For Immediate Release
Contact: Jeff Trammel, 314-286-4136
jefft@slso.org  

David Robertson Visits Dunbar Elementary School in First In-School Appearance

A champion of young musicians, David Robertson is wasting no time in connecting with the kids in his first fall as music director of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.

This week, Robertson – accompanied by violinist Deborah Bloom and SBC Missouri President Cynthia Brinkley – conducted a fun, yet inspiring program with the kindergarteners at Dunbar Elementary School.  With music and words combining in a captivating blend, the duo presented the book Mole Music – with the magically resonant message: “Music can change the world.”

The in-school visit, which took place in Dunbar’s “Symphony Room” is part of an ongoing education program in which the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra sends musicians into the schools for more than 100 educational sessions each year.  The program is partially funded by SBC Communications, which recently gave a $1 million gift to the Symphony.