Woodside Plans Four Musical Events in January

Editor's Note: The program "Chance" was rescheduled for an earlier date and is now omitted from this article.

students will be involved in numerous musical events featuring professional musicians throughout January.

It's all a part of the school's involvement with Arts in Community Education (ACE), a component of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s education program. Woodside is one of 22 schools in the Milwaukee metropolitan area participating in ACE, which is nationally recognized as an exemplary model for arts education.

The events include:

• “Pangaea” a program for third-graders - Jan. 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. in the Large Group Area. Two performers will play Afro-Caribbean percussion and steel drums.

• “Chance” a program for fifth-graders – Jan. 16 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. in the Large Group Area. A vocal-instrumental duo will fuse jazz, rhythm and blues, pop, classical and world music.

• “Conductor” a program for kindergartners – Jan. 17 from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the Large Group Area. Francesco Lecce-Chong, resident conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, will explain the role of a conductor and will have the kindergarten students practice a conductor’s motions.

• “Last Gaspe” a program for fourth-graders – Jan. 31 from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. in the gym. A violin and piano duo will involve all the fourth-graders in dancing to European and North American folk dances.

ACE at Woodside is funded by Woodside’s Home and School organization and by Woodside parents.