string orchestra repertoire is pretty small. i used to be boxed into small repertoire. i kept constantly looking for new repertoire and commissioning new arrangements. if you look at the first of the program you have very early, young vibrant mendelson; fabulous opener and then you have this fabulous concerto written for us in the orchestra. is our gift. msk(music) >> and then you have strauss, extraordinary piece. the most challenging of all. string orchestra work. 23 solo instrument, no violin section, now viola section; everybody is responsible for their part in this piece. the challenge is something that i felt not only that we could do , absolutely could do, but i wanted to show off. i can't tell you how aware i am of the audience. not only what i hear but their vibes, so strong. i have been doing this for a long time. i kind of make them feel what i want them to feel. there is nobody in that audience or anywhere that is not going to know that particular song by the fourth note. and that is our encore on tour. by the way. i am proud to play it, we are from san fran

youth orchestra is the premiere youth orchestra program in the philadelphia region. since 1939, as you mentioned, we have provided very high and advanced music training in orchestral studies for young people like olivia. we have multiple program divisions which students can participate in all the way from the beginning. where olivia was a student seven years ago in our prism program. it's for young string players like olivia who started out in fifth grade, and she matriculated through all our division programs to end up as principal bassist of the philadelphia youth orchestra. so time competitive, but we welcome all students from the greater delaware valley region. >> olivia, tell me about your experience. louis was saying you've been involved with them for seven years now? >>' been involved with prism, i started there. then i moved up to plo, now i'm in po. i learned about how to be a good leader, teamwork, being a good community member. just all facets of my life have really benefited from music. >> i'm sure it looks good on a college resume, college application, t

philadelphia orchestra plays? you play. wow. are you intimidated by it? t does it make you more nervous or scared or are you impressed by the other kids who play and you all sort of lift each other? >> i think it makes it more fun. >> it's challenging. but it's -- you're stepping up to that level, right? wow, do the other kids at school know you do this? >> some of them. >> well, i tell you what, if they don't, they will now because you're on tv. as you know, gloria, music programs are facing budget cuts all over the place. tell me about the importance of art education, the arts in curriculum, school curriculum. >> it's so important if we can do science and technology and math, we also need to have a soul to what we're doing and personal expression in all these things. the arts really promote that. playing in an orchestra or an ensemble, we learn how to do team work, how to do complex problem solving. we learn how to give of ourselves to each other and to the community. >> and i've always heard kids who are in mus

she joined the atlanta orchestra at 18. jane collapsed on stage during a performance and she died later at the hospital. the song the orchestra was playing snet "there's no business like show business." >> almost like she planned. >> if you're going to go, what a way. >> after so many years on the stage to, die on the stage to that song, fantastic. >>> to berlin now and a shopping mall yesterday was filled with not shoppers but musicians. some 50 members of the symphony orchestra rounding out the flash mob of 1,000 musicians and singers >> they performed selections of wagner, bizet and verde let by american kent na gan know. they filled the ground floor of the mall while spectators watched from the upper level. a little different than the normal flash mobs we're used to seeing. > there were probably more people performing than actually watching. thousands as opposed to hundreds there. >> can you imagine filling the entire floor of a mall? >> yeah, it's a great time to check out the gap because you know, they're all bernie s

from the early morning, when the orchestra and the foreign made the five-hour journey by road from therussian armored vehicles and russian helicopters demonstrated russian power. this was russia's day. john simpson, bbc news, palmyra. anchor: beautiful music in a country that is far too troubled still. you can find out much more about today's news on our website. thanks much for watching. tune in again tomorrow. ♪ >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation; newman's own foundation, giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good; kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs; and aruba tourism authority. >> planning a vacation escape that's relaxing, inviting, and exciting is a lot easier than you think. you can find it here, in aruba. families, couples, and friends can all find their escape on the island with warm sunny days, cooling tradewinds, and the crystal blue caribbean sea. nonstop flights are available from most major airports. more informatio

and his how many piece orchestra is he bringing? sylvia: eighteen, yeah.mian: may 28th through 29th, that should say 29, there in san francisco. any final thoughts, sylvia, before we let you go? sylvia: wear comfortable shoes, because you'll be doing a lot of walking and a lot of dancing. damian: and weather, if you don't know what san francisco's like, maybe a sweater that you can-- sylvia: san francisco's usually cool, in the mornings especially, so wear layers. but be prepared to strip it down when you start dancing. damian: all right, well, thank you so much for putting it on again, all right, thank you. and up next here on "comunidad del valle," some folklórico dancing, stay with us. comunidad on "que pasa." [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] [music] damian: and our saludos for those celebrating a special day. felicidades. [music] [music] [music] damian: and here is out contact information. you can follow me on twitter. my handle is @newsdamian. also, you can pick up a copy of "el observador" newspaper and support

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for 71 years, jane little played with the atlanta symphony orchestra.an. she met her late husband there. he played the flute. this week, she died during a performance in atlanta, right there where she had started all those years ago. she collapsed as the orchestra played an encore performance of "there's no business like show business." jane little, record-setting virtuoso on the bass, was 87 years old. as 87 as 87 'kay, babe, i think we should head north, past the park. 'kay. oh, hit up jimmy's for some chicken and waffles. oh, and those truffle fries. truffle so good. it's less than a mile. come on, we can do better than that. okay, uh... ooh, juanitas! oh yeah, those chimichangas. oh, with the mangoguac. stop it! 3.5 miles. oh... so worth it. yeah, we got this. 3 point nothing. hey! yeah? baby. oh! yep. thought you had him. (vo) fitness in real life. now that's the good stuff. unless you have allergies. flonase is the first and only nasal spray approved to relieve both itchy, watery eyes and congestion. no other nasal allergy spray can say that. go a

[dissonant orchestra music] (slobin) if we use the word environment to relate to music, we're talkingut two things: a physical environment and a social environment. in the case of highlander people in bosnia singing together, the two are pretty much inseparable. (narrator) in a mountainous region of bosnia herzegovina close to sarajevo, a sheep herding community has developed a unique singing style known as ganga. this genre, which is primarily sung outdoors in groups, closely reflects the conditions and life style of the highlander commity. in bosnian highlander culture, specifically in mt. bjelasnica, people will spend a lot of time outdoors since it's the herding culture. they will spend a lot of time up in the hills all alone looking down into the valley. and if somebody's passing through the valley, they certainly want to be heard. [singing ganga] it is very important to conquer that space with your voice. in terms of finding a genre that will carry the furthest, it's definitely a genre called ganga. and this particular type of singing is characterized by very close harmonies, so

>> it is our orchestra, the manassas valley theater orchestra. >> i see.ll be in two theaters in the next few weeks. >> two theaters. we'll be in the state theater of culpepper this coming weekend and then the hilton performing arts center the 20th through the 22nd. >> so caitlyn and josh, you have the lead roles, there we are, we see you there, you're cinderella and the prince. were you students at the school and now part of the company or still students? >> we are professional dancers with the company. we are from different parts of the united states, and we came here to dance. >> and where are you from? >> i'm from >> i see. is this an exciting performance that you're about to do here? is this your first year in the washington area? >> this is my second season here. >> where do you go to find the dancers around the country? >> they actually come to us. we receive e-mails all year long that they would like to come and audition, and we just finished our auditioning for next season. we have dancers that came in all the way from china and russia, all over t

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he tells us that he's thrilled that such a big name orchestra is shining light on this for the first of its kind performance. >> it's so important as an american and the fact that we have a holiday other than veteran's day. i have to tell you, you hear a lot and it's in our head a lot that maybe 1% of the u.s. population served in this current conflict but to me that's why america is great. >> they'll get in for three. the event is tomorrow night at 7:00. a great cause. by the way we'll see you in the next hour with another profile of a veteran that actually plays on that orchestra. reporting live in philadelphia, pamela osborne nbc 10 news. >> can't wait to see that. >> now your weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> 5:39 and the sun is coming up. what a beautiful morning. it's going to be a great day at the shore. temperatures have cooled into the 60s. ocean city and atlantic city is 64 degrees. these numbers will climb into the upper 70s but inland a hotter wind today. we'll keep the beach cooler but near 90 degrees this afternoon. we could see showers develop. most of the day

. >>> it can makes sounds of the strings orchestra, bells.s a full orchestra in itself. >>> organ day is a day filled with family-friendly events to help visitors learn more about it. >>> when you walk in the buildings there's a on car gridironed inside the buildings. >>> -- there's an or grinder in the lobby. we'll have jazz with the organ, this year you'll see work by duke ellington. >> reporter: and the pumps is an inter active way for the children to see the sounds i tell makes. organs have been used tore ceremonial -- for ceremonial things or religious things and the 3-year-olds thing it's cool. >> reporter: for details visit arts in philly.org or visit 6abc.com/loves the arts for other area events. for 6abc loves the arts i'm karen rogers. >>> final check of the forecast on this memorial day. >> reporter: warm and damp in spots, sarah. north ascertain west we're looking at cloudy skies and sunny breaks, can't rule out a shower or thunderstorm. keep your eyes glued to the storm tracker 6 live app. 70s in the i-95 corridor. spotty shower

she was basis for atlanta symphony orchestra. 4' 11" she successfully managed to play the bass which stands more than 6 feet. she's hoping the begins book of world record will recognize her the longest tenure with one orchestra. >> in a controversial bill allowing families of 911ic victims to sue the country of saudi arabia. they view threats from saudi ar be aia to pull from the economy. it gives victims families the right to sue in any role the saudi gavrment may have played nat tack. the senate is urging the house to follow suit. >>> finally nba draft victory for philadelphia 76ers they earned the number one pick for our home team the wizards got 13 pick and went to phoenix soups as part of a trade. >> remains to be scene whether that was a good deal or not. >> is it good or not. >> it doesn't matter all i know the sixers will waste it like they did the last four or five they stink. >> at some point it has to turn around when you're the worst team you get the first pick. >> they've only been back for decades it's all good. >> wizards at home tonight. >> good point. see you holly.

> as part of her grand prize, kasey achieved her other dream of performing with the philadelphia orchestraand received tips from her idol and musical director yannick nÉzet-seguin. >> we're so proud of her. as parents we always support her and encourage her. >> and while the pianist's role is to command center stage. the mission of the pianist's page turner is quite different. >> i want to be a ninja because you know whenever they need the page turner, extra hand i will show up and then i disappear. >> yung-chen lin became a freelance page turner for the philadelphia chamber music society in 2006. >> the art of page turning is uhh quite special because you really need to communicate with the pianist. >> and she says it's not as nerve-wracking as people may think. >> as long as you can read notes fast enough you certainly can do page turning. >> and for lin, the love for music makes it that much easier. for me it's really a treat to listen to other people playing. i'm sitting next to the pianist it's like a vip seat so i really enjoy it. >> yung-chen lin is also a piano player so that front

. >> movie composer john williams stepped into conduct the philadelphia orchestra at the kimmel centeronight. >> ♪ >> the orchestra performed some of the williams greatest work including themes from star wars, raiders of the lost arc, jaws and harry potter. williams has won 22 grammys and five a academy awards. john williams. >>> gloucester township police department tonight, honored several officers who have stepped up to make the community a safer place. superiors say these office are went the extra mile to keep dangerous criminals off the streets. this is the seventh year for this event. >>> phillies trying to pick up a a two-one lead in the cardinals in st. louis and they almost had it. >> how many games do you need to see before you start believing in these phillies. they had ten wins in the last 12 games. they looked good against cardinals for most of the game. ryan howard hit one out last night, and hits one out again tonight. three run blast in the fourth inning. seventh home run of the season. three to nothing phillies. howard's 23rd against a saint lou is in his career. to th

because you kind of come closer as a family being in an orchestra. life, you don't listen, but in the orchestra, you have to listen to everybody. you get listening skills. >> and the music has probably brought you together with kids you might not have otherwise connected with. associated with, right? >> yeah. >> that's really cool. stanford, now, the organization has had several celebrations this month. tell us about some of them. >> we perform at world cafe live, at the college of physicians and also at the curtis institute of music, and our final celebration for our fifth anniversary happens this friday night at 7:00 at temple's performing arts center. we wanted to bring the community in so it's a concert that is free and open to the public, and we want everybody to celebrate with us. five years of making great music. >> there you go. play on philly, they're having that'll concert, festival concert this friday at temple performing arts center, 7:00 p.m. the event is free, open to the public. can't get better than that. for more information, head to

string orchestra repertoire is pretty small. i used to be boxed into small repertoire. kept constantly looking for new repertoire and commissioning new arrangements. if you look at the first of the program you have very early, young vibrant mendelson; fabulous opener and then you have this fabulous concerto written for us in the orchestra. is our gift. msk(music) >> and then you have strauss, extraordinary piece. the most challenging of all. string orchestra work. 23 solo instrument, no violin section, now viola section; everybody is responsible for their part in this piece. the challenge is something that i felt not only that we could do , absolutely could do, but i wanted to show off. i can't tell you how aware i am of the audience. not only what i hear but their vibes, so strong. i have been doing this for a long time. i kind of make them feel what i want them to feel. there is nobody in that audience or anywhere that is not going to know that particular song by the fourth note. and that is our encore on tour. by the way. i am proud to play it, we are from san franci

. >> and when it comes to the philadelphia orchestra today, may the fourth be with you. >> that's great that's later in the morning buzz. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back. here's the latest on some breaking news just in, this coming to us from west philadelphia. you're taking look at 60th and chancellor. scary time for a resident in this home. around 4:30 this morning word came in there had been a partial collapse. a man falling from the first floor of that home down into the basement where he was trapped. it took authorities a little while to be able to get to him but they were able to extricate him from the house and he's been evaluated at the scene but at this moment they still have collapse units there as you take a look at the structure but you can imagine standing in your living room and all of a sudden you're in the basement and you've got no way to get out and that's what happened there this morning. >> let's turn now to the rainy commute and karen rogers. >> and you know it's going to be a tough one when you wake up and the roads are wet, that never is good for you. let's take a live

>> the state wouldn't allow the orchestra. the orchestra is supported by the state.e middle. >> they're caught in the middle. >> because they receive funding from the state. >> unfortunately i felt i had to withdraw because i wanted my voice to be heard. that, to me, was inexcusable, at least let me express what's going on here. >> you have fellow musicians that were expecting you tomorrow, they will be disappointed and your fans disappointed. >> i did not think that way -- i thought exactly about disappo t disappointing people but i feel i have to make a stand as a musician about the lbgt community. there is no excuse for this. you mentioned this is a bathroom law. this bathroom law is only the tip of the iceberg. >> more extensive than that. >> affects discrimination across the board, for people with disabilities. you read the law carefully, it has a long -- it's very deep. this bathroom thing is a nice head line. the important thing is it treats people with -- we all want to be treated with dignity. i'm sure everybody can agree to chat. >> for people who >> and fo

we had to stay outside, henry mercer is hear him self this morning, bucks county symphony orchestra isalifornia accompany. , they will stick around longer then we even wanted them to. they have to leave for their day jobs soon but what school are you late for. >> butler you are not late. >> no, i am what grade are you in. >> fourth. >> so, well listen, this is your note to your teacher it is okay to be a little late. thanks for visiting us. do you like the mercer museum. >> yes. >> now lets talk about the weather because it is really nice, isn't it. she had her shades on. if they invented shades you would have had them on too, henry mercer. >> absolutely. >> it is a ten out of ten. bus stop buddy is wearing his shades with the bike, for bike to work day. what a beautiful day for that with temperatures in the 50's, for the most part, throughout the region and we will be zooming in the 60's soon and then we will top off a little bit later on at about 70 -- here's the problem, don't get use to it. we have rain in the forecast tomorrow, we will talk about that in a few minutes, how beautif

we'll have aerialists flying above the or which he orchestra.azing. >>> the if i am scores play a role in the -- the film scores play a dynamic role in the show. >>> it will be from star wars and james bond movies which blows your mind. >> reporter: the phillies pops program may 20th to 22 at the kimmel center. go to 6abc.com/loves the arts for other area events. for 6abc loves the arts i'm karen rogers. >>> looks so cool, doesn't it. >>> there will be a cool celeste actual event tomorrow, mercury will move across the sun. it will app as a small black dot and exit around 2:45 p.m. don't look at the sun without a solar telescope. the transit of mercury happens 13 times in every one hundred years. >>> that's impressive if the sun comes out. that will make me smile. we'll be right back. we're out of ink. ink. not ink. getting ink doesn't have to be painful. staples just cut ink and toner prices. add in our 110% price match guarantee and our prices are unbeatable. staples. make more happen. here on a sunday morning, mother's day, the time 7:45, the

in his colleagues helped create the huntsville symphony orchestra, the space and rocket center, the space camp. in his address, he explained the importance of a university to american space program. "opportunity goes where the best people go and the best people go where education goes, to make eyes more attractive to technical and scientific able across the country and further develop the people we have here, through academic research in alabama must be improved." at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the research institute, he envisioned, dr. von braun stated, "if our state could produce the number one football team in the nation, we could just as surely establish the nation's is number one education center for space and rocket technology if we put our mind to it." well, uah is not number one quite yet but the campus is fifth in federally funded in nautical engineering. when compared to similar sized universities, we're the number one research expenditure in the nation. a tier one university, ranking it among the top 4% of public universities in the nation. several sources, including the br

yes, who spoiled her with a orchestra when she got out of bed. >> who do you think?her husband. >> no, her mother. >> okay? it is mother day. >> other celebrity moms did on mothers day. >> okay. >> ♪ >> my lips! >> have you seen the beaver -- >> oh, who hasn't? >> oh, okay. >> big weekend. >> you know what the bieber said to me. >> what? >> you know what the beaver said to me? >> what? >> damn. >> you know that beavers have to now on wood or their teeth will get so big that they can't eat or they'll die. >> so they keep filing them down. >> i think i heard that somewhere. >> youy? >> i know i heard t. >> you know this michael phelps guy? he's a new dad, ya. >> mothers day weekends. >> his fiancee, nicole johnson. >> yep. they took really cute picture. name of the baby guess what, boomer robert phelps. >> now does very a shirt? >> i don't know that he does. >> you know he won all of those olympic gold medals, that doesn't pail in comparison to what he says is the best feeling i've ever felt in my life. >> oh, well. >> okay, let's look how celebrities spent mothers day

you will see them flying above the orchestra while it's going on. it's going to be amazing. >> reporter: the music director said the film score plays a dynamic role in the show. >>> there will be music from star wars and james bond movies, which is kind of blows your mind. it's going to be a wonderful event. >> reporter: philly pops presents circ goes to the movies. for tickets and showtimes go to arts in philly.org or visit 6abc.com/loves the arts for this and other area events. for 6abc loves the arts, i'm karen rogers. >>> welcome back on this sunday, just in time for mother's day after 11 straight days of gray, gloomy weather we have the sun. sky6 live hd taking a live look at atlantic city right now. it is gorgeous, i hope you are planning to go outside if you haven't already to enjoy it. now, the "action news" trouble shooters received a call for help from this man fighting a brain tumor and incorrect medical bill. this is dominic of west grove. on top of battling the brain tumor he found battling his hospital for a bill that started out at $2

which once upon a time star's dad was roy orbison's orchestra leader?ating turning 38 this weekend. >>> monday on "e.t." our bachelorette exclusive. >> what is your type physically? >> plus we break down the billboard awards' hot fashion. that's monday. >>> and we are almost out of time this weekend. but for all the late-breaking hollywood news, just go to our website, etonline.com. >> good stuff. at this point in the show, we have to say goodbye. but before we go, check out ariana grande's single for "dangerous woman". >> it came out on friday, and this video is nearing 100 million views on youtube. >> way to go. you'll see ariana performing at the billboard music awards this weekend on abc. but for now enjoy your video and the rest of your weekend, everyone. bye. ♪ ♪ so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. >>> a 14 year-old is dead after a triple shooting in chester this morning we have new information on a rewar as police work to track down the suspect. >>> and also

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the ♪ the russian orchestra performing in the ancient roman city of palmyra.r pushing isis out. the u.s. said there is no justifiable excuse for the camp which came a week after a bombing of a hospital in aleppo which killed 60 people. that attack and escalating bloodshed in syria's second largest city shifted the focus back to the conflict while powers rushed to try to salvage the agreement. an american and russian brokered 14-hour truce between regime forces in aleppo went into effect on thursday. with isis and other extremist groups not part of any negotiations, it was during that cease-fire that al qaeda affiliate al nusra bombed several towns from the regime. dozens of regime forces and militants killed in the fight. for the civilians in syria, the cease-fires in this complex and grinding war nowhere is safe. jomana karachi, cnn. >> the fighting continued there. as jomana mentioned one day after the russian orchestra played in palmyra, more musicians took the stage on friday. ♪ the syrian national symphony. the national ensemble for arabic music and sever

it includes performances prosecute the beachboys, atkins and the symphony orchestra. the concert is free and open to the the public. no tickets necessary. you can also watch it live on pbs at 8:00 p.m. if you plan to go, though, you better go. gates open at 5:00. >>> if you are in town well are many ways to observe pheplorial day. tomorrow's day of remembrance begins with a wreath-laying ceremony at 9:00 a.m. there will be a wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of the unknown soldier at 10:30 a.m. it is followed by a ceremony at the veterans memorial at one clock. national memorial day parade kicks off at 2:00. of course, download our usa9app a full list of events going on in the >>> well, coming up, an american deer tkefil does -- daredevil goes a what happens when an all-encompassing brain scan is followed up with an all-embracing hug? what happens when the world's latest surgical technology is combined with caring for the world's newest mother? what happens when you match cutting-edge clinical trials with a g