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# From P.S. 39 to the Philharmonic
- URL: https://bklyner.com/from-p-s-39-to-the-philharmonic-parkslopestoop/
- Published: 2012-06-05T01:24:16.000Z
- Updated: 2012-06-05T01:24:16.000Z
- Author: Rachel Silberstein
- Tags: Milo Poniewozik, new york philharmonic, Very Young Composers, #API-Imported

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photo credit: Michael DiVito/New York Philharmonic

Last year, Milo Poniewozik wrote a quintet that was played by musicians from the New York Philharmonic. This year, he [expanded the piece](http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2012/06/02/154077432/a-very-young-composer-gets-his-chance-at-the-new-york-philharmonic?ref=bklyner.com) with parts for the whole orchestra.

Did we mention Milo Poniewozik is 10?

The Park Slope P.S. 39 5th grader is part of the Philharmonic’s [Very Young Composers program](http://nyphil.org/education/csvyc.cfm?ref=bklyner.com), which taps 72 lucky 4th and 5th graders from six area schools (P.S. 39 among them) to participate in a free after-school program designed to foster creativity — and plant the seeds for the next generation of classical composers.

And according to NPR’s Morning Edition, it’s working: Jon Deak, who first developed the program and is himself a composer and 40-year Philharmonic alum, has nothing but raves for Milo’s work. “I just gave a whoop when I saw it because it shows both a child’s spirit and yet some grasp of adult issues in a way you just can’t predict,” he told NPR, calling it “a knockout little piece.” Milo himself is considerably more modest: “It sounded really good. It was how I wanted it to sound,” he says.

Milo’s “The Globetrotters” had its full orchestral premier at Avery Fisher Hall late last month. You can listen to it — along with the full NPR report — [here](http://www.npr.org/blogs/deceptivecadence/2012/06/02/154077432/a-very-young-composer-gets-his-chance-at-the-new-york-philharmonic?ref=bklyner.com).