Date March 16, 2010
Shows 63 – 68
Schools George R. Moscone Elementary & Edison Charter Academy
Today was an exciting AIM day for Quinteto Latino. We did our show three times at George R. Moscone Elementary in the Mission District and then moved on to do two shows at Edison Charter Academy in Noe Valley.
Five-show days are the longest, most exhilarating AIM days but today was a little extra exhilarating because we had a special guest at our first school… Michael Tilson Thomas! Yes, the world-famous conductor of the San Francisco Symphony came and sat with fourth graders (they on the floor, he in a chair) to hear us perform our show about music from around the world. We and everyone at the symphony were thrilled that he was able to take time to attend our performance that morning at 9:00am, the day before he was leaving for a tour with the orchestra.
Here is what he wrote to us later in the day:
What an extraordinary treat it was to see Quinteto Latino at the Moscone School. The level of professionalism, the care in the preparation of the program, the engagement with the children and the content covered was just tremendous. I was so happy to be there and so proud of the AIM program.
Thank you and congratulations,
MTT
We had a great time chatting with him for a bit after our performance. We’re thrilled he was able to see Adventures in Music, Quinteto Latino and the students together in action!
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Awesome! I am so happy that you had this exhilirating experience! This is really something to tell everybody you know! I, too, am very proud of AIM and the wonderful message we are carrying to all the children in the San Francisco Public schools. Keep up this great work!
Impressive !!!