Austin Soundwaves New Orleans Trip
Austin Soundwaves New Orleans Trip
Austin Soundwaves New Orleans Trip
Austin Soundwaves New Orleans Trip
Austin Soundwaves New Orleans Trip
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Austin Soundwaves New Orleans Trip
The purpose of this fundraiser is to send the Austin Soundwaves students at East Austin College Prep to New Orleans for an educational and musically-fulfilling spring trip (donations are tax-deductible). The trip will take place April 8-11 and we will be taking about 55 students band and orchestra students, from beginner to advanced. The purpose of the trip is two-fold: First, we are going to New Orleans to give the students a unique performance experience. They will be performing at one of the largest museums in the country, the New Orleans World War II museum, which was designated by Congress as the official WWII museum in the United States. We are also planning to collaborate with a local school to do a side-by-side workshop. Secondly, New Orleans has a rich history in the development of American music, specifically jazz. We will be touring the city so students get a chance to see some of the live music that happens there every day. In addition to our public performance and concert-going, students will also be given the opportunity to experience the culture of New Orleans, which includes museum visits, swamp tours, ghost tours, and of course Cajun food.
Austin Soundwaves offers free, intensive music education to low-income youth and believes firmly in the principle that all students deserve a world-class education in the fine arts. Inspired by El Sistema, a Venezuelan form of music education created to strengthen communities and culture throughout Latin America, the Hispanic Alliance of Performing Arts launched Austin Soundwaves. Without the program, many of these students would not have had the opportunity to learn music or even hold an instrument. Austin Soundwaves has become a valuable part of the schools which it is partnered with and has given students not only the chance to become excellent musicians, but develop into responsible, compassionate, and respectful members of their community.
East Austin College Prep is a charter school and non-profit organizations in the community of East Austin with a primary student base of low-income, at-risk youth.
For more information, please visit http://www.klru.org/episode/arts-in-context/mus... to watch our Arts in Context special!