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Year 32, No. 44
Celebrating 32 Years of Community News
FIND YOUR COMMUNITY Phila. Young Pianists’ Academy Brings NEWS HERE! International Students to Curtis
Young Artist Concerts, Master Classes, Recitals by PYPA Faculty and a Chamber Music Concert Open to the Public he Philadelphia Young Pianists’ Academy (PYPA) will be celebrating its fifth year as an international event when it returns to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music, located at 1726 Locust Street in Philadelphia, from August 8 through August 15, 2017. Twenty outstanding young pianists, aged from 12-26, are selected from a worldwide
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The Dukes of Destiny July Performances Page 12
July 5 – July 11, 2017
Enjoy Outdoor Theater in Morris Arboretum’s Summer Garden
Founded by Philadelphia-based concert pianist and recording artist, Ching-Yun Hu, PYPA was launched in 2013 to help young artists from Asia and the West achieve their dreams of professional careers as world class concert pianists. Between Tuesday, August 8 and Tuesday, August 15, 2017, there are numerous performances in the 240-seat Field Concert Hall at Curtis Institute. pool of applicants to learn from international concert masters. The young pianists were invited based on a rigorous selection process that included submitting a written application and an audio recording for review. Each student participating in PYPA will have the opportunity to learn alongside world-renowned international concert masters led by PYPA Director and Founder Ching-Yun Hu in her fifth year. Other international concert masters include Ursula Oppens, Concert Pianist and Distinguished Professor of Music at Brooklyn College and CUNY Graduate Center; Idith Zvi, world renowned pianist who is also Artistic Director at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Tel Aviv, Israel; and former Curtis Institute of Music president Gary Graffman, Concert Pianist. Founded by Philadelphia-based concert pianist and recording artist, Ching-Yun Hu, PYPA was launched in 2013 to help young artists from Asia and the West achieve their dreams of professional careers as world class concert pianists. See PYPA Brings International Students to Curtis page 5
Photo/Courtesy, Commonwealth Classic Theatre
Commonwealth Classic Theatre presents William Shakespeare’s tragic love story, “Romeo & Juliet” on Wednesday, July 12 at 6:30 p.m., at Morris Arboretum. Featuring Trevor William Fayle and Campbell O’Hare, this production will thrill and enchant the audience. n Wednesday, July 12 at 6:30 p.m., Morris Arboretum hosts the Commonwealth Classic Theatre as they present William Shakespeare’s tragic love story, “Romeo & Juliet.” Directed by Kathryn MacMillan and featuring Trevor William Fayle and Campbell O’Hare, this production will thrill
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See “Romeo & Juliet” at Morris Arboretum on page 4
Ardmore Brothers Honored with President’s Environmental Youth Award Education News Pages 7, 8 & 11
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and toads, which feed on moshe U.S. Environmental quitos. The brothers learned Protection Agency anthat each April, the swimming nounced on June 8 that pool at their local park drains Devin and Roldan Kramer the water and ends up killing from Ardmore, PA, will receive tadpoles living in the pool bethe 2016 President’s Environfore they can mature. mental Youth Award for grade levels K-5 for their work to Devin and Roldan Kramer, save frogs and toads. The naof Ardmore, will receive tional award is presented each the 2016 President’s year to exceptional students Environmental Youth who demonstrate creativity, Award for grade levels K-5 innovation, and leadership to for their work to save frogs address difficult environmenand toads. They will be tal challenges. presented the award in “Today, we are pleased to Washington, D.C. in August. honor these impressive young leaders, who demonstrate the To increase the population impact that a few individuals of native frogs and toads, can make to protect our enDevin and Roldan took approxvironment,” said EPA Adminimately 2,000 tadpoles from istrator Scott Pruitt. “These the pool in April and raised students are empowering their them to the frog and toad stage peers, educating their comin an aquarium system and munities, and demonstrating collected fruit flies from a compost bin to feed them. Over the course of their the STEM skills needed for this country to thrive in the global economy.” The brothers’ interest in the topic was sparked by discussions about the project, the brothers observed their aquarium closely, protected the tadnumber of mosquitos in their area, and the decline of predators like bats, frogs See Brothers Honored with President’s Environmental Youth Award page 11
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