Meet the Kids! - Oakland East Bay Symphony

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" BACKGROUND="../images/backgrounds/p12c04.gif"> <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="6" WIDTH="528" STYLE="border-collapse: collapse" BGCOLOR="#FFFFDD"> <TR VALIGN="TOP"> <TD WIDTH="539" VALIGN="top" STYLE="width:404.6pt;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt; padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><B><SPAN STYLE="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial; color:navy"><BR> </SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:red">MEET THE KIDS whose lives have changed!</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><B><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial; color:navy">Oakland East Bay Symphonys education programs are making a difference in the lives of children throughout the East Bay, allowing them to experience the joy of artistic expression and creativity, and providing a sense of self and place in the community.  <BR> <BR> Here are just a few of the students whose lives have been changed:</SPAN></B><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy">    </SPAN></B></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy">Danielle</SPAN></B><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">is an African American student who started music in the 4<SUP>th</SUP> grade violin class at <B>Sobrante Park</B> Elementary School on instruments purchased by the Symphony.  She showed great potential and with family support, additional instruction and guidance provided by our MUSE Program, has excelled musically and academically.  Danielle is now a leader at San Domenico School, where she is a student on full scholarship, and at the <B>Oakland Youth Orchestra</B> where she will soon be featured soloist in a performance of the fourth <I>Brandenburg Concerto</I>.</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family: Arial"> </SPAN><IMG WIDTH="193" HEIGHT="135" SRC="../image/boywmn.gif" ALIGN="right" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5" ALT="Side-By-Side Concert" BORDER="0"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">      </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy">Abagail</SPAN></B><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">is a gifted Hispanic student at Oaklands <B>Roosevelt Middle School</B>, where she receives violin lessons from OEBS musician-mentor Candace Sanderson. Abagail is now Concertmaster of the Roosevelt Orchestra.  She also received a MUSE Program Scholarship to Cazedero Music Camp last summer and maintains a 4.0 grade average.</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoBodyText" STYLE="punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy">Juan</SPAN></B><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">is a 14-year old student in <B>Roosevelts Brass Class</B> who comes from a recently arrived immigrant family. He is a talented tuba player who receives in-class instruction from one of our MUSE musician-mentors, and is showing great promise</SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial">.</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoBodyText" STYLE="punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none"><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></B></P> <P CLASS="MsoBodyText" STYLE="punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none"><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial;color:navy">Cedric</SPAN></B><B><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></B><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">is a multi-talented 13-year-old African American now attending the <B>Oakland School for the Arts</B>.  Currently in the ninth grade, he has been assisted by the <A HREF="muse1.html">MUSE</A> Program since the sixth grade at Roosevelt Middle School. He plays cello, the piano, and composes.  Cedric has received cello lessons from Elizabeth Struble (MUSE mentor) at Roosevelt and piano lessons from Louise Correia  the School Districts Classroom Music Teacher  - and Bud Cropsey, OEBS Board Member.  Cedric was recently accepted to the Young Musicians Program at U. C. Berkeley.</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoBodyText" STYLE="punctuation-wrap:simple;text-autospace:none"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Arial"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN STYLE="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">The Symphonys education programs have clearly touched the lives of these students, all of whom come from families that could otherwise not afford private lessons and tuition. And there are many more  more than 25,000 children participate in at least one Symphony program.</SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Verdana"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Verdana"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><SPAN STYLE="font-family:Verdana"> </SPAN></P> <P CLASS="MsoNormal"><B><SPAN STYLE="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Verdana; color:navy"> </SPAN></B></P> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> </BODY>