The Portland Symphony Orchestra, which is housed in the burgeoning mini metropolis of Portland, Maine, boasts an excellent website with much to offer schools and educators. While many of the resources are designed for local schools (for instance, Maine educators can invite musicians into their classrooms), much on the site can be accessed and utilized from anywhere. The Lesson Plans, for example, can be downloaded and used by teachers around the country. In this section teachers will find excellent guides to teaching such classics as the Winter movement from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and the "Danse Bacchanale" from Camille Saint-Saens's grand opera, Samson and Delilah. The site also features interviews with the conductor and musicians, news about the symphony, and a discussion on the future of music education.
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