>> HI, I'M JON MISKOWSKI
DIRECTOR OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
WE'VE JUST ENJOYED THIS
WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE OF YOUNG
PEOPLE NOT ONLY THEIR WONDERFUL
PERFORMANCE BUT SEEING SOME OF
THEIR STORY.
VERY INSPIRING NIGHT ON
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION
POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF YOUR
SUPPORT.
THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF A
LARGER INITIATIVE TO CELEBRATE
AND HIGHLIGHT YOUNG PERFORMERS
ACROSS THE STATE.
THE "FINAL FORTE" HAS BEEN THIS
WONDERFUL TRADITION AND WE'VE
ENJOYED IT.
TONIGHT WE'RE INVITING YOU TO
JOIN US WITH YOUR CALL AND YOUR
PLEDGE TO SUPPORT WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU
TO SOMEONE WHO IS REALLY
INSTRUMENTAL IN THIS WORK,
STEVE DOEBEL IS ONE OF OUR
PRODUCERS.
STEVE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
OVERALL WORK BOTH FOR THE
PERFORMANCES YOU SEE ON
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION AND
FOR MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS.
>> THIS IS PART OF THE YOUNG
PERFORMERS INITIATIVE STARTED
SIX YEARS AGO BY WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
IT IS A STATEWIDE EFFORT TO
RAISE THE VISIBILITY OF THE
ARTS AMONG OUR YOUNG PERFORMERS
AND BY YOUNG WE MEAN MIDDLE
SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE
LEVEL AND WE'VE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO GO AROUND THE
STATE AND RECORD DIFFERENT
EVENTS AND YOU'VE JUST SEEN ONE
OF THE BEST ONES WE HAVE TO
OFFER TONIGHT.
>> WE'VE BEEN IN WAUSAU, EAU
CLAIRE, ALL OVER THE STATE WITH
PLANS TO GO MORE, POSSIBLE
BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT.
ONE OF THE PARTS OF THIS
PROJECT IS RESOURCES FOR
TEACHERS.
>> WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE
WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MUSIC
ASSOCIATION AND A GREAT PARTNER
IN FINDING SOME OF THESE
PERFORMANCES AROUND THE STATE
AND PARTNERED WITH US TO CREATE
CURRICULUM THAT THE TEACHERS
CAN USE IN THEIR CLASSROOM.
SO WE PARTNER THE PDF
CURRICULUM WITH THE
PERFORMANCES THEMSELVES AND
THEN THE TEACHERS HAVE THIS
GREAT ASSET IN THE CLASSROOM
THEY CAN USE.
>> THIS WEBSITE IS WISCONSIN
PERFORMS.ORG.
IF YOU HAVE A MUSIC TEACHER IN
YOUR LIFE I HOPE YOU'LL LET
THEM KNOW THAT AND THANK THEM
FOR WHAT THEY DO FOR OUR
COMMUNITY.