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Meet Barbara Klaskin Silberg
Barbara Klaskin Silberg, a.k.a. “Mrs. Music,” is a talented songwriter, a devoted choir director and a dedicated teacher who enriches the lives of her students with her gift of music.
Find out more about Mrs. Music and her work:
Children's Choir - find out about the West Los Angeles Children's Choir.
UCLA Study - read about how Barbara Silberg has been bringing her innovative style of teaching piano to troubled adolescent inpatients at UCLA's Neuropsychiatric Hospital (NPH).
Silberg Fund - learn about the Silberg Fund and how you can donate.
Music and Lesson Plans - order your own copies of Mrs. Music's lesson plan and music cd's.
WE MADE IT TO THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL!!!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
The mighty West Los Angeles Children's Choir sang two songs at the annual Hollywood Bowl Easter Sunrise Service in front of an audience of way over a thousand. The choir introduced the crowd to "I Have A Dream/This Is Our Moment" and then premiered their newest offering, "A Song for Peace." The extra practice needed to prepare for this concert was well worth it when the kids saw their billing on the marquee!!
Miss Liberty's Musical Journey
Barbara Silberg (Mrs. Music) flew to Las Vegas on March 28, 2009 to see an Orff Elementary Music Festival presentation of "Miss Liberty's Musical Journey." An all- district choir comprised of 240 fifth graders from across the city sang classic American songs and for the finale performed Mrs. Silberg's Statue of Liberty song, "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor." The melody was set to Emma Lazarus' inscription on the statue and Mrs. Silberg was so honored to be in attendance to hear the song sung so beautifully.
Pictured here are Miss Liberty ( Elizabeth Welte) and her taxi cab driver, Tyler Gannon.
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
Mrs. Silberg, who set Emma Lazarus’ inscription on the Statue of Liberty to music, was given permission to have the song performed at the Statue on June 10,2006. A fund raising concert was held in Los Angeles to help members of the West L.A. Children’s Choir travel with their families to New York in order to sing the new patriotic song.
More than 200 children from Boys and Girls Clubs in New York and New Jersey joined the members of the W.L.A. Children's Choir in a one hour sing-along concert which culminated with the singing of Mrs. Silberg's new patriotic song called “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor.”
Contact Mrs. Silberg to learn how your school, scouting troop or other organization can also participate in a patriotic sing-along in your part of the country.
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, which sets the inscription by Emma Lazarus to music, can be downloaded from this site. Practice tapes and song sheets featuring all the music for a patriotic sing-along are available by contacting Mrs. Silberg who will give you detailed information about staging such an event.
Order the Statue of Liberty CD.
Starlight Foundation: Kids Sing Back-Up To Sasha Lazard!
Alexa, Eloise and LeAna all dressed up and ready to sing for the Starlight Foundation Gala, March 27, 2009.
Dear Barbara,
Thank you so much for everything you contributed to the Starlight song. I was so blown away by you and your choir. They could not have been more perfect. I was so impressed with their diligence, and how committed they were to the performance. They all sang like angels, and gave the song its soul. They also could not have been more adorable. Meeting them and you has been one of the highlights of this trip.
I am headed over to the Starlight offices this afternoon. We are going to talk about the plan for the song, and how to find a way to record your glorious children.
I will be in touch soon.
Thank you...for everything...
Sincerely,
Sasha
Sasha Lazard
West L.A. Children's Choir Gets Political!!
The W.L.A. Children's Choir truly participated in the democratic process this spring by shooting a commercial for Barack Obama and then singing for Hillary Clinton!
CLICK HERE TO SEE AND HEAR THE COMMERCIAL THE KIDS FILMED!!
The commercial was shot on location at the picturesque Ahmanson Ranch in Calabassas and will be part of a competition on MoveOn.org. The winning director will have his commercial aired on National T.V. later in the campaign.
The choir went on to get a standing ovation while singing Keep-a-Goin' (written by Bob and Barbara Silberg) in front of a live audience at a Hillary Clinton Live fundraiser at the Wilshire Theater in Beverly Hills.
Mrs. Clinton popped into the green room before the kids went on stage to wish them well and to pose with them for a picture.
The only problem some of the kids were having when these two extrordinary events were over was trying to make their friends at school believe them when they spoke of their fantastic experiences! Maybe when their friends take a closer look at the group photo they will be believed. Note the lady with the blond hair towards the back of the choir!
'I Have A Dream/This Is Our Moment' Song Is Launched On Internet Radio!
Our choir director, Barbara Silberg, and her husband Bob, took inspiration from the words of Martin Luther King and Barack Obama and wrote a song that will hopefully become a patriotic favorite. The song "I Have A Dream/This is Our Moment" has already joined another of Mrs. Silberg's songs, "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor" on the list of Patriotic Music at the National Institute of Health's Educational Website, and yesterday, Christine, Terry, Skylar and Eloise introduced the song on Internet Radio! Thanks to the people at NovaMradio, the kids talked about the song after the audience heard the recording on the air. Following the broadcast, the four members of the W.L.A. Children's Choir celebrated with a box of chocolate candy!
To download I Have A Dream/This is Our Moment, please visit www.TinyTuneTown.com.
MRS. MUSIC AND FRIENDS ANNOUNCE THE BIRTH of
ROCKING THE NIGHT AWAY (a Lullaby CD)
Well it took 9 months (Coincidence? Hmmmmm…….) but Barbara Silberg, guest soloists, and the W.L.A. Children's Choir are proud to announce the arrival of their beautiful new lullaby CD called Rocking the Night Away. Please listen to the musical samples and then let Mrs. Music know what you think!
Play the tracks on our music player in the statue of liberty section by clicking here.