Under his direction, the kids were well-dressed and sat on their hands when other folks mistakenly applauded. “We live in a stadium culture,” Neal said. And clapping between movements is frowned upon as it interrupts the composer’s transitions. For instance, T-shirts and jeans could be interpreted as disrespectful to the performers. In classes, they’d spent time on concert etiquette such as how to dress and when to applaud. The evening was meant as a primer on attending a concert. “The students found out that they were very warm, very welcoming and very human.” “It was a conversation back and forth, between Duncan, Frank and the kids,” Christie said. They asked about how much time they rehearse and how they decided what to play. They spent about 30 minutes with the pianists.
When the performance was over, the kids were ushered backstage.
#Rhythm doctor steinway for free
The piano series welcomed every student for free to see renowned pianist Frank Glazer perform with his former student, Duncan Cumming. In September, Neal filled a bus with about 30 students from Oak Hill High School, where he is the music director, and drove to Lewiston. Christie is building an audience for classical music.” Music teacher John Neal puts it more simply: “Bringing children into the world of classical music brings them consciously into touch with something they already have in them: a sense of rhythm, harmony and the joy of making music,” Christie said. He convinced an anonymous donor to subsidize ticket sales to every concert in the series – making admission free for anyone 21 or younger. The persistent doctor wants more though, especially teens and preteen youngsters who may be a little suspect of long-dead composers or music without lyrics. The creator of a series of piano concerts at Lewiston’s Franco-American Heritage Center features both veteran pianists and young up-and-comers. Donald Christie wants to share the music.
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