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Programs: 2013-2014 cleveland orchestra miami concert series at the adrienne arsht center: music director franz welser-mst opened the 2014 cleveland orchestra miami season with concerts on january 24 and 25 that featured music from past viennese eras: korngold's 1945 violin concerto featuring violinist gil shaham, schubert's classical symphony no. 2 and a diverse selection of waltzes and polkas by johann strauss and johann strauss jr. The orchestra performed stravinsky's the rite of spring on january 31 and february 1. Also featured on the program was richard strauss's tone poem don juan. Baritone simon keenlyside was the soloist in a selection of poetic and expressive songs by richard strauss and henri duparc, performed with orchestral accompaniment. Tchaikovsky's symphony no. 5 was featured on february 21 and 22, led by cleveland orchestra miami principal guest conductor giancarlo guerrero. Violinist arabella steinbacher joined the orchestra for prokofiev's violin concerto no. 1. Also included on the program was dvork's concert overture othello. For the season's final performances on march 21 and 22, giancarlo guerrero led the orchestra in gustav holst's showpiece the planets, with magnificent, high-definition nasa images projected above the orchestra on a large screen. Also featured on the program was jennifer higdon's grammy award-winning percussion concerto with celebrated percussionist colin currie, for whom the concerto was written and who premiered the work in 2005. Mozart's boisterous overture to the abduction from the seraglio opened the concerts. Education and outreach activities: cleveland orchestra miami continued to develop in 2014 through expanded education and community programs serving thousands throughout the miami- dade community. From january to march of 2014, the orchestra presented a wide array of education and community programs, including education concerts, musical rainbow programs at local schools, and an intensive coaching program at the university of miami frost school of music. Over 3,800 students from miami-dade county public schools attended the cleveland orchestra education concerts on march 20 at the arsht center. Gustav holst's masterpiece, the planets, led by principal guest conductor giancarlo guerrero, was brought to life with beautiful, surreal hd video of our solar system. The orchestra also presented a number of events in partnership with miami- dade county public schools and other community organizations, including: -"triumphant trumpet," a musical rainbow program designed to introduce young children k-3 to the trumpet, used narration, instrument demonstrations by cleveland orchestra musicians, and a variety of musical selections, to engage children in music-making through singing, clamping, and interactive fun. -after-school program community outreach at the barnyard / coconut grove cares with cleveland orchestra cellist brian thornton. -professional development workshops - workshops for teachers from miami- dade county public schools in preparation for their students attending cleveland orchestra education concerts at the arsht center. -miami music project - cleveland orchestra musicians coached the string and brass sections of esmia children's orchestra of the miami music project. The orchestra's 2013-14 collaborations with the university of miami frost school of music included: -a side by side new music reading session of frost student compositions by cleveland orchestra musicians and frost school of music students. -a side by side coaching session with frost student musicians. -a brass coaching session with cleveland orchestra musicians jesse mccormick and jack sutte. -a percussion coaching session with cleveland orchestra musician marc damoulakis. -a wind coaching session with cleveland orchestra musicians marisela sager and barrick stees. -a string coaching session with cleveland orchestra musicians stanley konopka and peter otto.