Two HBO specials combine performance footage and home-video clips to display the stirring and surprising range of musical styles that children across America espouse and embrace, from Classical to Latin, Jazz to Zydeco.  The films celebrate the heart and soul of dedicated young musicians everywhere, and the power of music to make us all feel more alive.  Director of family specials and documentaries Amy Schatz has also produced and directed cultural documentaries for PBS and Bill Moyers, earning 6 Emmy, 2 Directors Guild, and 3 Peabody awards.  She is joined by colleague Dolores Morris for a panel discussion, and by a young musical prodigy.  An inspirational afternoon for parents and kids.

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Sunday, March 16 - 2 pm
Walter Ponce on the tradition of Piano Teaching:
Two Centuries of Musical Harassmentc

Fulbright scholar and international pianist Walter Ponce takes on 200 year of piano pedagogy, in a sneak preview of his upcoming book. 

"Traditional teaching methods have remained insulated from new data and progressive trends and comprise a form of musical harassment leaving generations of children scarred by the misery of piano lessons, their parents' persistence, and their teachers' torments."

Space is limited at the stately Berkshire home that is the site of this gathering.

$25 includes light refreshment

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