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How to Build an Orchestra Book

For a donation of $90 to WRCJ – only $7.50 per month – we’ll send you the book “How to Build an Orchestra.”

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Perfect for children ages 7+, this beautifully illustrated story follows a conductor who is auditioning each instrument for his orchestra, building to a performance of two pieces of classical music.

With two CDs and links to downloadable music, follow our conductor on his journey and discover the beautiful music of an orchestra. It also features pictograms of a full-size symphony orchestra and information on all of the instruments and music featured, as well as a foreword by Sir Simon Rattle, renowned Music Director of the London Symphony Orchestra.

This is the must-have book on the makeup of an orchestra and its instruments for children. Introduce a child in your life to the loves of reading and classical music.

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