the philharmonic gets dressed
p it is almost friday night . outside the dark is getting darker and here and there around the city ninety two men and thirteen women are getting dressed to go to work . first they bathe and put on their underwear . then they don special black and white apparel . then when the one hundred and five people are completely ready each takes a musical instrument and travels to midtown . there at 8 30 tonight they will work together playing . p in these pages karla kuskin and marc simont combine their talents to give us a delightful and unusual inside view of one way an orchestra prepares . p nominee 1983 american book awardnotable childrens books of 1983 ala 1983 fanfare honor list the horn book outstanding childrens books of 1982 nyt a reading rainbow selection1983 teachers choices ncte childrens books of 1982 library of congress
an unusual behind the scenes look at a philharmonic orchestra follows the preparations of the one hundred and five musicians in the orchestra