Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to instill children with the love of music from an early age! We were there today with our 3.5 year-old daughter Kanykei, and we absolutely loved it. She was chanting “Bravo” all the way home! This was the message that showed up at the Foundation’s mailbox almost immediately after the concert. It was not easy to earn these words.   The Opening of the Children’s Philharmonic was a thoroughly modern culture event that marks an important moment in the history of our capital. Now, children of all ages can go to concerts and learn about different music styles and genres.   The opening of the “Children’s Philharmonic” was a bright and colorful one. Beautifully-dressed children and parents mingled before the show, and everyone’s excitement and joy combined to make for quite the party atmosphere.    During the first show, the audience got to know the history of the waltz and practice the triple-time dance. Kyrgyzstan’s Ballroom-Dance Champions Nikita Gerasimenko, Kristina Melnikova, Alexander Shefler, and Amina Kadirova demonstrated the basic movements of the dance.   Viewers learned for the first time what a chamber orchestra is, and were able to learn the various names and sounds of all the instruments that are used in one. The MC introduced the most important words and musical terms that every young music lover should know; for example, in what situations to use the phrases “Bravo” and “Encore.”   MCs and the orchestra director made sure to speak directly to the young viewers and, over the course of the night, the line between musicians and the audience members gradually disappeared. At the end of the program, two young boys who had successfully answered all of the conductor’s questions were invited on stage to pretend to be musicians and even try their hands at conducting.   The concert’s waltzes were drawn not only from the beloved films “Twilight” and “Harry Potter,” but also included songs from the children’s cartoon “Father and Daughter,” the well-known melody “Rachel’s Lullaby” (the tune is a good example of a slow, romantic waltz), and the “Waltzing Cat.”   Audience members were able to get to know the names of some of the most famous composers of the 20th century, for example; John Williams, the author of soundtracks from “Indiana Jones,” “Schindler’s List,” “Star Wars,” and of course, “Harry Potter.   The “Children’s Philharmonic” is not just music; it is a bright, musical, educational, and developmental project that, starting September, will be throwing regular events.    Watch for updates, and welcome to the “Children’s Philharmonic!”