009 term begins on September 19!* Hope Academy offers after-school and Saturday courses and private lessons in dance, music and theater for 4- to 18-year olds. Courses include Musical Theater (singing, dancing and acting), Shakespeare Workshop, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater dance (creative movement, pre-ballet and ballet 1), “Voices of Hope” vocal and drumming ensembles, HAT Co (our new teen theater company), EL CEO (our new community engagement orchestra for music students and their musically-inclined parents), and private music instruction for piano, composition, violin, viola, cello, classical and electric guitar, bass, clarinet, flute, organ, percussion and voice students. With a combination of tuition-based and free courses there is something for everyone. Course brochure, registration form and scholarship applications are available online at www.HopeAcademy.info *Onsite registration for all courses and private lessons: Saturday, September 12 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm* at East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland (corner of Penn and Highland) For more information, call 412-441-3800 x11. If you have questions or would like more information about any of Hope Academy's programs, please call 412-441-3800 x11. -- Linda Addlespurger Director, Hope Academy of Music and the Arts East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15206 PHONE 412-441-3800 x43 EMAIL linda.addlespurger@gmail.com HopeAcademyArts@gmail.com WEB www.HopeAcademy.info BLOG www.HopeAcademyArts.blogspot.com -- Linda Addlespurger Director, Hope Academy of Music and the Arts East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15206 PHONE 412-441-3800 x43 EMAIL linda.addlespurger@gmail.com HopeAcademyArts@gmail.com WEB www.HopeAcademy.info BLOG www.HopeAcademyArts.blogspot.com -- Linda Addlespurger Director, Hope Academy of Music and the Arts East Liberty Presbyterian Church 116 S. Highland Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15206 PHONE 412-441-3800 x43 EMAIL linda.addlespurger@gmail.com HopeAcademyArts@gmail.com WEB www.HopeAcademy.info BLOG www.HopeAcademyArts.blogspot.com