Students at the Woodburn School for the Fine & Communicative Arts received a special treat courtesy of Jordan Kitt’s Music and the Fairfax Symphony! On Thursday, April 28th, Jordan Kitt’s Music and the Fairfax Symphony partnered together to bring famed pianist Awadagin Pratt to give a special concert just for the students and the faculty of the innovative school.

“The Woodburn School has a wonderful mission of infusing the daily curriculum of their students with a healthy dose of the fine arts. Those in our field understand the importance the arts play in education and the role it plays in a student’s development. This matches our own commitment to music education and our vision of improving students lives through music. It was our privilege to support the Woodburn School and their students, and to see how Mr. Pratt’s performance has touched these children.”

Awadagin Pratt has been the subject of numerous articles in the national press, including Newsweek, People Magazine and New York Newsday. He was named one of the 50 Leaders of Tomorrow in Ebony Magazine’s special 50th anniversary issue and has been featured on National Public Radio’s Performance Today, St. Paul Sunday Morning and Weekend Edition. On television, Mr. Pratt has performed on the Today Show, Good Morning America and Sesame Street, been profiled on CBS Sunday Morning and was one of the featured soloists on PBS’s “Live from the Kennedy Center – A Salute to Slava.”

The piano Mr. Pratt performed on was a special Avant Grand by Yamaha and provided by Jordan Kitt’s Music. The instrument provides a concert level performance while being small enough to meet the size restrictions in most homes and schools. More information about the instrument is available here