and the
WILD WIND SYMPHONY!
BYU WIND SYMPHONY
Conducted by Shawn Smith
11 AM, SAT. APRIL 12, 2025
CONCERT HALL (MB)
A NOTE FROM DAN BROWN (THE
COMPOSER)
Dear Readers,
Long before I wrote stories . . . I wrote music. My parents were both musicians and teachers, and I grew up practicing classical piano, singing in choirs, and attending LOTS of concerts. Music was a secret sanctuary for me as a child. It calmed me when I felt frustrated, was a trusted friend when I felt lonely, helped me express my joy when I was happy, and, best of all, sparked my creativity and imagination. Even now, I play piano every day— usually after I finish a long day of writing.
Music is a kind of storytelling, and the twenty-one orchestral movements in Wild Symphony—combined with their accompanying poems and illustrations—all work together (like a code, of sorts!) to tell a story . . . and reveal a funny or interesting side of an animal’s personality. If you listen carefully, you might be able to find each animal hiding in the music. Even better, every animal in this book will share with you a simple moral . . . a fun collection of “secrets to life” that will help you on your way.
I hope you have as much fun experiencing Wild Symphony as I had creating it.
Sincerely, Dan
About Dan Brown (born in 1974 in New Hampshire, now lives in Los Angeles)
Dan Brown—the man behind the #1 best-selling publishing phenomenon The Da Vinci Code—is known for exciting twists, turns, and surprises. His newest surprise, Wild Symphony, unveils the novelist as a lifelong musician and composer who was inspired at a young age by Peter and the Wolf, The Carnival of the Animals, and The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra.
THE PERCUSSION FAMILY
THE WOODWIND FAMILY
THE STRING FAMILY
THE BRASS FAMILY
Xylophone
Bass Drums
Crash Cymbals
String Bass
Timpani Drum
Triangle
Harp
Tambourine
Snare Drum
Cowbell
PICTURE SEARCH
Find these animals in this picture:
• Bat
• Frog
• Hippo
• Ostrich
• Armadillo
• Birds
• Bumblebee
• Kitten
• Mouse
• Boar
• Kangaroo
MAZE
The concert’s about to start, but the animals can’t find their instruments! Help them get through the maze so they can be ready to perform!
It’s storytime!
All the music that you heard today is based on the book “Wild Symphony” by Dan Brown. He was a composer first, and chose to write this book later on!
If you wrote a book about your favorite music, what would it be like? Draw your own book cover below!
What is the name of your cartoon book? Write it here:
WIND SYMPHONY WORD SEARCH
Words are hidden going across, backwards, up, down, and diagonally!
S
Dan Brown
Wind Symphony Mouse
Kangaroo Kittens
Hippo
Frog
Boar
Whale
Beetles
Cricket Horn
Bassoon
Saxophone
Cymbals
Xylophone
String Bass
Tympani
Harp
Trumpet
Woodwinds
Brass
Strings
Percussion
Conductor
JOIN US AT OUR FAMILY CONCERTS NEXT SEASON! PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR NOW! Tickets for each concert will become available three weeks before the concert date, at 10 a.m.
BYU PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Conducted by Nathan Haines
Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Concert Hall, Music Building
BYU Symphonic Band
Conducted by Nathan Seamons
Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, 11 a.m.
Concert Hall, Music Building
Look for updates about next year’s family concerts: familyconcerts.byu.edu
Attention Preschoolers and Parents!
The BYU Young Musicians Academy is a series of weekly music classes for preschool children and their parents. The program runs from September 2025–April 2026 and are held on Saturday mornings. Classes are available for children ages 20 months to 6 years old. Registration opens in April 2025. childrensmusic@byu.edu
SCAN TO ENTER TODAY’S DRAWING!
Please complete this feedback form before the concert starts for a chance to win your own copy of “Wild Symphony” by Dan Brown! We can’t wait to hear from you! Use your phone’s camera to scan the code. Then tap the link and our Google form will guide you from there!