Concert Program:
Sång Till Lotta, Jan Sandström
Selections from Herfst Triptiek, Movements II and III, Saskia Apon

POP Brass Ensemble
Brittany Lasch, trombone

Featured Murals:
Aqui y Alla, Michelle Angela Ortiz
Dreams, Diaspora, and Destiny, Joshua Mays and DJ King Britt

About Young At Art:
Young At Art is a collaboration between Astral Artists, Play On Philly and Mural Arts Philadelphia.

In this series of virtual concerts, Astral and Play On Philly have joined together to create small groups of chamber musicians of all ages and levels of experience. Each concert pairs works from the Mural Arts collection with a specific instrument group- brass, percussion, woodwinds, harp and strings.

We invite you to join us on a journey of expression and creativity through murals and music.
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    Play On Philly
    The POP Brass Ensemble features 4th-11th grade students. Students in Play On Philly receive intensive music education as a vehicle for life skills and academic achievement.

    Learn more at www.playonphilly.org
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    Astral Artist
    A winner of the 2017 Astral National Auditions, recipient of a S&R Washington Foundation Award and Second Place winner of The American Prize, Brittany Lasch is principal trombone of Michigan Opera Theatre. The first-ever trombonist to win the U.S. Army Band’s National Collegiate Solo Competition, she has returned as soloist with its “Pershing’s Own” band, and was a guest for its American Trombone Workshop. She holds degrees from Boston University, the Yale School of Music, and the Manhattan School of Music, and is Assistant Professor of Trombone at Bowling Green State University.

    Learn more at www.astralartists.org/artist/brittany-lasch
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    Mural by Michelle Angela Ortiz
    Aqui y Alla, which translates to “here and there,” refers to the youth in both Philadelphia and Mexico, whose lives are impacted by immigration through their family dynamic, sense of identity, shifting of cultures, socioeconomic status, and violence against their communities. This project works simultaneously on both sides of the border to join the two cultural worlds through the vision of young people and their art.

    Learn more at www.muralarts.org/artworks/aqui-y-alla
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    Mural by Joshua Mays and DJ King Britt
    Dreams, Diaspora, and Destiny integrates art and technology through image recognition and the sounds of an original score, based on community interviews and youth-created sounds.

    Learn more at www.muralarts.org/artworks/dreams-diaspora-and-destiny-2018