The Works for Orchestra by Rock Artists program is a joint project of the Contemporary Youth Orchestra and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
     Funded in part by the Kulas Foundation and the Hillsdale Fund, the program celebrates music education and the convergence of classical and popular music. This educational endeavor gives students the opportunity to explore how an interest in popular music can be applied to classical music performance studies.

June 9, 2002: Kashmir
 
The second installment of the Works for Orchestra by Rock Artists series brought the music of Jaz Coleman back to Cleveland once again. CYO performed the world performance premiere of Coleman's Kashmir: Symphonic Led Zeppelin, a symphonic work based on songs by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Led Zeppelin. Symphonic Led Zeppelin included the following songs: "Kashmir", "Stairway to Heaven", "All My Love", "Goin' to California", "Friends", "Battle of Evermore", and "When the Levee Breaks".
     Joining CYO for the concert was local Irish pipe master Brian Bigley, who performed Coleman's Celtic feel rendition of the "Battle of Evermore", which Coleman subtitled "Belfast". Jon Vartan performed on Kashmir on the Oud along with violinist Mark Wood.
     The performance was held on Sunday, June 9, 2002 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
 
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