The Institute 2012/13 Season Brochure

2012/13 SCHOOL PROGRAMS Make the Chicago Symphony Orchestra part of your school year!

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Introduce your students to the joy and excitement of classical music by participating in a school program of the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra!

On the following pages, you’ll find information about the many ways to connect with the orchestra in the concert hall, classroom and beyond.

EDUCATION CONCERTS

3 Very Special Promenades (grades K–3 and students of all ages with special needs)..................... 4–5 Hallowed Haunts (grades 4–5 and students of all ages with special needs)..................................... 6 Youth Concerts (grades 4–8 and students of all ages with special needs)......................................... 6 Once Upon a Symphony (preschool)...............................................................................................

TICKET PRICING AND ORDER INFORMATION .................................................................. 7 CLASSROOM ENHANCEMENTS

8 and Dream Out Loud.................................................................................... 9

CSO Docent Visits.........................................................................................................................

Orchestra Explorers®

HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS

10 (grades 9–12).................................................................................................. 10

CSO Education Open Rehearsals (grades 9–12)............................................................................

Beyond the Score®

CONCERTS AT-A-GLANCE ................................................................................................... 11

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ONCE UPON A SYMPHONY™ For information about ordering tickets to Once Upon a Symphony concerts, please see page 7.

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Performances each day at 10:15 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

Buntrock Hall, Symphony Center

Journey into the world of music with these multimedia concerts for very young children. Once Upon a Symphony weaves live music, vivid storytelling, sets, costumes and images created by the Chicago Children’s Theatre to create a unique and magical overture to the live music experience. This program supports children’s development as lifelong learners by cultivating skills such as problem solving, making connections, focus and self regulation, and self directed, engaged learning.

GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS Monday, November 5, 2012 Monday, November 19, 2012 Monday, January 14, 2013 One day, the brazen, young Goldilocks stumbles upon a quaint cottage, finds that the door is unlocked, and goes inside to explore.

Little does she know, the cottage belongs to three bears and they are on their way home!

ABIYOYO Friday, April 5, 2013 Friday, April 26, 2013 Monday, May 13, 2013

Free preparatory classroom visits are available. See page 8 for more information.

In this adaptation of the African folktale popularized by Pete Seeger, a magician father and musician son transform from outcasts to heroes by confronting the terrifying monster, Abiyoyo.

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VERY SPECIAL PROMENADES For information about ordering tickets to Very Special Promenades concerts, please see page 7.

Performances each day at 10:15 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

IT’S TIME TO PLAY: The Orchestra Alone Friday, December 7, 2012 MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA EDWIN OUTWATER conductor featuring selections from BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 HAYDN Symphony No. 94 (Surprise) TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4

One copy of Kidsbook magazine for each student and one CD of musical excerpts for each classroom are provided free of charge.

Free preparatory classroom visits by trained docents are available. See page 8 for more information.

Encounter the orchestra through one of the most enduring forms of music—the symphony.

Members of the CSO and Edwin Outwater demonstrate how orchestras capture the beauty, drama, energy and excitement of music that has dazzled and captivated audiences for hundreds of years! This concert will use cutting-edge image magnification technology to give the audience an up-close and personal look at all the instruments and musicians of the orchestra. Terrace seating is not available for this performance.

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K–3

NOW LET’S SING: The Orchestra + Voice

GET UP AND DANCE: The Orchestra + Movement

Friday, March 15, 2013

Friday, May 3, 2012

MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MEMBERS OF THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY CHORUS DUAIN WOLFE conductor

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ALASTAIR WILLIS conductor HUBBARD STREET 2 guest artists

featuring selections from RIMSKY-KORSAKOV “The Procession of the Nobles” from Mlada TCHAIKOVSKY Waltz from Eugene Onegin

featuring selections from STRAVINSKY The Firebird COPLAND Appalachian Spring

Dramatic storytelling and spectacular fantasy come alive when voices join the orchestra to make music. Duain Wolfe leads members of the CSO and voices from the Chicago Symphony Chorus in this program, which features exciting overtures, dramatic arias, comedic turns and choral fantasies!

Ballet combines music and dance to tell stories from around the world without using a single word. Conductor Alastair Willis and the CSO reveal the amazing ability of music to ignite our imaginations, with excerpts from some of the most memorable ballets of all time, including Stravinsky’s The Firebird and Copland’s Appalachian Spring.

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HALLOWED HAUNTS & YOUTH CONCERTS For information about ordering tickets to Hallowed Haunts and Youth Concerts, please see next page.

Performances each day at 10:15 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.

HALLOWED HAUNTS Friday, October 26, 2012 CIVIC ORCHESTRA OF CHICAGO ALASTAIR WILLIS conductor Join members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and conductor Alastair Willis for a spinechilling hour of Halloween fun at Symphony Center! Designed for students in grades 4 and 5, Hallowed Haunts features some of the spookiest music ever composed. Costumes are encouraged.

YOUTH CONCERTS In Fine Form Tuesday, April 30, 2013 Wednesday, May 1, 2013 Thursday, May 2, 2013 CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ALASTAIR WILLIS conductor Explore well-known musical forms and discover new ones as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and conductor Alastair Willis lead a whirlwind tour of the building blocks of a symphony orchestra concert. Overtures, symphonies, concertos, tone poems and theme and variations come alive in this delightful and educational program that will also feature the 2012 CSO Crain-Maling Foundation Youth Auditions winner performing a movement of a piano concerto.

One copy of The Beat magazine for each student and one CD of musical excerpts for each classroom are provided free of charge.

Free preparatory classroom visits by trained docents for Youth Concerts are available.

See page 8 for more information.

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CSO EDUCATION CONCERT TICKET PRICES & ORDER INFORMATION To order tickets to CSO Education Concerts, please complete and fax or mail the enclosed ticket order form. The ticket order form may also be found on cso.org/institute.

Seating for CSO Education Concerts is reserved by section only. Within each section, groups will be seated from front to back in the order in which they arrive.

BUNTROCK HALL Once Upon a Symphony*

General Admission

$10.00

*One complimentary chaperone ticket is provided for every 4 paid tickets.

Additional tickets are $20.

ORCHESTRA HALL

Very Special Promenades, Hallowed Haunts & Youth Concerts***

Terrace**

$8.50

Main Floor

$8.50

Box Seats

$10.50

Lower Balcony

$8.50

Upper Balcony

$7.00

Gallery

$5.00

**Terrace seating is located above and behind the stage. The seating provides the best view of the conductor. ***One complimentary chaperone ticket is provided for every 10 paid tickets.

Once Upon a Symphony performances last approximately 40 minutes.

Very Special Promendades , Hallowed Haunts and Youth Concert performances last approximately 55 minutes.

Orders will be accepted and filled as of June 1, 2012.

An electronic confirmation of your order will be sent within six weeks following receipt of the ticket order form. Phone orders are not accepted.

The deadline for requesting tickets to concerts in October through December, 2012 is Friday, September 7, 2012. The deadline for requesting tickets to concerts in January through May, 2013 is Friday, December 7, 2012.

All programs and dates are subject to change.

For questions about ordering tickets to CSO Education Concerts, please contact the Box Office at educationconcerts@cso.org, call 312-294-3076 or visit cso.org/institute .

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DOCENT PROGRAM PRESCHOOL–GRADE 8 The CSO Docent Program prepares students for an enjoyable and engaging experience at Once Upon a Symphony, Very Special Promenades and Youth Concerts. Using free preparatory materials produced by the Institute for Learning, Access and Training at the CSO, students will explore the repertoire to be performed on the selected concert, learn relevant music fundamentals and talk about appropriate concert etiquette.

DOCENT VISITS ARE FREE! Visit cso.org/docentprogram for more information.

THE DOCENT PROGRAM IS A PROJECT OF THE LEAGUE OF THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ASSOCIATION.

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CLASSROOM ENHANCEMENTS GRADES K–3 ORCHESTRA EXPLORERS ® curriculum offers multidisciplinary lesson plans and a Chicago Symphony Orchestra recording designed especially for kindergarten through third grade classroom teachers without a background in music. Curriculum materials introduce students to the musicians of the CSO while supporting instruction in a variety of subjects. Two volumes of materials are currently available: Stravinsky’s The Firebird and Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony.

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Orchestra Explorers materials are available free to teachers in the Chicago metropolitan area.

Please visit cso.org/orchestraexplorers to learn more and to request materials.

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A Learning and Access Program of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

LEADERSHIP FUNDING FOR ORCHESTRA EXPLORERS IS PROVIDED BY THE NEGAUNEE FOUNDATION. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY THE FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS.

THE Pastoral SYmPHONY A Journey in Beethoven’s World LEADERSHIP FUNDING FOR ORCHESTRA EXPLORERS IS PROVIDED BY THE NEGAUNEE FOUNDATION. ADDITIONAL SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY THE FIELD FOUNDATION OF ILLINOIS.

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GRADES 6–12 DREAM OUT LOUD utilizes the unique individual stories of Chicago Symphony Orchestra members to inspire young musicians to continue their musical studies and to stick with it during periods of challenge or frustration. Dream Out Loud offers a set of eye-catching posters, print and video profiles that tell each musician’s story.

For more information, or to request a free resource kit, please visit cso.org/dreamoutloud.

SUPPORTED IN PART BY:

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OPEN REHEARSALS & BEYOND THE SCORE ®

OPEN REHEARSALS

BEYOND THE SCORE

Provide your students with an up-close and personal look at how the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, guest conductors and guest artists prepare for a concert by attending a CSO Education Open Rehearsal. Intended for students in grades 9–12 with a serious interest in music, each rehearsal lasts approximately two and a half hours and features pieces to be performed that same week as part of the CSO main series. Following the rehearsal, students are invited to participate in a question and answer session with the conductor, guest artist and/or select members of the CSO.

Take your students Beyond the Score with one of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s multimedia explorations of some of the most important pieces in the classical repertory. Through historical context, period imagery, acting, live and recorded music examples, video footage and artfully designed graphic illustrations, Creative Director Gerard McBurney creates a uniquely imaginative and educational concert experience.

Following the presentation of Beyond the Score and a brief intermission, the audience returns to the hall with a newfound understanding to hear the work in full.

During the 2012/13 season, four rehearsals will be offered for students. For more information and to request admission, please visit cso.org/educationopenrehearsals.

Stravinsky The Rite of Spring

The number of students to be admitted is limited and reservations are required. Requests are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Friday, November 16, 2012, 1:30 p.m.

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHARLES DUTOIT conductor

Wagner: The Tristan Effect Friday, February 22, 2013, 1:30 p.m.

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ESA-PEKKA SALONEN conductor

Rimsky-Korsakov Sheherazade Friday, May 10, 2013, 1:30 p.m.

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MEI-ANN CHEN conductor To reserve tickets to Beyond the Score, please contact group sales directly at 312-294-3040 or groupsales@cso.org.

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CONCERTS AT-A-GLANCE ONCE UPON A SYMPHONY

PRESCHOOL MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2013 FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013 FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013 MONDAY, MAY 13, 2103 PERFORMANCES EACH DAY AT 10:15 A.M. AND 11:30 A.M.

VERY SPECIAL PROMENADES

GRADES K–3 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012 FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2013 FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013 PERFORMANCES EACH DAY AT 10:15 A.M. AND 12:00 P.M.

HALLOWED HAUNTS

GRADES 4–5 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012 10:15 A.M. AND 12:00 P.M.

YOUTH CONCERTS

BEYOND THE SCORE

GRADES 4–8

AGES 12 and up

TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013 WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2013 THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2012 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2013 FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2013

PERFORMANCES EACH DAY AT 10:15 A.M. AND 12:00 P.M.

PERFORMANCES EACH DAY AT 1:30 P.M.

Each year, the Institute for Learning, Access and Training at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra engages approximately 200,000 people through more than 25 programs and initiatives.

To find out more, please visit www.cso.org/institute.

Major support for the Institute is provided by Mr. and Mrs. Judson C. Green, Illinois Tool Works, Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., and The Negaunee Foundation.

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s School Programs are made possible in part by contributions to the Institute Annual Fund and by endowment gifts that provide support for Institute programs. For more information, contact the CSO Development office at 312-294-3100.

Lead support for the Institute’s Citizen Musician activities is provided by a generous grant from the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.

cso.org/institute • 312-294-3410