“If we do not instill a love of the arts in our children, there will be no more arts for our children to love.” Staci K. Pendry Mission: Enrich our Children, Enrich our Lives, Enrich Jacksonville
Storytelling through Music – Porgy and Bess Suited for: Middle and High School Teachers. No prior background or knowledge of opera or music required. Educator Workshop Date and Time: Saturday, September 13, 2014 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Catered Luncheon Included, Four Professional Development Points for DCPS teachers Location: LaVilla Middle School of the Arts, Music Room Performance Date and Time: Friday, February 6, 2015 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 pm (approx.) Four Additional Professional Development Points for DCPS teachers Location: Times-Union Performing Arts Center, Jacoby Hall Ticketing Availability: 500 teacher/student/chaperone seats to our dress rehearsal for those teachers that attend our accredited training and utilize the training within their classroom before the opera. Application Deadline: Friday, September 5, 2014. Porgy and Bess Opera Overview The Jacksonville Symphony, in an educational venture with Opera Jacksonville (Metropolitan Opera Educational Partner and Representative) is offering a unique opportunity to bring the art of storytelling through music to NE Florida teachers and their students. Porgy and Bess, a 1920’s based opera on the life, loves and tragedies of descendants from plantation slaves living in Charleston along “Catfish Row” is uniquely American. Composer George Gershwin immortalized this culture and gave us classic songs such as “Summertime” and “It Ain’t Necessarily So.” The Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra and an all-star cast will present a rare, special performance of this Gershwin timeless American classic. Presented in concert form, it brings to musical life a modern staging of the early African American form of oral storytelling. The story of Porgy and Bess has direct links to Jacksonville history. The long chain of outer islands, stretching from North Carolina to Northeast Florida, once housed large plantations from which the people depicted in Porgy and Bess originated. Slaves from these islands developed a distinct cultural heritage, known as Gullah toward the North and Geechee toward the South. Today a dedicated number of Gullah/Geechee descendants, including a close knit society in Jacksonville, preserve and honor their heritage.
Opera Jacksonville
300 Water Street Suite 250, Jacksonville, FL 32202
www.operajax.org
904-269-3929
Workshop Overview -Background For the past six years, Opera Jacksonville has been in partnership with the Metropolitan Opera. During this time dozens of Jacksonville’s teachers have joined together to bring opera, presented as a cross-curricular and cutting edge interactive format, to their classrooms. Students who participate attend Live Metropolitan Opera HD broadcasts at a local theater. To date, over 2000 student seats at 24 operas have been sponsored by the Metropolitan Opera and Opera Jacksonville. During the last three years a number of committed DCPS teachers have annually attended a week of specialized training at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. With well over 60 distinct opera lesson plans and classroom activities successfully executed between them, they have joined forces to create this unique multi-faceted workshop. Specifically designed to be easily learned and presented by teachers from a wide range of disciplines, this cross curriculum opportunity gives an opportunity to integrate diverse subject areas with Music, Theater, American History, Social Science, Literature and the Language Arts. Want to know more? Watch this 4 ½ minute mini-documentary with Jacksonville Parents, Teachers and Students speaking about participating in the Met HD Live Program Workshop Overview – Porgy and Bess During four hours on September 13th, you’ll experience the excitement of pure opera immersion. Teachers become the students, learning and participating in thought provoking interactive activities that you’ll be eager to bring back to your classroom. Included is a catered luncheon, presented by Biscotti’s, courtesy of Opera Jacksonville. Presenters: Jillian Leigh, Opera Jacksonville Executive Director Overview Opera and Its Etiquette – Students Enjoy Knowing What To Do! Logistics - Tickets, Chaperones, Details Saundra Moreau, Jacksonville Gullah/Geechee Nation Representative Gullah/Geechee Heritage Background Lesson Plan – Learn to Speak Gullah Game Marilyn Free, Murray Hill High School Reading Specialist From Oral to Book to Opera: Porgy and Bess – Our first American opera from a literary and historical perspective. Fun Facts and Information your students will be fascinated to know. (Timeline Game) Shawn Pendry, LaVilla Vocal/Choral Director Theresa King, LaVilla Vocal/Choral Director Staci Pendry, John E. Ford Montessori Music Specialist Storytelling: Become the Story! Immersive cognitive interactive activities. Students become the story. Unique engaging methodology highly relevant for multi-curricular classroom usage, regardless of subject area. Valid application and utilization with Common Core. Deana Insley Barone, Douglas Anderson Vocal Specialist Opera in the Jazz Age Game: Musical expression, a time period reflection. (Preliminary outline, presenters and subject areas to be updated and/or may change)
Opera Jacksonville
300 Water Street Suite 250, Jacksonville, FL 32202
www.operajax.org
904-269-3929
Porgy and Bess Resource Material Compilation
http://www.atlantaopera.org/media/pdf/Porgy_Guide.pdf Atlanta Opera
http://sfopera.com/SanFranciscoOpera/media/SiteAssets/Guild/Porgyand-BessStudyGuide.pdf San Francisco Opera
http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/porgy/index.html PBS
http://www.classical.net/search/search.pl?Terms=Porgy+and+Bess Classical Net Resources
http://www.npr.org/2005/11/12/4988342/porgy-and-bess NPR
http://porgyandbessthemusical.com/pb-tour-study-guide.pdf National Tour
http://www.vaopera.org/attachments/article/39/Porgy%20and%20Bess.pdf Virginia Opera
https://www.operaphila.org/sites/default/files/u14/porgy-sol-webguide.pdf Philadelphia Opera
http://voices.yahoo.com/opera-guide-synopsis-porgy-bess-george-4796022.html A short outline of P&B
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3NMWG7L Survey
Gullah-Geechee Information http://www.ultimategullah.com/culture.html historian http://gullahgeecheenation.com/2013/11/15/gullahgeechee-nation-international-music-movement-festival2014-reunion-reconstruction-revival/ http://www.queenquet.com/ Glyndeborne Porgy and Bess DVD
Opera Jacksonville
300 Water Street Suite 250, Jacksonville, FL 32202
www.operajax.org
904-269-3929