SWEET BIRD CLASSICS PRODUCES LIVE MUSIC…
ON THE RADIO AND ONLINE
SBC produces the national broadcasts of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, airing on some 350 radio stations nationwide. Hear six weeks of programs on demand, read the program notes, and enjoy audio features by our artists at www.cso.org
Media support for the arts: SBC produces promotional features you can use on multiple platforms – on your website, in email blasts, on Facebook, on the radio, on podcasts. Listen here to a sample produced for the Early Music Guild.
Chamber Music: SBC has produced two seasons of national broadcasts for La Jolla Music Society Summerfest. In 2011 we launch a new national broadcast series from 26 different American Music Festivals.
Music for Kids – FREE! SBC is the proud producer of Boombox Classroom – 110 high-energy programs about world and classical music for children in grades K-5, featuring hundreds of live musicians. All about Boombox Classroom here.
IN THE CONCERT HALL
Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610, celebrating the 400th anniversary of this groundbreaking work in collaboration with Pacific Musicworks, St. James Cathedral, and Seattle’s Early Music Guild: December 3 and 4, 2010, St. James Cathedral, Seattle, conducted by Stephen Stubbs
Handel in Seattle: The American Handel Festival 2011: 18 concerts and a host of educational activities, March 11-27, 2011 in Seattle; see our big Handel Festival page.
IN THE CLASSROOM
750 Years of Early Music: a six-week course for seniors, with live musicians playing Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque music. The next series will be taught in late spring 2010 in Seattle. More info soon!
Boombox Classroom: Music education for elementary-aged children. See our big Boombox Classroom page.
Seattle Academy of Opera: The Seattle Academy of Opera (formerly Seattle Academy of Baroque Opera) is a program founded by Stephen Stubbs and dedicated to preparing musicians for a career in baroque opera performance. See the SAO website.