I am a composer I am a composer I am a
composer I'm John deke founder and
director of the very young composers on
an after-school program of the New York
Philharmonic which empowers and
celebrates natural musical creativity of
children who would have thought that
public school kids could compose
harmonize and orchestrate their own
music of such complexity and depth and
coolness it may seem obvious now now
that we've seen it done by them
thousands of times across the u.s. and
in 12 countries but it wasn't obvious
then to celebrate 20 years of very young
composers at the New York Philharmonic
and the amazing outpouring of creativity
we've seen from close to a thousand
students over the years we want to throw
an incredibly ambitious celebration
seven composers are going to have their
pieces played at the new york
philharmonic concert on the fourth of
june at a wonderful location called
national sawdust and all live streamed
to our friends in South Korea venezuela
finland and the netherlands you don't
have anyone writing for us we're like
really expressing ourselves I feel happy
I feel free because
it's like distressing I
if I'm angry I can compose or happy I
can compose upset it's anything
I get lost in it usually like when I
compose I just think about it and I
usually don't think about anything else
this very young composers celebration
will be part of NY phil biennial the
festival showcasing the best of new
music from all around the world and we
need your help to do it on this scale
your contribution will support teaching
artists of the New York Philharmonic
working with the for New York City very
young composers preparing music for this
concert the musicians of the New York
Philharmonic who give their all to
realize the musical imaginations of
these kids and of course production and
technical costs that enable us to make
this a truly global event when you
become part of this project you'll
receive one of our great incentives
anything from a stylish very young
composers t-shirt to a musical postcard
from a very young composer created just
for you to VIP access to
behind-the-scenes action what these
students produce is truly art the
biennial is a global event so it's only
right that we connect these students
around the world through their music and
in real time please help us make this
project a reality we're asking for your
support in making this project possible
you