Humming And Drumming
New York City, the home of Broadway, offers plenty of choices for studying theater, but only a handful of colleges offer degrees with concentrations in musical theater. Aurora’s arts and entertainment offerings include live musical performances, theater productions, symphony concerts, art galleries and historic displays, as well as a variety of rich historic sites to include on the agenda. Musical performances in the city include those offered by the Aurora Singers, a group founded in the late 1970s, which performs a wide array of musical genres. Through their quality musical theater performances and exceptional coral ensembles, the Aurora Singers are a must-see if they’re performing while you’re in town. The great French musicians were also adept at composing ballads and songs of love that has this ‘classical’ touch in them.
Camp Shakespeare/Heart of America Shakespeare Festival (various locations) has a wide range of offerings for kids from 5 to 18. Camps range from one day to two weeks and many camps end with a camp performance of a Shakespearean play. KC Young Audiences (Kansas City, MO) gives kids ages 5 to 18 a chance to learn music, musical theater, Shakespeare, comedy, dance and show production.
If the movie studios made released DVD’s at the same time as the theatre release and gave people a choice to buy them for a slightly elevated price, the profits would be astronomical. For example, if a new movie is released at the theatre one could go to the movie theatre in his designated area and instead of buying just a ticket they could also purchase a copy of the film to take home and watch, the theatres would generate double the profits. Teen Program: 1 Six-Week Session: July 5-August 12 (6 weeks) Show August 12 West Side Story (Summer stock).
The musical theater program is either four years at the Los Angeles campus, leading to a bachelor of fine arts degree, or two years in New York City with a conservatory degree. Auditions broadway plays can be scheduled online if students cannot attend any audition on the AMDA calendar. They are the reason that New York’s theatre scene remains known around the world to this day.
Silent movies always featured live music, and it was first employed by the Lumière Brothers for backing their first projected motion picture, Sortie des Usines Lumière à Lyon (Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory) on December 28, 1895. The type of musical instruments used and the genre chosen by the music composer can help recreate the sound of an ancient era or time period. Character-driven songs should make sense within the context of the story and move the plot forward.
A Piece of Peace 