NY Phil's Very Young People's Concerts to Conclude with ALLEGRO AND ADAGIO, 4/2-9

The New York Philharmonic Very Young People's Concerts (VYPCs), for children ages 3 to 6, will conclude its 11th season Sunday, April 3, 2016, at 12:30 and 3:00 p.m. and Monday, April 4 at 10:30 a.m. at Merkin Concert Hall, 129 West 67th Street. The program, titled "Allegro and Adagio," is the final of three installments in Philharmonic Playdates, the season's theme that evokes a playground made of music. Philharmonic Associate Principal Viola Rebecca Young is the host, Marion Schoevaert is the illustrator, and Amy Leffert is the storywriter. The "Allegro and Adagio" program will feature selections from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake; Sullivan's "Tit-Willow" from The Mikado (with new lyrics by Rebecca Young) and "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General" from The Pirates of Penzance; and a selection from Ponchielli's "Dance of the Hours" from La Gioconda. The program will feature Philharmonic violinists Kuan Cheng Lu and Sharon Yamada, violist Vivek Kamath, cellist Nathan Vickery, and Principal Harp Nancy Allen.

Lincoln Center's Boro-Linc will present a free performance of the Very Young People's Concert Philharmonic Playdates: "Allegro and Adagio" at the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture in the Bronx on Saturday, April 2, 2016, at 11:30 a.m., preceded by a pre-performance workshop at 10:30 a.m.

WQXR, New York City's classical music station, will present the Very Young People's Concert Philharmonic Playdates: "Allegro and Adagio" at the station's live event venue, The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, on Saturday, April 9, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. It will also be available as a live webcast at www.wqxr.org.

The VYPCs are designed by Philharmonic musicians working with faculty from Teachers College of Columbia University to introduce young children to classical music through games, active listening, and hands-on music-making. Before each concert, musicians are stationed throughout Merkin Concert Hall to greet families and initiate musical activities on the day's theme. After each performance, children have an opportunity to try orchestral instruments themselves.