MusiCurious 2017/18: All Grade Levels

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2017/18 EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF THE COLORADO SYMPHONY

GRADES 6-12

OPEN REHEARSALS 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.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS COST NOTES

SEP 13

10A-12:30P

SEP 20

10A-12:30P

OCT 11

10A-12P

OCT 18

10A-12:30P

NOV 1

10A-12:30P

NOV 15

10A-12:30P

NOV 29

10A-12:30P

JAN 17

10A-12:30P

JAN 31

10A-12:30P

FEB 14

10A-12:30P

FEB 28

10A-12:30P

MAR 14

10A-12:30P

APR 4

10A-12:30P

APR 18

10A-12:30P

MAY 9

10A-12P

MAY 23

10A-12:30P

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

Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Mozart Requiem Stravinsky Suite from The Firebird Mozart Symphony No. 41, “Jupiter” Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 Beethoven Symphony No. 4 Respighi The Pines of Rome Ravel Daphnis et Chloe Stravinsky The Rite of Spring Lutosławski Concerto for Orchestra Shostakovich Symphony No. 11 Brahms Symphony No. 2 Wagner The Ring of the Nibelung Mozart Overture to The Marriage of Figaro Mahler Symphony No. 1, “Titan”

PETITE MUSIQUE

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 Ugly Duckling, will delight young children, teachers, and parents.

COST $5 per child/adult DATES APR 3 Colorado Mountain Club APR 9 Swallow Hill Music APR 17 Town Hall Arts Center APR 27 Hampden Hall TIMES Two performances daily: 10:00am and 11:30am (45 minutes) NOTES For groups of 20 or more, the coordinating teacher attends free. Financial assistance is available.

GRADES 3-8

YOUTH CONCERTS Symphonic Time Travel Travel through time with your Colorado Symphony as we build the orchestra from its humble beginnings in the Baroque era of the 17th century through its growth during the Classical, Romantic, 20th Century, and Contemporary eras. Students will be guided through history using the orchestra as a sonic time machine! The orchestra will literally increase in size before their eyes as they learn the mechanics, engineering, and creative ingenuity behind some of the greatest symphonic music of all time. Historical timelines, fun orchestra and composer facts, and listening maps will be included with the Colorado State Music Standards and Common Core-aligned materials featuring this program’s repertoire, enabling classroom study in advance of the field trip. Make your reservations early!

SHOSTAKOVICH PACHELBEL HANDEL MOZART BEETHOVEN BERLIOZ JOHN WILLIAMS KHACHATURIAN CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS DATES TIMES COST NOTES

Polka from The Golden Age, Op. 22 Canon in D Hornpipe from Water Music Overture to The Marriage of Figaro Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 March to the Scaffold from Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 Scherzo for X-Wings from The Force Awakens “Sabre Dance” from Gayane Music, History NOV 7, 8, 14 JAN 9, 10, 23, 24 Two performances daily: 9:50am and 11:15am (50 minutes) $5 per student/adult For groups of 20 or more, the coordinating teacher attends free. Financial assistance is available.

Drums of the World Youth Concert Take a trip around the world with the Colorado Symphony’s world-class percussionists creating exciting rhythms with drums and other surprising percussion instruments.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS Music, History, Social Studies DATE NOV 28 TIMES Two performances 9:50am and 11:15am (50 minutes) COST $5 per student/adult NOTES For groups of 20 or more, the coordinating teacher attends free. Financial assistance is available.

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GRADES PRE K-12

IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING 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.

Once Upon A Time

Grades Pre K-5 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

Music of Life

Grades 3-5 This imaginative, integrated arts program highlights the relationships between music and life sciences. Eco-systems and metamorphosis are combined with music concepts of theme and variations, and melodic development. This program combines well with Once Upon A Time: Aesop’s Times Two for Grades Pre K-2.

Mathnotes

Grades 3-5 An innovative and popular integrated arts program highlighting the relationships between music and mathematics. Combines well with Once Upon A Time: The Steadfast Tin Soldier for Grades Pre K-2.

Supermusic!

Grades 6-12 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.

Classical Kitchen Sink

Grades 6-12 This thought-provoking program explores the development of classical music through a historical timeline and can incorporate multimedia elements highlighting art and architecture that help define each major historical period.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS Music, Language Arts, Math, Science, History COST $400-$600 for 2 back-to-back performances NOTES Financial assistance is available. Not all programs can be combined.

Master Mentors

Grades K-12 This highly flexible program provides support for music students of any grade. At the request of the teacher, Colorado Symphony musician 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 Music COST $120 per hour per Colorado Symphony Teaching Artist NOTES Financial assistance is available.

Photos: Brandon Marshal

RESERVE TO DAY

Make a Reservation For any of the Colorado Symphony’s MUSICURIOUS programs, please visit coloradosymphony.org/musicurious to reserve online. For any questions, contact Education Coordinator Shari Myers.

Shari Myers, Education Department 303.534.0755 | smyers@coloradosymphony.org

Financial Assistance Financial assistance is available for student scholarships or transportation costs.

Please visit coloradosymphony.org/musicurious to submit your reservation.

Once the school type is selected, the fields to fill in information required to receive financial assistance will be added in the form.

Thank You for Your Generous Support The AJL Charitable Foundation Nancy Ball Ralph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust Nathan B. & Florence R. Burt Foundation Cherry Hills Cultural Associates Collage Giving Fund Colorado Symphony Guild, Inc. Dr. John A. and Mrs. Jane H. Coppola The Denver Foundation Denver Post Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund ECA Foundation Mr. Billy Harris and Ms. Linda Purcell Mr. Jon Isenhart Kinder Morgan Foundation

MUSICURIOUS

Malone Family Foundation Ms. Carla McWilliams Henry B. Mohr Parker Foundation PeyBack Foundation Walter S. Rosenberry, III Trust Scientific & Cultural Collaborative Singer F. Foundation TEGNA Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Howard Turetzky U.S. Bank Community Development U.S. Bank Foundation Ms. Lynne Valencia Verizon Wireless R.A. Zimmerman

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

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