CLIBURN KIDS with Buddy Bray

PIANOS AND HARPS, PT. 2

The piano can sound pretty SPOOKY when you play it like a harp! Discover the harp inside the piano in this Halloween episode of Cliburn Kids.
featuring CRUMB Music of Shadows (For Aeolian Harp)
CHOPIN Etude in A-flat Major, op. 25, no. 1 (“Aeolian Harp”)

EPISODE ACTIVITIES

Click the links below for supplemental worksheets and class activities. TEKS objectives are listed below each link.

What Do You Hear?
Music: FA.M.1.b.6, FA.M.2.b.6, FA.M.3.b.6, FA.M.4.b.6, FA.M.5.b.6; FA.M.1.b.2, FA.M.2.b.2, FA.M.3.b.2, FA.M.4.b.2, FA.M.5.b.2

Pianos and Harps
Music: FA.M.1.b.6, FA.M.2.b.6, FA.M.3.b.6, FA.M.4.b.6, FA.M.5.b.6; FA.M.1.b.2, FA.M.2.b.2, FA.M.3.b.2, FA.M.4.b.2, FA.M.5.b.2

Interview a Composer
Language Arts: 1.13, 2.13, 3.13, 4.13, 5.13; Music: FA.M.1.b.5, FA.M.2.b.5, FA.M.3.b.5, FA.M.4.b.5, FA.M.5.b.5 

Composer Biography: George Crumb
Composer Biography: Frédéric Chopin

FEATURED ARTISTS

BUDDY BRAY

Buddy Bray is co-author of the Cliburn in the Classroom programs and has been hosting the presentations in schools for over 17 years, and he says it is the most enjoyable work he does.

When he is not in the schools talking about music, Buddy serves as artistic director of the Cliburn at the Modern series and is the principal keyboardist for the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. He also hosts the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra’s pre-concert discussion series, where he does much the same thing as in the schools—he tries to make his audience comfortable with the music they will hear, and he does it with a spirit of discovery and fun.

Buddy comes from a family of teachers, and he is glad to be carrying on the family tradition.

FEI-FEI

Finalist at the 2013 Cliburn Competition and winner of the 2014 Concert Artists Guild Competition, Fei-Fei has established a reputation for bringing “passion, piquancy, and tenderness” to performances throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.

Recent collaborations include a tour of Spain with the New York Youth Symphony; an artist residency with the Baden-Baden Philharmonic; education initiatives across her home country of China; a concerto with the Costa Rica National Symphony Orchestra; and chamber music both with her trio, the Aletheia Piano Trio, and as part of The Inner Voices project. 

Currently living in New York, Fei-Fei is now working towards her Doctorate of Musical Arts under the guidance of esteemed pianist Yefim Bronfman. During the pandemic, she has also been sharing #songsofcomfort from home, on her Facebook and YouTube pages. feifeipiano.com