Christmas Tiny Tots Print Program

CHRISTMAS 2019

WELCOME TO TINY TOTS! Children are welcome to move during the program. Feel free to let little ones get up, dance, and participate in the interactive moments.

Adults are expected to remain seated throughout the program unless there is an emergency.

Some instruments are quite fragile. Please do not touch (or let a child touch) a musician's instrument unless the musician offers for you to do so.

Have any questions, comments, or concerns? Find a volunteer or staff member in a Tiny Tots or Inside the Orchestra shirt and we'll be happy to help!

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ABOUT US Inside the Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We firmly believe that introducing children to the world of music and the arts at a young age strengthens not only that child, but the community as a whole.

In order to be inclusive of all children, we have a completely open door policy, thus providing experiences that are otherwise unavailable to many children, communities, and schools.

OUR MAIN PROGRAMS Our programs get children inside the orchestra by seating them on the floor and surrounding them with professional musicians and performers. Programs include diverse music and feature guest artists from other cultural organizations.

Tiny Tots Designed for children six and under. Tiny Tots seats the audience inside of a 30+ piece orchestra. Programs are held in locations all around the Denver metro area, from Parker to Boulder and in between.

Inside the Orchestra for Schools

A 14-16 piece orchestra outreach program for k-8 schools. The repertoire and approach to learning are designed to support and enhance school curricula. We offer this program in English and Spanish/English bilingual formats.

Inside the Orchestra offers programs for children with Sensory Processing Disorder in partnership with the Autism Society, programs for home school students in kindergarten through 8th grade, and - for the grownups - we have one exciting adults-only event per year, this year on May 8th at Mile Hi Station.

Find out more about all of our programs: InsidetheOrchestra.org

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Every single dollar makes a difference, and we will always tell you exactly how your generosity impacted a child's life.

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It's for: It’s for access.

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It's for connection.

It’s for a child’s joy.

It’s for a lifetime.

Thank you card from elementary student, Maxwell

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“In my 21 years as an educator I have experienced a lot of very strong programs brought into schools and can confidently state that Inside the Orchestra is by far the best experiences I have seen.”

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REPERTOIRE TO BE SELECTED FROM it's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

Meredith Wilson

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Johnny Marks* Singalong Toy Symphony

Leopold Mozart*

Frosty the Snowman Singalong

Jack Rollins and Steve Nelson*

You're A Mean One Mr. Grinch

Albert Hague and Theodor*

Featuring Central City Opera

Geisel

Polar Express

Glen Ballard and Alan Silvestri

Jingle Bell Rock

Joe Beal and Jim Boothe*

Nutcracker The Reed Flutes (Mirlitons)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Sugar Plum Fairy Featuring dancers from Ballet Ariel or Colorado Ballet Academy

Jingle Bells Singalong

James Lord Pierpont*

The Christmas Song

Mel Torme and Robert Wells

Featuring Central City Opera

Feliz Navidad

José Feliciano*

Sleigh Ride

Leroy Anderson

*Denotes music was additionally arranged or edited by our very own Conductor Dan.

PROGRAM NOTES IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS This song was first written and recorded in 1951. The original Perry Como version is still the most famous and had over 87 million streams as of June 2019. This piece will get you into the festive mood at the start of the concert and will feature our brass section.

RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER All of Santa's reindeer, except for Rudolph, first appeared in "’Twas the Night Before Christmas," written in 1823, but Rudolph wasn’t created until 1939. Johnny Marks wrote this famous song based on the story of Rudolph 10 years later in 1949. Singalong with our orchestra during this classic Christmas tune.

TOY SYMPHONY No one knows for sure who wrote this piece. Some say it was written by the accomplished composer Joseph Haydn while others think it was Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus’ less famous brother. Make your own silly musical sounds with us and then listen and look for the toys being played around the orchestra.

FROSTY THE SNOWMAN Frosty the Snowman was written in 1950, a year after Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer premiered to great success. The songwriters were trying to create another popular Christmas hit and they definitely succeeded! Sing along with the orchestra during this piece.

YOU'RE A MEAN ONE, MR. GRINCH The lyrics for this song were composed by Dr. Suess himself for the original Grinch movie in 1966. Did you know that the original singer of this song is the same person who did the Tony the Tiger voice for the Frosted Flakes commercials? Listen as a singer from Central City Opera joins us for this piece.

POLAR EXPRESS The Polar Express soundtrack, from the movie premiered in 2004, is the bestselling holiday movie soundtrack ever written. Help us get the train started by playing your train whistles or giving us your best choo choo sound.

CONT. JINGLE BELL ROCK Jingle Bell Rock was released in 1957 and holds the record for the longest wait to get on the Hot 100 Top 10 song list – it finally made it onto the top 10 in January of 2019. It’s your turn to rock and shimmy like jingle bells now!

THE NUTCRACKER The Nutcracker is one of Tchaikovsky’s most famous works and is based on “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” story by E. T. A. Hoffman. Watch as dancers join us during Dance of the Reed Flutes or Sugar Plum Fairy and then it will be your turn to dance like a ballerina during the next. On the 7th, we’ll be joined by Ballet Ariel and on the 14th and 21st we’ll welcome the Colorado Ballet Academy.

JINGLE BELLS This piece was written by James Pierpont in the 1850s. It is said he was inspired by horse-drawn sleigh races that were a tradition in the town where he lived. Fun fact: this was the first piece performed in outer space! Have fun singing along with the orchestra.

THE CHRISTMAS SONG This song was actually written on a blistering hot summer day. Robert Wells started listing out wintery things to help him get into the mood to write a Christmas song and those became the opening lyrics. Our guest from Central City Opera will join us again for this piece.

FELIZ NAVIDAD Feliz Navidad is 8th on the list of all-time best-selling Christmas/holiday digital singles and is one of the top 25 most played and recorded Christmas songs in the whole world according to ASCAP. Pull out your Rudolph jingle bell instruments and follow our conductor as you play along with the orchestra.

SLEIGH RIDE The Wheels on the Bus was published in 1939 and is a popular song all around the world. It has been translated into several languages. Sing and make the motions along with our orchestra.

CONDUCTOR Dan Leavitt

Dan has a Master of Arts in Music from the University of Denver. He has written over 500 arrangements that are played all over the world.

Dan has taught at the University of Colorado Boulder, Metropolitan State University, Colorado Christian University and Cherry Creek High School.

He is currently the conductor of the Mercury Ensemble and has conducted the Colorado Ballet and the Denver Municipal Band. Dan has performed with numerous artists and ensembles such as Andrea Bocelli, Barry Manilow, Ray Charles, John Denver, Bob Hope, The Canadian Brass, The Irish Tenors, Mannheim Steam Roller, Aaron Copland, The Denver Brass, Denver Chamber Orchestra, Colorado Chamber Players, Central City Opera, and The Colorado Symphony.

He has performed four times for Presidents of the US. He has recorded with the Colorado Symphony, The Boulder Brass, Rare Silk, and can be heard on Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman by Joan Tower. He has a passion for conducting, performing, composing, and music education.

TEACHING ARTIST Maggy Stacy Maggy Stacy is a Teaching Artist with DCPA Education and works to develop skills, confidence, and creativity in young people through the performing arts and arts integration. Maggy also works as an acting and public speaking coach, audio book narrator, and performer in the Denver Metro area.

PERFORMERS VIOLIN Lynne Glaeske Reinier Knetsch Steve Erickson Annamaria Karacson Lila Woolman Kathy Thayer Lionel Young Ingrid Peoria Leslie Sawyer Takanori Sugishita  Susie Peek Hong An VIOLA James Shaw Sarah Richardson Michael Sabatka Matthew Diekman CELLO Wayne Templeman Jennifer Fouse Anna Leavitt

CONTRABASS Mike Fitzmaurice Andy Holmes Jason Thompson Robin Olschner

TROMBONE Jeff Craig Paul Naslund Andrew Wolfe Greg Harper

FLUTE Valerie Johnson

TUBA Mike Dunn

OBOE Kim Brody Noah Kay

PERCUSSION Mark Foster

CLARINET Mary Jungerman BASSOON Greg Brown JJ Sechan TRUMPET Derek McDonald Patrick Tillery HORN Devon Park Ron Torp Sue McCullough Sarah Ford

DANCER - Ballet Ariel Jennifer Kuhn DANCERS- Colorado Ballet Academy Ashlyn Hammond Chloe Koutroulis Rebecca Ford Grace Maynard SINGER Chad Reagan Erik Angerhofer

COMMUNITY SUPPORT The board of directors, staff, and musicians at Inside the Orchestra would like to express our deepest appreciation to the individuals, corporations, government entities, associations, and foundations who contribute to make our programming possible for children throughout metro Denver. Donations listed below occurred last season, between the dates of June 30, 2018 and July 1, 2019.

Associations & Schools

Government

Children's Garden Montessori School CMS Community School Dennison Elementary Denver Public Library Driven to Serve Holm Elementary Independence Elementary International School of Denver Knapp Elementary Peakview Elementary Rocky Mountain Prep Stevens Elementary Stott Elementary

City of Aurora City of Denver Colorado Creative Industries Denver Arts and Venues SCFD: Adams County SCFD: Arapahoe County SCFD: Boulder County SCFD: Denver County SCFD: Douglas County SCFD: Jefferson County

Corporations

Foundations

Armidas Avendi Promotions Cherry Creek Capital Children's Eye Physicians Colcannon Copilot.com Dashing Maids Denver Center for Birth and Wellness Denver Art Museum Do Re Mi Lessons Fit4Mom KTK Contracting Littleton Ballet Academy Megan Mayfield, Real Estate Agent with Compass Platt Park Children's Center Primrose School at Colorado Station Revenue River Strange Craft Brewery The Family Jones Twinkle Together Y.Lo Epicure

AmazonSmiles Foundation Anschutz Family Foundation Bartholic Family Foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies Bowen Family Performing Arts Fund Community First Foundation Donnell-Kay Foundation Paul and Elaine Campbell Family Charitable Fund

COMMUNITY SUPPORT Individuals Whitney and Matt Adams Nancy Admire John and Diane Alge Lisa and Dax Altenburg Jeff Althaus and Amanda Daume Jacqueline and Michael Altreuter Gerrie Alvarez Melissa Alvino Kathryn Anderson Susan Anderson Mary Ann Loeffler Linda Barker Pamela Barsam Brown Chianne Bartelt Garrett Barter Tom Base Emily Bates Sam Battan Phyllis Batty Sara and Rob Bayless Deborah Beasley Matt Becker Leonard Behrens Rachel Beisel Judy Bennett Ilene Bergsmann Cheryl Berning Lisa Betthauser Chris Bevilacqua Ron Bland Patricia Blum Joel Bogen and Susan Borgos Megan Bolitho John Bosley Dr. Tamara Bourda Paige and Chuck Bower Bonnie Boyer Katie Brandenburg Vaughn Brandenburg Katie Brandyberry Jeanine Branting Laura and Will Braunstein William Brett Sarah Brewer Annie Brummett Rena Brunner Kristi Buchanan Cutler

Gregory Cairns Myra and Thomas Entzminger Denise and Kim Camacho Adriana Estrella Stephanie Capelle Pepper Evans Jennifer Cappeto Victoria Evans Joan Caranna Catherine Evans Lisa Cashman Scott Fahl Christa and Matt Cecere Jennifer and William Feinberg Molly Chafetz Alexandra Fields Christopher Chan Amanda Finger Emily Chang Susan Fino Jennifer Chikuma Lindsay Fitzpatrick Carol Childs Anne and David Fornari Karen Choquette Allison Forsman Stephanie Chubb Susan Fox Carolyn Chung Pamela Franklin Catherine Cichon Joan French Mary Cipollone and Chad Cookinham Linda Frizzell Megan Clark Nick Frizzell Josi Coleman Gerry Furlong Rebecca Collins Megan Gallagher Lynne Connor Rosie Garner Ginny Conwick Tom Garretson María Corral Diana Garrett Betsy Costello Shannon Geis Kat Covell Naji Ghorayeb Serena Cowell Linda Giles Jeff Craig Judy Girardot Krischel Crawley Remy Glorso-McCabe Meredith Cullar Karen Godt Boyd Dailey Margo Goetz David Pincus Cara Goman Chelsea Davis Philip Good and Kari Dayton Christine Carcano Leslie DeCoster Sara Goodall Joey Denoncourt Kristi Goodman Chris Dillis Susann J. Gordon Elizabeth Dillon Annie Gough James and FloraJane Dirienzo Jason and Rebecca Green Vera Divenyi KVG Tisha Doppler Andrew Green Meg Druyor Shannon Greer Mansi Dua Melissa and Christopher Peter Dunne Griffith Alex and Heather Early Stacie Grueser Desiree Edwards Marisa Guerin Beth Ells Russell Guibord Antonio Parés and Emily Elsenbast Parés

COMMUNITY SUPPORT Individuals, cont.

Sheila Guinn Jeanne Guischard Joe and Cathy Gunderson Lindsey Guthals Jennifer Haas Andy Hackbarth Elizabeth and Neil Hailstone Marc Hall Gina Hander Janey Hanley Pamela Hansen The Hare Family Lauren and Ben Harrison Jan Hart Pat Hart Mary Hartman Elizabeth Hartsel Marcy Haskell Gary and Kristin Hathaway June and Errol Haun Paula Jo Hegewald Josephine Hehnke Norma Heinschel Pat Heiserman Myra Hellbusch Erin Hellstrom Jo Lynne Henderson Marc Herschberger Larry and Jacqueline Hersman Connie Hess Carol Hess Susie Hickman Gregory Hicks Tyler Hicks-Wright Ali Hicks-Wright Janine Higgins Tamara Hill Brendon Hofsetz Karen Holden Marion Honemann Beverly Howell Marion Howley Surilda Hudson Linda Huff Kate Huffman Yukiko Hunter Jody Igo Jason Igo Amelia Iraheta Kaci Irving

Ruth Irwin Paula and Toby Jackson Karen Jaeger Collins Erica Jaffe Mary Jo Rodeno Jane Johnson Virginia Johnson Ellie Johnson Grace and David Johnson Valerie Johnson Sarah Johnson Dottie Johnson Carol Johnson Jean Jones Karee Justice Bondy Lois Kahn Patty Kanouff Daniel Katz Pamela Kay Jeff Keacher Cristyn Kelly Jennifer Kemp Keith and Jeanne Kerr Dave and Judy Kersten Elizabeth Kessler David Kieffer Soo Kim Sherlyn Kirk Tero Greg and Laura Kishiyama Michael and Wendy Klein Katie and Brian Knecht Natalie and Tim Koehler Koehler Family Carol Koser Addie Koyonos Joellen Kralik Christie Kramer Carole Kramer Dayna Kranker Marybeth Krivak Jessica Land Joseph and Theresa Lanigan Lisa Latici Lizzie Lebedz Marck Lois Leder Paul Lee Kathryn Lester Gretchen Levy Robin and Clifford Levy Diane Lewis

Alex Lewis Michael Liao Stephanie Lockwood Zachary Loew Vanessa Louis Virginia Love Megan Lucero Robert Maack Phyllis Madden Emily Maeda Kerry Maiorca Linda Manassee Buell Molly Marienthal Carol Mark Kelley Markowitz Karen Mascia Woodie Matheny Stearns Denise Mathias Ellen Mattingly and Richard Knapp Shelby Mattingly Dave Mauro and Maura McGrath Megan Mayfield Samantha Mcdermott Janalee McDonald McNeill Family Nicole Meade Callista and Patrick Medland Sarah Metzer Gordon Meurer Angie Michalik Don Mikulka Devon Miller Shelie Miller Deanna Mitchell Katie Mongovan Natalie Morrow Gary and Barbara Morse Rich Moser Mark and Jeanne Muenchau Kathryn Myers Matt Nagy Carol Anne Nelson Joshua and Elise Neugebauer Rev. Duane and Margie Neugebauer Iola Neumayer Ginna Newton Devon Niebur Mark Niebur Amy Nishioka

COMMUNITY SUPPORT Individuals, cont.

Kathleen O'Brien Annette Orford Michelle Ostrowski Alexandra Overbeck Kristen Padberg Diane Page Faro Palazzolo Dana Palmer Nicolas Parés Lynn and Armando Parés Adam Parez Deborah Parker Lindsay Parker Pat Patrick Kelly Pederson Justin Perkins Mark Perry Katie Peters Vicki and David Pierce Sondra Plachy Joshua Plotkin Jean and Noah Plotkin Leah Podzimek Tracy Pollock Luis Ponce Michelle and Cody Pool Evelyn Price Stacey Pyeatt Bo Quan Samantha Rabins Lisa and Ron Ramirez Hae Ran Lim The Reeds Rob Rehburg and Derek Smith Carl and Kaye Rehburg Brianna Reis Allie Reitz Gabrielle Richmond Kevin, Jess, Lily, and Riley Raymond Rivera Margaret Roath Linda Roberts Roseann Rohrback Alia Rolwood Andrew Ross Steve Ross Karen Rothberg Diane Rothers Marsha Rothman Brian Rowles

Joyce Rubin Maureen Russell Megan Ryan Hitender Sabharwal Doris and Hari Sachanandani Peter Salmon Sarah Schaefer Jodie Schenck Candy Schoeneberger David and Shannon Scrivner The Shelbovics Penny Shelby Wen Shen Lynn Sierras-Krone Karen Sirota Amanda Skrzypchak and Ryan Frizzell Rebecca Smith Carter Danielle Smith Kohl Smith Candy and Ray Smith Paul Smith Jennifer Smith Kellyn and Jeff Smith Sean Smith and Jillian Wohlfarth Matt Sodnicar Mark Somanader and Leah Raulerson Chris Soper Janet Spomer Ale Spray Elizabeth Stauter Julie Stauts Lisa Steffen Brooke Stern Mark Stevens John-Michael Stilb Judy Still Sarah Stone Erin Strawn Dede Strom Sarah and Sean Strong Gregory Stump Erin Joy Swank Andrea Swenson Sarah Takimoto Valerie and Daniel Taron JoAnn Taylor Thida Thant Joy Thomasma

Joseph Thompson Lauren Thompson Colleen Thompson Michael Tice Deb Tinsley Deborah Torp Eric Trujillo Debbie Tuttle Paola Urgiles Idalia Valero Alvina Vasquez Jim Vaughn Jan Veranth Carole Vieregg Tess Vigil Mary and Julio Villalba Richard von Luhrte Susan Walker and Steven Smith Bernard and Terry Walker Sarah Walker Josh Walker Kelly and Jason Waltrip Lance Ward Sue Waters Colleen Watkins Jennifer Wentworth Cia Wenzel Wilhelmina Werner Carl Wesch Andrea Weule Sheree Weverstad Britt and Gilad Wilkenfeld The Colorado Wilsons Regina Windsor Shawn and Steve Wine Janice Wise Carolyn Wold Patricia Wooldridge Elizabeth Workman Gregg Yamane Nathan Young Tracy Zabel Scott and Rebecca Zarret Mel Zeman

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