Drawn to the Music
WHAT TO DO
Get to know the story and music of Firebird, music by Igor Stravinsky. Create your own illustration to accompany a musical scene.

CHOOSE A SCENE: Choose a scene from the accompanying list and create an illustration.

MATERIALS: Due to technical constraints, please use a sheet of paper 8.5 inches tall by 11 inches wide. Your illustration will become an image approximately 20 feet high, seen by an audience approximately two hundred feet away. We encourage bold and colorful illustrations using crayon, felt tip pen, water colors or oils. Please note that pencil illustrations are rarely chosen due to the limitations of projection. Approximately 90 illustrations will be chosen to tell the story.

LABEL YOUR DRAWING: On the back of the drawing, please list:
Scene number and title – Child’s name – School – Grade level – Art teacher – Music teacher – Parent – Address – Phone – Email.
Children are encouraged to submit illustrations for more than one scene.

CONSENT: By sending in an illustration, the parent/guardian or teacher gives permission for the illustration to be used by the Philharmonic in multiple media, and for the student name to appear in the program book, on the website and in a widely distributed press release. Due to staff constraints, it will not be possible to return artwork by mail. Artists are welcome to reclaim their artwork at the end of the concert.

MAIL IT IN: By noon, January 30, 2012, deliver the illustration or illustrations to:
Drawn to the Music
The New Hampshire Philharmonic
c/o Paul Hoffman
45 Old Concord Road
Lincoln MA 01773
You can also email a pdf or jpeg to info@nhphil.org.

SELECTION: Artists whose work is selected for the concert will be notified by email in February 2012.

AT THE CONCERT: The concert takes place April 28, 2012. Approximately 90 pieces of art will be chosen to tell the story. Those students whose artwork is selected will receive a free ticket to the concert, and will be listed by name in the program book. The originals of the concert artwork will be displayed in the reception room for viewing prior to the concert. During the concert all contributing artists will be acknowledged and asked to stand at their seats as a group by the narrator to receive the audience's applause for their contributions.

PHOTO: We will take a photo of the group in the reception room prior to the concert. Parents are welcome to take photos of the group at that time. Assuming that our photo turns out reasonably well, our photo will be emailed to all selected artists at no additional cost.

THANK YOU: Thank you for taking the time to collaborate with us in Drawn to the Music. Your drawing will give our audiences a deeper appreciation for the music. We hope that, as you listen and draw, you gain a greater sense of the expressive capabilities of great orchestral music.

QUESTIONS? Please email the New Hampshire Philharmonic at info@nhphil.org, subject line Drawn to the Music.
DRAWN TO THE MUSIC ...
.....invites children to explore music, stories and drawing to create a unique public performance.

Read the charming story.
Listen to the beautiful orchestral work.
Draw your own illustration in response.

The result is a unique performance of a great orchestral work.
Drawn to the Music 2007
Drawn to the Music 2008
Drawn to the Music 2009
The New Hampshire Philharmonic
A multi-year project...

Over the past 5 years of Drawn to the Music, we have received Illustrations from approx 2,500 students. Approximately 500 illustrations have been selected and presented in concert.

2012 – Firebird (Stravinsky)
2011 – Cinderella (Prokofiev)
2010 – Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (Barber/Agee)
2009 – Mother Goose Suite (Ravel)
2008 – Pictures at an Exhibition (Mussorgsky)
2007 – Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev)

This year
This year's project will focus on Stravinsky's beautiful ballet suite Firebird. The work will be performed by the New Hampshire Philharmonic, narrated by Laura Knoy, and illustrated by the schoolchildren of New Hampshire.
Participating schools
All schoolchildren in New Hampshire are welcome to participate. In the first five years of the project, we have received illustrations from nearly three thousand students at the following schools. We hope that more schools will join in!

Statewide
New Hampshire Institute of Art

Manchester area
Manchester - Bartlett
Manchester - Highland Goffes Falls
Manchester - McDonough
Manchester - Park-Varney
Manchester - St Catherine of Sienna
Manchester - Webster
Manchester - NH Institute of Art
Bedford - Bedford Memorial

Seacoast
East Kingston - East Kingston Elementary
Epping - Epping Elementary
Raymond - Lamprey River
Seabrook - Seabrook Elementary

Nashua
Nashua - Broad Street School
Nashua - Main Dunstable Elementary
Nashua - Pennichuck

Southwest
Antrim - Antrim Elementary
Lee - Mast Way
Milford - Jacques Memorial

Concord area
Concord - Rumford
Pembroke - Pembroke Hill

North country
Bethlehem - Woodland Community School

Home schools in
Bedford, Francestown, New Boston, New Ipswich

Guide for educators and parents
Guide for educators and parents
Drawn to the Music 2010


Drawn to the Music 2011

Press release

Press release