National Symphony Orchestra Family Concert: Lights! Canvas! Music!

Be a Musical Artist!

You don’t have to be a speed painter to “picture” music. After the performance, listen to one of your favorite pieces of music and try drawing what you imagine or think of. It can be a person or a place. And don’t worry, you can finish after the music ends. Share your art and ideas with your friends and family.

Family Concert David M. Rubenstein Chairman Deborah F. Rutter President

75 Musicians Led by One Conductor At today’s concert, conductor Roger Kalia will lead approximately 75 members of the National Symphony Orchestra in playing the music.

The conductor is a person who leads the orchestra. Conductors generally use their right hand to tell the orchestra how fast to play and use their left hand to tell the musicians how loud or soft to play. Some use a slender white stick called a baton as they conduct.

At the concert, watch how the conductor communicates with the musicians.

Mario R. Rossero Senior Vice President, Education

Christoph Eschenbach Music Director National Symphony Orchestra Macy’s and Washington Gas are the proud sponsors of the NSO Family Concerts.

A Good Audience… n n

tays seated S S tays quiet

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Watches and listens carefully and claps

Have fun!

Wait! There’s More!

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo” One hour before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage in the Kennedy Center Atrium. A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

Kids’ Chat After the 4 p.m. performance, stick around to ask questions of the conductor and concert artists on stage.

Upcoming Family Concerts

Additional support for the NSO Family Concerts is provided by The Clark Charitable Foundation; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; an endowment from the Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; the U.S. Department of Education; and the Women’s Committee for the National Symphony Orchestra.

Major support for educational programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by David and Alice Rubenstein through the Rubenstein Arts Access Program.

Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.

Please plan to join us at next year’s National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, performed by the full NSO: Sunday, October 16, 2016—Cirque de Symphonie: Halloween Extravaganza Sunday, February 12, 2017— Joshua Bell in The Man with the Violin Sunday, May 21, 2017—Peter and the Wolf The NSO also presents full orchestra Young People’s Concerts for school groups in the Concert Hall each season during the school day for grades 3 through 6.

For more about NSO education programs, see www.kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed

Orchestra Interactive Enjoy an interactive exploration of orchestras, their instruments, and their music at the Perfect Pitch Web site at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org /perfectpitch

www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, an education program of the Kennedy Center.

Learn more about Education at the Kennedy Center at www.kennedy-center.org/education The contents of this Cuesheet have been developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education but do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. © 2016 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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Go to KC Connections on ARTSEDGE artsedge.kennedy-center.org/students/kc-connections

Presented in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall Roger Kalia, conductor with Dan Dunn, speed painter David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of the NSO.

Presenting Sponsor Performances for Young Audiences

Meet Dan Dunn

Picture This The stage lights shine. The house lights dim. The musicians and their instruments are warmed up and set to play. And—hey, wait a minute! What’s that big blank canvas doing on stage? Well, it plays an important role at the concert, too. That’s because as the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) performs, you’ll see artist Dan Dunn speed painting pictures on that canvas to go with some of the music.

And the key word here is “speed.” Dan must finish his artwork before the music ends. The question is: Can he do it?

Two Types of Art The performance brings together two different types of art—music and painting. Music is art you hear and painting is art you see. They also differ in how they are created. To write music, composers use musical notes and tools like tempo (speed), dynamics (loudness or softness), and rhythm (patterns) to make interesting sounds. To create a painting, painters use colorful inks or paints and tools like brushes of various sizes.

Watch for

Dan was born ready to be an artist.

As a young boy, he went to art school and later he learned to draw caricatures (KAR-ikuh-cherz), which are funny or playful drawings of other people. Then about 12 years ago, he started speed painting— and he hasn’t slowed down since.

Dan has now splashed bright paint colors in 27 countries around the world. Dan might make it look easy, but, like playing a musical instrument, speed painting takes lots and lots of practice.

…

4 how Dan uses different brush strokes as well as his hands and fingers to paint

4 when you start to know what Dan is painting

4 how the paintings connect with the music

Listen for ……

Music that might make you imagine pictures, such as:

4 the soaring and swirling sounds that The paint flies— and even lands on Dan’s hat and jacket—when he speed paints.

suggest flying in the music from the Harry Potter movie

4 music that sounds like a river flowing through the countryside in the piece called The Moldau (MOLE-dow)

The Concert Program Watch for painting during the music selections marked with a paintbrush.

Modest Mussorgsky 1839-1881

“A Salute to Ray Charles” arranged by Lee Norris “The Great Gate of Kiev” by Modest Mussorgsky

Where Do Ideas Come From?

“ Harry’s Wondrous World” from the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by John Williams

At the concert, you’ll see how music can inspire paintings. But guess what?

Paintings can inspire people to write music, too. During the performance, listen for the piece called “The Great Gate of Kiev” (pronounced KEE-ev).

Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky (mo-DEST muh-ZORK-skee) got the idea for this music after seeing a painting of a grand entrance to the Eastern European city of Kiev. Notice the royal, bold sounds from the brass instruments and try to imagine the gate to this beautiful old city.

The Moldau by Bed˘rich Smetana Candide Overture by Leonard Bernstein William Tell Overture (Finale) by Gioachino Rossini Theme from the movie Gladiator by Hans Zimmer and arranged by John Wasson “America the Beautiful” by Samuel Ward and arranged by Carmen Dragon

Meet Dan Dunn

Picture This The stage lights shine. The house lights dim. The musicians and their instruments are warmed up and set to play. And—hey, wait a minute! What’s that big blank canvas doing on stage? Well, it plays an important role at the concert, too. That’s because as the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) performs, you’ll see artist Dan Dunn speed painting pictures on that canvas to go with some of the music.

And the key word here is “speed.” Dan must finish his artwork before the music ends. The question is: Can he do it?

Two Types of Art The performance brings together two different types of art—music and painting. Music is art you hear and painting is art you see. They also differ in how they are created. To write music, composers use musical notes and tools like tempo (speed), dynamics (loudness or softness), and rhythm (patterns) to make interesting sounds. To create a painting, painters use colorful inks or paints and tools like brushes of various sizes.

Watch for

Dan was born ready to be an artist.

As a young boy, he went to art school and later he learned to draw caricatures (KAR-ikuh-cherz), which are funny or playful drawings of other people. Then about 12 years ago, he started speed painting— and he hasn’t slowed down since.

Dan has now splashed bright paint colors in 27 countries around the world. Dan might make it look easy, but, like playing a musical instrument, speed painting takes lots and lots of practice.

…

4 how Dan uses different brush strokes as well as his hands and fingers to paint

4 when you start to know what Dan is painting

4 how the paintings connect with the music

Listen for ……

Music that might make you imagine pictures, such as:

4 the soaring and swirling sounds that The paint flies— and even lands on Dan’s hat and jacket—when he speed paints.

suggest flying in the music from the Harry Potter movie

4 music that sounds like a river flowing through the countryside in the piece called The Moldau (MOLE-dow)

The Concert Program Watch for painting during the music selections marked with a paintbrush.

Modest Mussorgsky 1839-1881

“A Salute to Ray Charles” arranged by Lee Norris “The Great Gate of Kiev” by Modest Mussorgsky

Where Do Ideas Come From?

“ Harry’s Wondrous World” from the movie Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by John Williams

At the concert, you’ll see how music can inspire paintings. But guess what?

Paintings can inspire people to write music, too. During the performance, listen for the piece called “The Great Gate of Kiev” (pronounced KEE-ev).

Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky (mo-DEST muh-ZORK-skee) got the idea for this music after seeing a painting of a grand entrance to the Eastern European city of Kiev. Notice the royal, bold sounds from the brass instruments and try to imagine the gate to this beautiful old city.

The Moldau by Bed˘rich Smetana Candide Overture by Leonard Bernstein William Tell Overture (Finale) by Gioachino Rossini Theme from the movie Gladiator by Hans Zimmer and arranged by John Wasson “America the Beautiful” by Samuel Ward and arranged by Carmen Dragon

Be a Musical Artist!

You don’t have to be a speed painter to “picture” music. After the performance, listen to one of your favorite pieces of music and try drawing what you imagine or think of. It can be a person or a place. And don’t worry, you can finish after the music ends. Share your art and ideas with your friends and family.

Family Concert David M. Rubenstein Chairman Deborah F. Rutter President

75 Musicians Led by One Conductor At today’s concert, conductor Roger Kalia will lead approximately 75 members of the National Symphony Orchestra in playing the music.

The conductor is a person who leads the orchestra. Conductors generally use their right hand to tell the orchestra how fast to play and use their left hand to tell the musicians how loud or soft to play. Some use a slender white stick called a baton as they conduct.

At the concert, watch how the conductor communicates with the musicians.

Mario R. Rossero Senior Vice President, Education

Christoph Eschenbach Music Director National Symphony Orchestra Macy’s and Washington Gas are the proud sponsors of the NSO Family Concerts.

A Good Audience… n n

tays seated S S tays quiet

n n

Watches and listens carefully and claps

Have fun!

Wait! There’s More!

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo” One hour before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage in the Kennedy Center Atrium. A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

Kids’ Chat After the 4 p.m. performance, stick around to ask questions of the conductor and concert artists on stage.

Upcoming Family Concerts

Additional support for the NSO Family Concerts is provided by The Clark Charitable Foundation; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; an endowment from the Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; the U.S. Department of Education; and the Women’s Committee for the National Symphony Orchestra.

Major support for educational programs at the Kennedy Center is provided by David and Alice Rubenstein through the Rubenstein Arts Access Program.

Kennedy Center education and related artistic programming is made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.

Please plan to join us at next year’s National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, performed by the full NSO: Sunday, October 16, 2016—Cirque de Symphonie: Halloween Extravaganza Sunday, February 12, 2017— Joshua Bell in The Man with the Violin Sunday, May 21, 2017—Peter and the Wolf The NSO also presents full orchestra Young People’s Concerts for school groups in the Concert Hall each season during the school day for grades 3 through 6.

For more about NSO education programs, see www.kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed

Orchestra Interactive Enjoy an interactive exploration of orchestras, their instruments, and their music at the Perfect Pitch Web site at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org /perfectpitch

www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, an education program of the Kennedy Center.

Learn more about Education at the Kennedy Center at www.kennedy-center.org/education The contents of this Cuesheet have been developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education but do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education. You should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. © 2016 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

EX PLORE MORE !

Go to KC Connections on ARTSEDGE artsedge.kennedy-center.org/students/kc-connections

Presented in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall Roger Kalia, conductor with Dan Dunn, speed painter David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of the NSO.

Presenting Sponsor Performances for Young Audiences