LA Phil Field Trip - '12

It's the time of year when so much is happening. Yesterday I had the choice of going to a day-long all-church meeting, enjoying the Earth Day Celebration in Claremont, or going to the LA Phil with a group of 34 students and 5 adults for a Toyota Symphony for Youth. Obviously, as the music teacher, I needed to go on the field trip.  Don't feel sorry for me, though.  I really enjoy these music students, and I really enjoy these children's concerts.

This is the third year we've taken the District Elementary Orchestra students to Disney Hall.  You can read about last year's trip here.  This year the Philharmonic played minimalist music of John Cage, Steve Reich, John Adams, and Arvo Part.