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 francisco. we are going to play that piece no matter where we are.@p

he is the conductor of the orchestra. all the cues come from the principal musician and the person who is playing the improvisation. he plays what we call a break or ausical cue and that will sound different depending on whatever style they're playing. we hear the cue-- it's an established rhythm-- and once we hear it, we know to start our step. you have to follow their feet, you know how their hands move and if the dancer gotta move like that, you got to make sure you got the connection and the language-- the language you have to do from all her movement from her body, you have to go together. maybe you can go "baaaaadaaaadum baaaaadaaaadum." (sharriff) there is a direct relationship-- we like to say a marriage-- between the music and the dance. the musicians actually control the tempo. mandiani is a social dance which means that it's not ceremonial or ritualistic. i like to say that mandiani is like doing our street dance-- you know when we're just "hey," that's what we do here to self entertain, or to have a house party

the score is brought to life by the philadelphia orchestra. as a kid's piece. it has a darker setting. >> reporter: the concert features the curtis trained twins. >> there are two other great works and storytelling, these great scores. >> reporter: orchestra jeremy roth man said this is a can't miss with the storytelling. >> you can hear the birds flying around, the cat climbing the tree. film lovers music lovers, people who are interested in a theater experience come out for this. >> reporter: go to 6abc loves the arts for more on this and other area events. for 6abc loves the arts, i'm karen rogers. >> there was an inspiring message for kids for the kids award. she picked up her award as the favorite villain. she told kids to never be afraid of being different. she told the crowd to smile hold your head up high and be proud. it was her first appearance since having her over # >> still need the winter coat this morning. >> reporter: and gloves an scarf. we're up to 47 later this afternoon. sunshine, dealing with a breeze, so the 47 will feel l

not the first radio. orchestras of 150 place. played everywhere, from the kimmel center, to major sporting events. >> there is nothing like being in the orchestra to keep a student on the road of success. >> the idea is that the hand that holds an instrument will never hold a gun. >> orchestra reflect long home to imigrants. knack 1904 when the school opened, most were from ireland. >> the irish immigrants held build up the school for other people, and other immigrants to come and learn. >> over the decade, the school became a melting pot now it includes student from africa asia, latin america. the principal sister marry mcnulty, says wonderful reflection every st. patrick's life. >> he was missionary. and i think a missionary heart is open and goes out to all people. >> he taught other immigrants, the irish about the trinity the father, the son the holy spirit, by using the shamrock leaves. >> so on parade day, st. patrick's honor lal a and ikira will be ready. ♪ ♪ >> oh, love seeing the children and the arts. you can join kathy

were >> one of the things about the conduct our you enter and turn your your back and just so the orchestra contrary composer of this time if you accountability his music you would think he's a camera come important he become ill and it was crazy he at the end of his life and pushed the boundary to think we're not acceptable at this point for sure it had a great influence he was a great influence on the harmonic language on the contemporary up to now. i thought it would be interesting because they have e he was contemporary we use him on this and his life was you kill our wife you get poisons all those things are great stories for on opera. i was leaving behind a little bit which those collaborative dancers i was really trying to focus on opera. a friend of mine said well, what would you really want to do i said opera what is it not opera parallel. why isn't it are that i have the support now we can do that. i realized that was something that wasn't being done in san francisco no other organization was doing this as opposed to contemporary we are very blessed in san francisco to have organi

kids in the band picked up our orchestra teacher's car and put it on the tennis court get it out. >> i love you even more now that i know you were in orchestra. what did you play? >> i played everything poorly. any way, you know how this works. three questions, if you get two right, you will win, julia? >> this mini cocktail shaker. >> and if you get all of the questions right, or if you don't really get very many right at all but you need extra credit or a consolation prize, we do have something that we found in our office but tonight it's a little weird. >> he has two options. he can take these action figures that you used to have on your desk at air america. >> they're mexican wrestlers. >> this one has a little cape. it's cool. otherwise, he can have these posters that we made as props during the government shutdown in 2013. >> i will tell you, even though the props aren't awesome, one of them does have a nice t-square attached to the back of it that you would also get to keep. >> great. >> we also need to brick in the disembodied voice of steamve bennett. >> good

funding for this program was provided by the annenberg cpb/project. [orchestra plays] (male narrator) the fabric of music can be woven in many different ways. [flutes play] throughout the world people have devised fascinating methods of blending instruments and voice to produce an infinite variety of musical textures. [trio playing] texture refers to the relationship of voices and instruments in an ensemble. it's the way they're blended together into a musical whole. [low hum and sticks clacking] [cultural music montage] what i'd like to do now is start with the tenor section then the alto and the soprano, and then i'll add the bass. one, two, three, and ♪ jesus is a rock in a weary land... ♪ (narrator) the subject of musical texture raises a number of questions. how are the different voices or instruments in a performance put together and organized? let's add the altos, altos, tenor, and bass, ready ♪ jesus is a rock in a weary land... ♪ (narrator) how many parts are there? does one voice or melody stand out? how do the various parts relate to each other? one m

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leaders say the orchestra has been able to turn the tide after a bankruptcy filing in 2012.nd new feature included next season will be a salute series honoring and entertaining those who serve the community. >>> well from beautiful music to potholes by now you probably felt the rough ride from all those holes in our area. aaa says it's now seeing more flat tire and wheel damage calls than calls for dead batteries. that leaves drivers wondering whether to file a claim for reimbursement. >> any kind of damage suffered by them is nature -- is caused by nature so we're not held liable for that. but if a moerlttorist wants to file a claim they can file a claim at department of general services. >> penndot says if your car is damaged by a pothole that was reported but not repaired you have a better chance of getting money. but experts say, you may be better off going through your own insurance. glenn, with more rain on the way, this pothole problem is not going to get better any time soon, right? >> we've had that warm weather followed by cold weather, the snow melting. a whole lo

levine: i was just grateful beyond words it was clear that i could still do this work, and that the orchestrait. and oh, it felt like i had a chance to get my life back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> simon: are you aware of how sad, even desperate, many of the musicians and singers were when you weren't around? >> levine: yes, bob, i'm very aware of it. they called me, they wrote me letters, and the messages were always, "we need you. get well. come back as quick as you can." it was a fantastic motivating thing for me. i didn't conduct for really two seasons, and it felt like forever. >> simon: it also seemed like forever not only to the met but to the entire world of opera. he's been conducting here since he was 27, but has been making music since he was a toddler. he grew up in cincinnati, the son of a former big band leader and a broadway actress. he wasn't just your garden variety prodigy and everyone seemed to know it. he did, too. was there ever a single moment when you weren't sure you wanted to devote your life to music? >> levine: never. i knew it was one... one of my earliest awarenesses-- that i

again, we have the classic orchestra performing on the stage, a number of other musicians will be performing. the opening ceremony is scheduled for about 6:30. live the warner theatre, roz plater, abc 7 news. kimberly: the national park service is sticking to its predicted deke bloom and says the weather will not affect the flowers at this point and the blossoms should be at their fullest between april 11 and april 14. after the snow to round out the winter, we could not ask for a nicer first full day of spring. eileen whelan joins us for the forecast that you need to hear. as nice as it was today, we are looking at changes? eileen: we are, the ups and downs of spring, but what a fabulous first day of spring, 61 degrees the official high at reagan national. 60 degrees at this hour, absolutely beautiful. a little breeze from the south at 12, 63 manassas 68 luray, 59 baltimore, a little cooler in annapolis, 50 degrees. the breeze today out of the south is really warming temperatures, but the week weather front will slide through tonight. tomorrow will be noticeably cooler, highs only in the up

. >>> members of the philadelphia youth orchestra were given a chance to rehearse with the pro this isning at the kimmel center. >> ♪♪ >> how cool is that in these young musicians played side by side with the philadelphia orchestra and director yennick. they purchased the fifth symphony. afterward they had a special surprise, a giant greeting card to celebrate his 40th birthday. that is a big card. >>> much more to come including the cold, could not stop runners from hitting the streets today in havertown. >> on your mark... >> they are off. both runners and walkers showed up for shamrock shuffle 5k. before the race a group of young irish dancers warmed up the crowd. thank you, cable for the slower internet upload speeds. for making me wait longer to share my photo albums. thank you cable, because if we never had you we wouldn't know the incredible difference verizon fios makes. in customer satisfaction studies, fios is rated #1 in internet speed and reliability - 8 years running. plus, fios has the fastest wi-fi available from any provider. period. see the difference for yourself. get

the school has orchestra of 150 players. re from the kimmel center to major sporting event. >> there is nothing like being in a orchestra to keep a student on the road to success. >> the idea is that the hand that holds an instrument will never hold a gun. >> the orchestra reflect a neighborhood long home to immigrant. back in 1904, when the school opened, most were from ireland. >> the irish immigrant held build up the school for other people and other immigrants to come and learn. >> over the decade, the school became a melting pot now it includes student friends africa asia, latin america. the principal sister mary mcnulty, says it is a wonderful reflection of saint st. patrick's life. >> he was missionary i think a missionary's heart is open and goes out to all people. >> he taught a very immigrant and the irish about the trinity, the father, the son the holy spirit, by using the ham rock leaves. >> reporter: so on parade day in st. patrick's honor lal a and akira will be ready. >> ♪ ♪ >> and that was kathy orr reporting.

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the musicians from the philadelphia orchestra lent their musical talents from this kick off event foricians in the schools it is all part of national music in our schools month. how cool is that. >> i guess reading terminal wasn't already an awesome place, you can walk in on a day like this. >> and conduct the philadelphia orchestra. >> exactly. >> amazing. >> awesome. >> it is time for your accuweather forecast. >> amazing awesome all words that apply to this forecast as well. adam joseph standing by. if you liked today you'll love the rest of the week. >> if you like those warm temperatures. everyone has a smile on their face today. as we take a look at sky 6 live right now you can see a chopper going right over the river right there. you see that little black dot. when you take a look at the river we can see that there's no more ice chunks at least in this section of the delaware river. so some good news that we're slowly melting that ice along our local rivers. numbers right now across the area were coming in at 57 degrees in philadelphia, 49 in the lehigh valley. very warm to the

a group known as “americans for the arts” estimates that attendance at performances by symphony orchestrasend be reversed? welcome to something known as“ soundbox,” here in san francisco. kqed's cy musiker reports. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: many who come here tonight may not know a lot about classical music, but that's part of the experiment. >> soundbox is designed to appeal to people, many of them younger people who never have attended many classical concerts before. ♪ >> reporter: this is a laboratory for the san francisco symphony and music director michael tilson thomas, who are looking for ways to create new musical experiences and entice new audiences. >> since the 1970s, i've been really interested in how the installation of music can change the audience's perception of it.ñrÑi how to bring people who are listening to the music more inside the world that we the performers are experiencing? >> reporter: by day, the space is a cavernous rehearsal hall. by show time, lighting, a barñr and custom acoustics designed for the event completely transform the space. ♪ the musicians are menrim of the

they played side by side with the philadelphia orchestra. ey performed tchaikovsky's 5th symphony. >>> 7th graders through 1th graders showcased their ingenuity and invention. george washington carver fair. >> the best shock absorber was peanut butter. >> reporter: these older students will compete in a dozen categories, including botany, engineering and micro boiling. this 8 agent grader high -- proved that energy drinks were bad for you. >> mark's project asked which liquid breaks down meat the fastest. >> i found orange juice degraded the meat fastest because of the high acidity leveling. >> reporter: it's the oldest citywide science fair in the nation. philadelphia public, private charter and home schooled students compete for awards. the judges evaluate the projects on several criteria. >> creativity, looking at the meth -- methodology how they collected the data. >> reporter: they will compete at the science fair in oaks, pennsylvania on april 1. lisa thomas-laurey channel 6 "action news." >> there's another hour of "action news" sunday

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and we will update you on try * here for the orchestra or freeway 16 mets still a hercules to berkeley you. >> reporter: on 24-hour no delays for the caldecott tunnel or. you're right through san ramon valley is a good one down to the dublin interchange. and we haven't yet picked up any solid for the single grade that's definitely a better than usual. here in south dade problem free 101 commute to a ride it's a good out and cupertino now if you can. in the marin ride is delay free still from highway 37 all the way down to the golden gate bridge. >> reporter: news this morning the sister of oakland woman murdered two years ago never knew her sister's boyfriend was a career criminal. render it ready ilan not charged with 13 murder of public defender in bustier sandy. court the sister cup never told a family about her boyfriend's past. a lot of has a prior promotions for manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon. he had been released from split prison less than a week prior to coax murder. >> reporter: so near the scorning a high school teacher is sentenced to five years of probation.

get advise from -- vials from -- advice from the doctor ahead. >>> we have a preview of the philadelphia orchestra's peter and the wolf. >> plus, meteorologist chris sowers will have the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast from accuweather. we'll be right back. hey. these are good. what have you been feeding us all these years? kfc popcorn nuggets. 100% white meat, extra crispy, and made from the world's best chicken. try our kfc bucket and popcorn nuggets meal. these don't even come with a toy and i don't care. >> good morning, it is 7:00 a.m., sunday, march 289. we have new video coming in of a beloved bakery damaged by fire. >>> police mourn one of their own shot in his delaware county home. kenneth moten is tracking the investigation. >>> and pope francis presides over palm sunday mass in vatican city. those stories, but first chris sowers is outside hey chris. >> reporter: the phillies home opener is weeks away and we don't have leaves on the trees and no flowers in the flower beds. it's 20 degrees in slatington, fleetwood 20. martins creek 20. tanersville 15. 22 in

musicians playing japanese instruments performed a concerto with the seattle symphony orchestra. cal piece was composed to encourage the restoration effort in japan's disaster-hit northeast. japanese koto and shakuhachi bamboo flute players took part in the u.s. premiere of japanese composer yugo kano's "revive." ♪ the koto is a 13-stringed instrument. the player is from the fukushima prefecture, part of the region devastated by the earthquake and tsunami in 2011. the traditional instruments provided an exotic flavor for the more than 2,000 concertgoers. ♪ [ applause ] a member of the audience said he and his daughter were moved to tears. >> you know you just -- you realize this idea that you know no matter what we face sometimes that the human spirit prevails. yeah very powerful. >> that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm cathine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for staying with us. >> hello, and thanks for joining us on the "euromaxx highlights" show. we put together our favourite reports from the week for you. let's have a look at the headlines. je suis charlie -- the annual a

. >>> musicians playing as japanese instruments performed a concerto with the seattle symphony orchestra. the musical piece was composed to encourage the restoration effort in japan's disaster-hit northeast. japanese kyoto and bamboo flute players took part in the u.s. premier of japanese composer's "revive." nykot sochlt a 13 stringed instrument. the player is from fukushima prefecture part of the region devastated by the march 1th earthquake and tsunami in 2011. the traditional japanese instruments provided an exotic flavor for the more than 2,000 concert goers. ♪ a member of the audience said he and his daughters were moved to seers. >> you know you just you realize this idea that you know no matter what we face sometimes that the human spirit prevails. yeah, very powerful. >>> that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. determined israeli prime minister and angered white house. benjamin netanyahu is in washington to tell lawmakers why there should be no deal with iran over the nuclear program. new video emerges of the murder as thousands march in moscow to pay tribute t

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. >> just reminded me of the "titanic" and the orchestra playing as the ship went down. >> the outlookous, however, when the ship loses power and begins listing heavily to the side. the captain can no longer control the ship. >> we're floating toward that iceberg. and we actually hit into another iceberg. the iceberg just hit the boat. oh, my gosh. >> at that point the captain issues the order everyone fears. >> so the captain came on to the loudspeaker and said, "this is an emergency, and i am ordering all to abandon ship." complete terror. >> lifeboat number? >> lifeboat number? >> what's our lifeboat number, kaye? we don't know. to think that we were going to be unprotected, that we were going to be in those winds and the rain and the storm and the sea. this is the roughest, coldest, windiest place on the planet. >> lisa and the other passengers pile onto the lifeboats, and the terrifying wait begins. >> the last we'd heard is there were ships ten hours away, and those ice cold frigid waters, time just stood still. you could not think about how cold you were or the reality of where

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fascinated by the power you have to have as an opera singer to get your voice past the, through the orchestraere's not microphones, to have yourself heard in these enormous auditoriums. >> that's very true. she was -- we can always talk about the beauty of her voice because it was stunningly beautiful. i think that is pretty universally acknowledged. what made her incredibly special at least for me as a performer was that she always had something to say and she always said every single word meant something to her. every single note meant something. she was a consummate musician and artist, and that voice will be very, very missed. >> when was the last time you saw her? >> before the new year. she and her partner and her baby came to visit me when i was working. they were driving through. so we met each other. >> is there anything else you want information know about her? >> i would love everybody to know just how beautiful of a person she was. how much she loved music. how grateful she was to be able to perform for a living. how proud she was of her son and how much she loved him and her par

the musicians are members of the same orchestra that performs on the main stage of davy symphony hallhey've honed their skills playing classical symphony. but in this venue there are multiple stages and opportunities to broaden the repertoire. >> playing in soundbox is a completely different experience. musically we do get to do different things in soundbox. the piece that i played was kind of a very angular, loud rambunctious piece. >> each set lasts 20 to 30 minutes with ample intermissions to mingle and buy drinks. and at $25 the price of entry here is a fraction of the higher-tier symphony seats. >> it's a more relaxed atmosphere, and i think that is the first thing that kind of turns younger, maybe less exposed people off to the whole symphony experience. they think they're going to come in here and they have to be quiet and it's stuffy and everyone's, you know wearing a tuxedo or a ball gown and you can't talk and you can't move and you don't know when to clap. >> the free-flowing atmosphere is targeting a younger, more diverse audience. but the goal is to hook them into serious

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the season. >> bring a beer man out if you're going to do that. >>> a japanese orchestra left cherry blossom festivalgoers smiling tonight. about ♪ [ -- ♪ [ music ] ♪ >> wow. they performed tonight inside the atrium of the d.c. veterans affairs medical center. all the musicians played traditional japanese instruments and their up tempo songs really got the audience clapping. it was a very special treat for the many veterans there as well. >> i've been in okinawa for a tour and never had as nice of music as that. we didn't have this opportunity. >> we are so excited to be a part of the cherry blossom festival and anjay being here to celebrate with us. >> veterans will have their own float at this year's parade april 11th and once again andrea roane and mike hydek will be your hosts. >>> always watching always tracking, wusa9's first alert weather. >> i'm going to be leading the parade? >> are you really and seriously? >> i've been invited april 11th. >> do you have to put on any kind of outfit? >> i asked. i think a sports shirt and a jacket. >> i was thinking like an outfit. >> i don't think we're going t

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together different things and to find the balance and this is very similar to what i'm doing with the orchestrashat the man with a musical ear is making a name for his nose. ♪ >> you continue working to the end. >> osgood: ahead. losers no more. >> osgood: college basketballs march madness reaches a "fever pitch." a high school team with a comeback story that steve hartman finishes. >> intensity. desire heart. >> since 2011 the climax-fisher high school lady knights havehe record books. this team from western minnesota somehow strung together 84 straight losses, that's four straight years of ridicule. >> people make fun of you. >> it's honestly embarrassing to lose that many games. >> we lost a game 90-3. but those kids played like it was 5-5. >> jonathan vonesh is their coach. you're impressed with them. >> absolutely. jonathan says few girls have quit. but the ones who remain are more determined than ever to turn this team around. which is why it was so heartening to see what happened earlier this season. in a game against bagley high school, the climax-fisher lady knights got off to one of th

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