Colorado Symphony Education Brochure 2019/20

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RESERVATIONS OPEN AUG 1, 2019

2019/20 EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF THE COLORADO SYMPHONY

OPEN REHEARSALS

GRADES 6-12

Experience your Colorado Symphony as they rehearse and prepare for an upcoming concert. This program offers an opportunity to observe the orchestra at work and will especially engage middle and high school band and orchestra students. Please visit coloradosymphony.org/musicurious for details.

COST TAKE NOTE

$5 per student/adult For groups of 20 or more, the coordinating teacher attends free. Financial assistance is available.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS OCT 3

9:30 A.M.- 12:00 P.M.

NOV 21 9:30 A.M. -12:00 P.M. JAN 23 9:30 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. JAN 30 10:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. FEB 6

9:30 A.M.-12:00 P.M.

MAR 5

9:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

APR 15

10:00 A.M.- 12:30 P.M.

MAY 7

9:30 A.M.– 12:00 P.M.

Music, Literature, Social Studies TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4 TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 GILBERT & SULLIVAN The Pirates of Penzance DEBUSSY La Mer STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben, “A Hero’s Life” HOLST The Planets ELGAR Enigma Variations

PETITE MUSIQUE: THE THREE PIGS

Take Note

All repertoire subject to change.These are working rehearsals. Some pieces of music listed may not be rehearsed on the particular date. Compositions featuring guest artists and vocalists will likely not have the soloists or chorus present.

AGES 0-7

This specially designed program introduces the instruments of the orchestra to very young children in venues throughout the metro area. Our 16-piece orchestra and narrator perform an interactive program which incorporates storytelling, singing, and movement with music. This year’s program, The Three Pigs, will delight young children, teachers, and parents alike!

COST TIMES TAKE NOTE

$5 per child/adult Two performances daily: 10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. (45 minutes) For groups of 20 or more, the coordinating teacher attends free. Financial assistance is available.

APR 27

Denver Coliseum Colorado Mountaineering Club Boettcher Concert Hall Hampden Hall

APR 28

Swallow Hill Music

OCT 19 APR 13 APR 14

NEW SENSORY FRIENDLY CONCERTS

ALL AGES

We believe strongly in access and inclusion. That is why our Sensory Friendly Concerts are specifically designed for people with memory loss, autism, Down syndrome, sensory processing disorder, and other conditions that might cause them to feel uncomfortable at concerts. Additionally, these relaxed performances are designed to be a shared experience with family members and caregivers.

DEC 7 SAT 1:30 P.M. MAR 7 SAT 1:30 P.M. COST

McElwain Elementary School, 1020 Dawson Drive Denver, CO Hampden Hall, 1000 Englewood Pkwy, Englewood, CO $5 per person (All ages)

GRADES 3-8

YOUTH CONCERTS

Ludwig van Beethoven is having a birthday celebration and you’re invited! Join the Colorado Symphony as we imagine which of Beethoven’s friends would celebrate with him. Students will hear music by the birthday boy himself, by composers who influenced him, and by composers who were affected by him. Get your party hats ready and make your reservations early!

TIMES

Two performances daily: 9:50 A.M. and 11:15 A.M. (50 minutes)

COST TAKE NOTE

$5 per student/adult For groups of 20 or more, the coordinating teacher attends free. Financial assistance is available.

BEETHOVEN HAYDN BRAHMS BEETHOVEN WAGNER ELGAR BERLIOZ BEETHOVEN KEVIN PUTS WILLIAMS

Symphony No. 5 (1st movement) Symphony No. 94, “Surprise” (2nd movement) Symphony No. 1 (4th movement) Symphony No. 9 (4th movement) The Flying Dutchman (Overture) Enigma Variations (Nimrod) Symphonie fantastique (3rd movement) Symphony No. 6, “Pastorale” (1st movement) Inspiring Beethoven “The Raiders March”

BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 (4th movement)

CONCERT DATES

You’re Invited!

BEETHOVEN’S BIRTHDAY YOUTH CONCERTS NOV 19 JAN 15 JAN 28 JAN 29 FEB 11 FEB 12

DRUMS OF THE WORLD YOUTH CONCERT Take a trip around the world with the Colorado Symphony’s world-class percussionists as they create exciting rhythms with drums and other surprising percussion instruments.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS DATE TIMES COST

Music, History, Social Studies DEC 3 Two performances 9:50 A.M. and 11:15 A.M. (50 minutes) $5 per student/adult

LINK UP DATE

GRADE 4 & 5 MAY 13 11:15 A.M.

Link Up gives 4th and 5th grade students the opportunity to explore music through a year long curriculum of classroom activities in support of the culminating concert where students perform with the Colorado Symphony at Boettcher Concert Hall! Teachers receive materials developed by Carnegie Hall and are guided through the program with a training session led

by Colorado Symphony Teaching Artists.

The orchestra sings when its musicians play melodies on their instruments. Through the Link Up repertoire, hands-on activities, and a culminating interactive performance with a professional orchestra, we will discover how the orchestra sings.

Please contact us at musicurious@coloradosymphony.org for more information

COLORADOSYMPHONY.ORG/MUSICURIOUS

IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING

GRADES PRE K-12

A Colorado Symphony small ensemble will visit your school to present a program of music integrated with language arts, math, or science. Choose from the options below, including available program combinations that can serve all grades.

GRADES PRE K-5

ONCE UPON A TIME

These storytelling programs introduce students to classical music, instruments, or the orchestra, and support language arts instruction. See below for program combinations that can serve all grades.

GRADES PRE K-2

Aesop Times Two: The Tortoise and the Hare & The Boy Who Cried Wolf The Steadfast Tin Soldier, Audrey and the Amazing Violin

GRADES 3-5

Tunji and the Giant, Paul Bunyan

GRADES 3-5

MUSIC OF LIFE

This imaginative, integrated arts program highlights the relationships between music and life sciences. Ecosystems and metamorphosis are combined with music concepts of theme, variations, and melodic development.

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This program can be combined with Once Upon A Time: Aesop’s Times Two for Grades Pre K-2, at no extra cost.

GRADES 3-5

M AT H N OT E S

An innovative and popular integrated arts program highlighting the relationships between music and mathematics.

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This program can be combined with Once Upon A Time: The Steadfast Tin Soldier for Grades Pre K-2, at no extra cost.

GRADES 6-12

SUPERMUSIC!

In this engaging program, students learn how composers effectively use leitmotif, themes, textures, and rhythms to support film and television narratives. This program features music of such great film composers as John Williams, Klaus Badelt, Howard Shore, and Danny Elfman.

CURRICULUM CONNECTION COST TAKE NOTE

Music, Language Arts, Math, Science, History $400-$800 for 2 back-to-back performances Financial assistance is available. Not all programs can be combined.

GRADES K-12

M A S T E R M E N TO R S

This highly flexible program provides support for music students of any grade. At the request of the teacher, Colorado Symphony Teaching Artists lead instrument demonstrations, listening/singing/movement workshops, coachings for band/orchestra students, advice for students interested in pursuing a career in the musical performing arts, composition/ improvisation, or another specific request.

CURRICULUM CONNECTION COST TAKE NOTE

Music $120 per hour per Colorado Symphony Teaching Artist Financial assistance is available.

Photos: Brandon Marshall

RESERVE TODAY

MAKE A RESERVATION For any of the Colorado Symphony’s MUSICURIOUS programs, please visit coloradosymphony.org/musicurious to reserve online.

Questions, contact: musicurious@coloradosymphony.org

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE Financial Assistance is available for student scholarships or transportation costs. To apply, please select the prompt within the reservation form following the -School Information- section. Reservation forms located at coloradosymphony.org/musicurious.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT Mr. Anthony and Mrs. Nancy Accetta Ralph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust The Denver Post Community Foundation Dresner Foundation Evan D. Ela-Collins Cockrel & Cole, P.C. Fine Arts Foundation Joan M. French The Fries Foundation Genesee Mountain Foundation

Mr. Jason Golden Mr. Billy Harris and Ms. Linda Purcell HHSB Family Fund Ms. Maria D. Irivarren Liberty Global Inc Malone Family Foundation Margulf Foundation Henry B. Mohr Ms. Cintra Pollack

MUSICURIOUS

Schramm Foundation Scientific & Cultural Collaborative Strengthening Neighborhoods Fund Symphony Kids Rock Verizon Wireless Walter Family Foundation The Nancy S. & Earl L. Wright Foundation