>> PRODUCTION OF "BROAD & HIGH" IS FUNDED BY THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL, FOSTERING TALENT AND CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY TO COLUMBUS ARTISTS, PERFORMANCES, CONCERTS, PUBLIC PARTS AND MORE FROM THESE CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS AND VIEWERS LIKE YOU.

THANK YOU.

>> THIS TIME ON "BROAD & HIGH," WE TALK PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE WITH THE COLUMBUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, AND HEAD INTO THE KITCHEN TO LEARN HOW EDUCATION PROGRAMS IS INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION.

THIS AND MORE RIGHT NOW ON "BROAD & HIGH."

>> WELCOME TO "BROAD & HIGH."

I'M YOUR HOST, KATE QUICKEL.

IN THIS EPISODE, WE BEGIN WITH A CELEBRATION OF THE COLUMBUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, WHO HAS BEEN SERVING THE CENTRAL OHIO COMMUNITY FOR 75 YEARS.

JOIN US AS WE LOOK AT ITS RICH HISTORY AND PLANS FOR THE FUTURE.

>> I BELIEVE THAT ARTS AND CULT -- CULTURE IS IMPORTANT FOR ANY CITY, INCLUDING COLUMBUS.

I THINK WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT CULTURE AS PART OF INFRASTRUCTURE, THE SAME WAY WE TALK ABOUT TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSPORTATION AND POWER AND THE THINGS THAT MAKE A CITY GO.

THE ARTS AND CULTURE CAN BE A PART OF WHAT MAKES A CITY UNIQUE, WHAT GIVES IT A SENSE OF PLACE, AND WE HOPE WE ARE DOING THAT AND CONTINUE TO DO THAT IN THE FUTURE.

CERTAINLY, THE CITY WANTS TO HAVE MUSICAL EXCELLENCE AND THE COLUMBUS SYMPHONY STRIVES FOR THAT.

BUT IT GOES SO FAR BEYOND THAT IN TERMS OF COHERENCE FOR ALL OF THE ARTS AND HELPING EVERYBODY TO FEEL THAT THEY HAVE A PLACE THAT THEY CAN GO AND PARTICIPATE IN THE ARTS AS WELL AS SIMPLY BE A LISTENER.

AND IT MEANS A LOT IN TERMS OF EDUCATION, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THE WOMEN FELT STRONGLY ABOUT GOING BACK TO THE ORIGINS OF THE COLUMBUS SYMPHONY.

EDUCATING ALL OF THE CITIZENS, NOT JUST THE CHILDREN.

AND PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER IN SUPPORT OF THAT, THERE'S A SOCIAL ASPECT BUT WORKING FOR COMMON CAUSE IS VERY EXCITING.

SO THERE WERE UNITS IN DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS AROUND THE CITY, AND THERE WERE --I WAS TOLD LIKE 600 WOMEN WORKING AT ONE TIME FOR, YOU KNOW, THE VARIOUS CAUSES FOR THE SYMPHONY.

IT'S REALLY INTERESTING TO THINK THE VARIOUS WAYS AND THE CREATIVE WAYS THESE WOMEN HAD TO SUPPORT THE SYMPHONY.

THEY ACTUALLY SOLD THE TICKETS.

THEY PAID THE MUSICIANS.

THEY HELD FUND- RAISERS IN EVERY ASPECT THAT YOU CAN THINK OF.

FOR MANY YEARS, IT WAS THE WOMEN WHO ACTUALLY WERE RUNNING THE SYMPHONY OUT OF THEIR DINING ROOMS ESSENTIALLY.

WHEN THE SYMPHONY MOVED TO THE OHIO THEATER, IT WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN SAVING THE OHIO THEATER.

IT WAS ABOUT TO BE LOST, AND WE ALL KNOW THAT IT HAD BEEN BUILT AS A MOVIE THEATER, AND IT WASN'T TOTALLY SUITED TO A SYMPHONY.

BUT HOW LOVELY IT IS.

I WAS SO IMPRESSED BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAD TO DO A LOT OF WORK TO SAVE THE OHIO THEATER.

I REMEMBER EVAN WHALEN, OUR CONDUCTOR AT THE TIME, HIS WIFE, JEAN, WHO IS A MUSE KOLOGIST, AND SHE WAS USING A TOOTHBRUSH TO CLEAN THE GLASS ON THE CHANDELIERS.

THAT JUST BLEW MY MIND.

>> IT WAS VERY EXCITING FOR THE ORCHESTRA TO TRAVEL TO NEW YORK CITY IN 2001.

NEW YORK CITY IS BEAUTIFUL IN THE SPRINGTIME.

IT WAS APRIL 18th, 2001, THAT OUR CONCERT WAS HELD.

THERE'S NOTHING MORE EXCITING THAN TO TRAVEL WITH THE ORCHESTRA.

IT WAS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL FOR THE MUSICIANS TO TRAVEL TO NEW YORK CITY, BECAUSE MANY OF US HAVE SOME LITTLE FAMILIARITY WITH NEW YORK CITY.

SOME OF US EVEN WENT TO SCHOOL THERE AT JULLIARD.

SO IT WAS LIKE A HOMECOMING OF SORTS FOR MANY OF US, AND WE SAW HUGE POST ERS FOR OUR CONCERT OUTSIDE OF CARNEGIE HALL.

THAT WAS SO EXCITING.

JUST TO TRAVEL WITH AN ORCHESTRA, IT'S ALREADY EXCITING TO BE FUNCTIONING AS A TEAM HERE IN COLUMBUS.

THAT'S ALREADY EXCITING.

WE'RE LIKE A SPORTS TEAM, WE WORK TOGETHER.

WE HAVE THAT TEAM SPIRIT, THAT TEAM PRIDE.

BUT WHEN YOU TAKE IT ON THE ROAD, IT REACHES A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.

WE EXPERIENCED THAT.

WE HADN'T TRAVELED IN A LONG TIME WHEN THAT TRIP OCCURRED.

SO IT WAS LONG OVERDUE, AND WE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT.

IT WAS RAINING THE NIGHT OF THE CONCERT, BUT FOR ME AS A BASSOON PLAYER, THAT WAS VERY POSITIVE, BECAUSE ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE HAIR, IT IS GOOD FOR BASSOON REEDS.

SO IT WAS WONDERFUL TO HAVE THE RAIN HAPPENING THAT EVENING.

APRIL SHOWERS BRING MAY FLOWERS, SO IT WAS ALL POSITIVE.

AND IT WAS SO EXCITING.

THE WHOLE CITY OF COLUMBUS WAS FIRED UP ABOUT THIS.

AND THE FACT THAT CHRISTOPHER PURDY WAS THERE DOING A LIVE BROADCAST FOR THOSE WHO REMAINED BACK IN COLUMBUS WAS SO INCREDIBLE.

WE PLAYED BROWN'S SYMPHONY NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS A GREAT CLASSIC.

AND WE PLAYED THE PRELUDE FROM METHASTOPHALE.

IT WAS VERY EXCITING.

IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE THAT THOSE OF US WHO PARTICIPATED WILL NEVER FORGET.

AND WE'RE GOING TO DO IT AGAIN THIS COMING FALL.

THERE'S NO BETTER WAY TO CELEBRATE AN ANNIVERSARY FOR THE ORCHESTRA THAN BY TRAVELING TO CARNEGIE HALL.

THAT WAY WE PROVED WE ARE ONE OF THE NATION'S MAJOR ORCHESTRAS.

ACCORDING TO THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF SYMPHONIC MUSICIANS, WE ARE ONE OF THE MAJOR ORCHESTRAS.

>> WHEN I STARTED THE JOB ABOUT A YEAR AGO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS TALKED TO ME ABOUT FIRST WAS THE DESIRE THAT HE AND THE ORCHESTRA SHARED TO RETURN TO CARNEGIE HALL.

EVEN FOR THOSE THAT ARE NOT CLASSICAL MUSICIANS, MOST PEOPLE HAVE HEARD OF THIS HALL.

IT JUST MEANS SO MUCH TO MUSICIANS.

WE COULDN'T BE MORE THRILLED TO BE BRINGING A PHENOMENAL PROGRAM THAT INCLUDES A COMMISSION BY GREGORY SPEARS.

WE'RE GOING --IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL PROGRAM.

>> ONE THING THAT PROBABLY SOME OF THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY DON'T REALIZE IS THAT THE COLUMBUS SYMPHONY MUSICIANS HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF CONTACT WITH LOCAL STUDENTS.

THE SYMPHONY HAS MANY, MANY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, AND MANY ASPECTS OF THOSE PROGRAMS.

ONE OF THE PROGRAMS THAT I LIKE THE BEST IS THE LINK-UP PROGRAM WHERE STUDENTS ARE BUSSED TO THE OHIO THEATER FOR ONE OF OUR CONCERTS, BUT IT'S VERY SPECIAL, BECAUSE THE STUDENTS ARE PREPARED IN ADVANCE BY LEARNING HOW TO PLAY PLASTIC RECORDERS.

THE FIRST TIME --WE DO THIS EVERY YEAR.

THE FIRST TIME WE DID IT, I WAS AMAZED TO HEAR THE STUDENTS PLAYING ALONG WITH THE ORCHESTRA.

IT'S LIKE NOTHING I'VE EVER EXPERIENCED.

I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT THIS EARLIER TODAY.

I THINK WE SHOULD INVITE THE PUBLIC TO COME IN AND WITNESS THESE CONCERTS, BECAUSE IT'S SO MOVING TO HEAR THE STUDENTS PLAYING ALONG WITH US.

THERE'S SO MANY STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN DONE ABOUT HOW CLASSICAL MUSIC AFFECTS CHILDRENS' BRAINS IN DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S SUCH AN INCREDIBLE THING WE'RE ABLE TO DO IN THESE CONCERTS.

WE HAVE POPCORN CONCERTS THAT ARE FREE OUTDOORS IN THE SUMMERTIME.

THAT'S ANOTHER DEVELOPMENT THAT'S HAPPENED RECENTLY THAT I'M SO PROUD OF.

IT'S NOTHING BUT FUN FOR THE STUDENTS, BUT YET THEY'RE TAKING IN THE CLASSICAL MUSIC THAT'S AFFECTING THEIR DEVELOPMENT IN SUCH A POSITIVE WAY.

IT'S HELPING THEIR COGNITIVE GROWTH, THEIR EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND EVEN HELPING THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS BECAUSE THE RHYTHM OF THE MUSIC IS HELPING THEM BETTER INTEGRATE THEIR WORDS INTO THEIR LANGUAGE.

SO THERE ARE SO MANY BENEFIT S AND SO MANY ASPECTS TO OUR PROGRAM.

>> I THINK THIS MUSIC IN TODAY'S WORLD WHERE WE ARE BOMBARDED BY TECHNOLOGY AND CONSTANT NOTIFICATIONS AND MESSAGES IS ACTUALLY THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE WHERE YOU CAN COME AND BE IN COMMUNITY WITH OTHERS AROUND YOU, EXPERIENCING ART AND BEING MOVED AND TRANSFORMED BY IT.

WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY SOCIAL SPACES TODAY.

WE'RE OFTEN IN ISOLATION IN COMMUNITY WITH THE ONLINE COMMUNITY, AND THAT HAS ITS PLACE AND IT'S WONDERFUL.

BUT A NCERT HALL WHERE YOU HAVE THOUSANDS PEOPLE LISTENING TO 60 TO 100 MUSICIANS ON STAGE WHO HAVE TRAINED FOR DECADES TO BRING YOU THIS EXPERIENCE FOR ONE NIGHT.

EVEN WHEN WE REPEAT A CONCERT ON A FRIDAY AND A SATURDAY, IT IS A DIFFERENT CONCERT.

SO IT'S JUST THIS MOMENT THAT YOU HAVE TO BE THERE TO EXPERIENCE, AND I THINK IT STILL HAS A LOT OF POWER, EVEN IN TODAY'S MODERN WORLD.

>> FOR A PERSON WHO HAS DEVOTED THEIR LIFE TO THE PURSUIT OF A CAREER IN CLASSICAL MUSIC, I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THE COLUMBUS SYMPHONY HAS GIVEN ME THAT OPPORTUNITY AND I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR IT.

I THINK THAT THE COLUMBUS SYMPHONY HAS DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF ADJUSTING TO THE TIMES.

WHEN I FIRST CAME INTO THE ORCHESTRA, THE COLUMBUS SYMPHONY WAS THE ONLY ACT IN TOWN, PRETTY MUCH.

AND NOW WE HAVE BROADWAY SHOWS, WE HAVE --WE HAVE SO MANY OPTIONS FOR THE PUBLIC EVERY SINGLE NIGHT OF THE YEAR FOR ENTERTAINMENT.

THE COLUMBUS SYMPHONY IS STILL ONE OF THE OPTIONS, THANKFULLY.

BUT I THINK THAT THOSE --THOSE OF US ON THE STAFF AND THE MUSICIANS AND EVERYONE WHO WORKS FOR THE COLUMBUS SYMPHONY HAS TO --HAS TO BECOME EVEN MORE CREATIVE THAN BEFORE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO KEEP OUR PUBLIC INTERESTED AND ENGAGED.

AND HOW TO KEEP THEM COMING BACK FOR MORE.

SO AS A MUSICIAN, I'M SO GRATEFUL THAT COLUMBUS HAS GIVEN ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A LIVING AS A PROFESSIONAL BASSOON PLAYER.

THAT WAS WHAT I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO SINCE I WAS A YOUNG CHILD, EVEN BEFORE I WAS OLD ENOUGH TO PLAY THE BASSOON, I KNEW THAT WAS WHAT I WANTED TO DO WITH MY LIFE.

AND COLUMBUS HAS GIVEN ME THAT OPPORTUNITY, AND I'M SO GRATEFUL FOR IT.

>> WE KNOW THAT CLASSICAL MUSIC CAN SOMETIMES FEEL LIKE AN ART FORM FROM THE PAST OR SOMETIMES GETS LABELED AS ELITIST OR NOT FOR EVERYONE.

THAT'S NOT THE WAY WE BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE.

WE THINK THAT EVERYONE SHOULD FEEL WELCOME AT OUR CONCERT, THAT YOU CAN COME AND VIEW US, THAT WE WANT PEOPLE OF ALL AGES JOINING US.

SO THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE THINKING ABOUT AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE.

HERE AT COLUMBUS SYMPHONY, WE ARE WORKING TO BUILD A CULTURE OF EXPERIMENTATION OF LEARNING.

WE WANT TO BE TRYING OUT NEW CONCERT FORMATS, TESTING OUT NEW WAYS OF INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY WITH AUDIENCE EXPERIENCES AND NEW WAYS OF CONNECTING WITH AUDIENCES.

PEOPLE ENGAGE WITH CONTENT DIFFERENTLY TODAY, AND OUR FORMAT HAS GENERALLY NOT CHANGED FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS IN SOME CASES, AND THERE ARE WONDERFUL MOMENTS FOR THAT TRADITIONAL FORMAT.

BUT WE'RE INTERESTED IN TRYING OTHER WAYS, SHORTER CONCERTS, FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGS CAN MUSIC, WELLNESS IS AN AREA WE'RE TALKING A LOT ABOUT.

THERE'S SO MANY STUDIES THAT SHOW CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MUSIC AND WELLNESS, HOW CAN WE CREATE NEW CONTENT THAT INTRODUCE NEW FOLKS TO THE SYMPHONY.

WHAT IF WE DID A YOGA NIGHT WITH A SOUND BATH.

SO LOOK FOR SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN THE FUTURE, AND WE HOPE TO FINE SOME NEW THINGS THAT ALLOW US TO BROADEN AND CONTINUE EXPANDING OUR AUDIENCE.

>> TO LEARN MORE, GO TO COLUMBUSSYMPHONY.

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TO LEARN HOW THE COLUMBUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA IS INSPIRING LEARNING THROUGH ITS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

AND OF COURSE, WE'LL MAKE A QUICK BITE.

WITH ME TODAY IS MEGAN FROM COLUMBUS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

>> OF COURSE.

TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR MUSICAL JOURNEY.

>> I'M FROM HUDSON, OHIO.

I GREW UP PLAYING THE PIANO AND THE FLUTE IN BAND.

A LOT OF MY CHILDHOOD WAS ME PLAYING MUSIC.

MY MOM WAS A PIANO TEACHER AND CHOIR DIRECTOR.

SO GOING INTO MUSIC EDUCATION WAS SOMETHING I WAS INSPIRED TO DO.

I SPENT 15 YEARS IN NEW YORK CITY AND MOVED BACK TO COLUMBUS, OHIO, AND JOINED THE SYMPHONY AS THE YOUTH ORCHESTRA MANAGER.

>> WHEN KIDS ARE LEARNING MUSIC, I FEEL IT'S VERY CHILDHOOD CENTRIC, AND MUSIC IS SO IMPORTANT TO A CHILDHOOD.

SO IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.

>> SO WE'RE MAKING THESE --I HEARD THEM CALLED LUNCH LADY BARS, CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BARS.

>> THERE'S NO MAKING AND LOTS OF CHOCOLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER.

SO WE'LL GO OVER WHAT WE NEED.

YOU CAN FIND THE FULL RECIPE ONLINE.

THE INGREDIENTS ARE HALF A CUP OF UNSALTED BUTTER, TWO COUPLES OF POWDERED SUGAR, 1 1/2 CUPS OF GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBS, 12 OUNCES OF SEMI TWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS.

SO SIMPLE INGREDIENTS.

YOU CAN JUST THROW YOUR GRAHAM CRACKERS INTO A BAG AND BANG THEM WITH A ROLLING PIN.

THEY DON'T NEED TO BE PERFECTLY CRUSHED.

THIS PAN IS LINED WITH FOIL, AND RIGHT NOW WE'RE HEATING UP A DOUBLE BOILER.

WE'LL USE THIS TO MELT THE CHOCOLATE.

YOU CAN USE THE YROW WAVE.

YOU CAN THROW THIS IN AND START MELTING THE BUTTER.

AGAIN, YOU CAN USE THE MICROWAVE.

SO GIVE THAT A STIR AND WE'LL GET IT MELTING.

THAT'S GOING TO BIND TOGETHER OUR CRUST.

JUST KEEP MIXING IT UNTIL IT ALL MELTS DOWN.

AND THEN LOOKS LIKE OUR BUTTER IS DELIGHTFULLY MELTED, SO WE'RE JUST GOING TO BE EFFICIENT AND USE THIS SAME BOWL TO MIX OUR CRUST INGREDIENTS IN.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THAT.

>> THAT'S HOW WE'RE ROLLING TODAY.

>> GET THAT OUT OF OUR WAY.

SO TO THIS, YOU WANT TO ADD THE GRAHAM CRACKER CRUMBS, ADD THOSE, THE PEANUT BUTTER AND THE POWDERED SUGAR.

SO YOU DO THIS POWDERED SUGAR.

PEANUT BUTTER.

GET THAT IN THERE AND JUST MIX IT UP.

I CAN HELP HERE AS WELL.

AND IT'S GOING TO BE THICK.

WE'VE GOT TO USE OUR MUSCLES.

OKAY, THIS LOOKS REALLY GOOD.

>> ALL RIGHT.

SO WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO NEXT IS GET IT INTO OUR PAN.

AGAIN, WE'RE NOT BAKING ANYTHING, WE'RE ASSEMBLING.

SO I'M GOING TO PLOP THIS IN AND LET YOU SPREAD IT TO YOUR HEART'S CONTENT.

AND HONESTLY, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO GIVE IT A PUSH WITH THIS.

SO GO TO TOWN ON THAT.

TRY TO GET IT ALL FLATTENED IN.

IF YOU WANT TO SMOOTH IT, THIS IS GREAT FOR THAT.

WHILE YOU'RE MAKING AN IMPACT ON THIS PEANUT BUTTER SPREAD, TELL ME MORE ABOUT HOW CSO IS IMPACTING OUR COMMUNITY AND STUDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> YEAH, WE HAVE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE CONCERTS, THOSE ARE HIGH QUALITY PROGRAMS AT OUR OHIO THEATER.

THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR STUDENT AUDIENCES, ENGAGING, INTERACTIVE AND ARE ALIGNED WITH THE OHIO LEARNING STANDARDS.

>> OKAY, THAT'S GREAT.

>> MOST OF THE STUDENTS THAT COME TO THE OHIO --THIS IS THEIR FIRST TIME.

SO WE TRY TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO THEM.

>> A REALLY WELL ROUNDED PROGRAM.

AMAZING.

THIS LOOKS SO GOOD.

>> YEAH, GIVE IT A SMOOTH.

AND WE'RE READY TO ROLL.

>> SO YOU HAVE ALL THIS ACCESS FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN ABOUT MUSIC.

ARE THERE OPPORTUNITIES FOR KIDS WHO MAY NOT NORMALLY HAVE THAT KIND OF ACCESS TO GET THIS KIND OF EDUCATION?

>> WE HAVE AN ACADEMY PROGRAM.

IT'S OUR COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM FOR UNDERREPRESENTED YOUTH TO PROVIDE THE MENTORSHIP, LESSONS, AND ALSO ACCESS TO PERFORMANCES THROUGHOUT THEIR FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM.

>> WOW, THAT'S INCREDIBLE.

SO THEY GET TO EXPERIENCE THEIR OWN MUSICAL JOURNEY AND WATCH A PERFORMANCE AND TAKE THINGS IN?

>> YEAH, THEY HAVE TRAINING WITH OUR CSO MUSICIANS.

THEY HAVE LESSONS AND PART OF OUR YOUTH ORCHESTRAS.

>> THAT'S WONDERFUL.

THIS IS SUCH A GOOD MIX OF EXPERIENCES FOR THESE STUDENTS.

VERY COOL.

>> SO NOW WE HAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL, SMOOTH PEANUT BUTTER DELICIOUS BASE.

WE'RE JUST GOING TO MELT CHOCOLATE CHIPS.

WE HAVE A DOUBLE BOILER SET UP, BUT YOU CAN USE THE MICROWAVE.

I'M JUST GOING TO DUMP THESE IN AND WAIT AND GIVE THEM A STIR.

>> YEAH, SO WE'LL JUST STIR IT AROUND UNTIL THEY'RE ALL MELTED.

DO YOU WANT TO HOLD AND I'LL STIR?

>> YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL GO AHEAD AND POUR THIS OUT, YOU CAN BE READY TO SMOOTH.

>> ALL RIGHT.

>> ALL RIGHT.

I JUST WANT TO PUT THIS HERE SO I DON'T GET WATER IN THE DELICIOUSNESS.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO POUR IT.

HELLO.

I FEEL LIKE I DON'T WANT THE CAMERAS TO SEE THAT.

GETTING ALL THAT CHOCOLATEY GOODNESS.

AND I'LL HAVE YOU COME IN AND SPREAD IT OUT.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GET TO SPREADING.

>> QUICKLY.

>> YES.

OH, LOOK.

>> WOW.

>> AND THAT'S REALLY ALL THERE IS TO IT.

SO SMOOTH THAT OUT FOR THE DESIRED SMOOTHNESS LEVEL.

YOU CAN'T REALLY MESS IT UP.

IT'S VERY SIMPLE.

AND EVERYONE IS GOING TO LOVE IT.

>> BE RIGHT BACK.

I'M JUST KIDDING.

YOU CAN SPRINKLE SOME SALT, CHOPPED PEANUTS.

WE'RE GOING TO POP IT IN THE FRIDGE FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES.

>> OKAY, MEGAN, WHILE THAT'S CHILLING, TELL ME SOME OF THE WAYS COLUMBUS SYMPHONY IS COMING UP WITH NEW WAYS FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT AND LEARN.

>> OUR YOUTH ORCHESTRA PROGRAM.

FOR 71 YEARS, OUR YOUTH ORCHESTRA PROGRAM HAS SERVED THIS COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE FOUR YOUTH ORCHESTRAS, TOTALLING 250 STUDENTS THAT THEY SERVE EVERY YEAR.

OUR CFIO MUSIC DIRECTOR AND ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR, THEY CURRENTLY WENT ON AN INTERNATIONAL TOUR TO EUROPE.

AND WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT IN 20 YEARS.

SO THAT WAS A WONDERFUL MILESTONE.

THE SECOND ONE IS OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOLS.

IT PROVIDES MUSICIANS INTO THE CLASSROOMS TO HELP STUDENTS LEARN FOR EIGHT WEEKS BEFORE COMING TO THE OHIO THEATER TO PERFORM ON STAGE WITH THEIR ENSEMBLES.

IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE WHAT THEY LEARNED, FOR THEIR PEERS, AND TO SIT SIDE BY SIDE WITH OUR CFO MUSICIANS.

>> WHAT AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE FOR KIDS AND FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOUR PROGRAM HAS BEEN AROUND 71 YEARS.

>> YEAH.

>> AHEAD OF THE CURVE THERE ON ENGAGING KIDS IN THE ARTS AND MUSIC.

>> YEAH, WE COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT OUR TEACHERS.

WE CELEBRATE OUR TEACHERS EVERY YEAR.

FOUR STUDENTS ARE NOMINATED TO GET THIS AWARD EVERY YEAR.

>> O MY GOSH, SO NICE TO HONOR THE TEACHERS.

AND DO THE STUDENTS NOMINATE THEIR OWN TEACH SNERS >> YES, STUDENTS, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PEERS, IT COMES RIGHT FROM THE COMMUNITY.

>> THAT'S A WONDERFUL WAY TO HONOR THE MUSIC TEACHERS.

>> THEY LOOK GREAT.

>> I'M SO PROUD OF US.

THIS WAS SO MUCH FUN.

THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> BEFORE WE TAKE A BITE, WHAT IS ONE MORE THING YOU WANT FOLKS TO KNOW?

>> THE YOUTH PROGRAMS AND OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN AROUND SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE ORCHESTRA BACK IN 1951.

CIVIC MINDED GROUP OF LADIES DECIDED THAT COLUMBUS NEEDED MUSIC, AND WANTED TO SHARE IT WITH THE ADULTS AND CHILDREN IN CENTRAL OHIO.

SO THROUGH THOSE PROGRAMS LIKE OUR YOUTH ORCHESTRA AND OUR CONCERTS, OUR YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERTS, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO INSPIRE A GENERATION OF MUSICIANS NOW AND HOPEFULLY IN THE FUTURE.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

75 YEARS IS QUITE A MILESTONE.

WE'RE GRATEFUL TO HAVE YOU IN THE COMMUNITY.

THIS HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN.

WE SHOULD TRY IT.

THEY LOOK SO GOOD.

>> TO LEARN MORE, VISIT COLUMBUSSYMPHONY.

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REMEMBER, YOU CAN FIND ALL OF OUR STORIES ONLINE AT WOSU.

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FOR ALL OF US HERE AT WOSU, I'M KATE QUICKEL.

THANKS FOR WATCHING.

>> PRODUCTION OF "BROAD & HIGH" IS FUNDED IN PART BY THE GREATER COLUMBUS ARTS COUNCIL, CELEBRATING, FOSTERING TALENT, CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY TO CONCERTS, PUBLIC ARTS AND MORE AT COLUMBUS MAKES ART.COM.