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Welcome to the 2017 TSO Education Program The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra engages Tasmanians of all ages and backgrounds in a wide array of activities to make music an integral part of their lives. Through numerous education, artistic training, and community engagement programs and events, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra works to fulfil many of our community’s needs.
Why support TSO Education and Training? Music has the power to change lives. The TSO Education Fund enables thousands of people to experience unique musical programs and events. Resources and workshops for teachers help educators build on the concert experience and integrate music into their everyday classroom plans. And the TSO’s distinct range of artistic training programs helps prepare young artists for professional opportunities in music. Please support your community through a gift to the TSO Education Fund. Your generosity guarantees that orchestral music and training is available, and enjoyable, to audiences of today and tomorrow.
Principal Partner
The a Symphony Orchestra is proud to be a member.
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The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and the Tasmanian Government through the Minister for the Arts, and the Tasmanian Icon Program.
MINI TSO PRESENTS
KINDY CLASSICS
Tuesday 28 March 10am & 11.30am Monday 3 April 10am & 11:30am
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PREP + 1
Move, groove and sing lots of songs with Mini TSO at this wildly entertaining concert. Come to know the instruments of the orchestra and hear them play loads of great music.
Duration 45 mins TSO Studio Hobart
Held in the TSO Studio, Kindy Classics brings you close to the action and immerses you in the wonderful world of music-making.
All tickets $5
Be prepared for symphonies, songs and surprises!
(enter via Federation Concert Hall foyer)
Bookings:
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S I R S C A L LY WAG AND THE GOLDEN U N D E R PA N TS Tuesday 16 May 11.30am Duration 50 mins Federation Concert Hall All tickets $7
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2-4
If you think that losing a sock in the wash is a big deal, spare a thought for poor King Colin who has lost his golden underpants, the source of all his power. A king without power (and a cold bottom) is not a good thing, so six-year-old Sir Scallywag and his loyal steed Doofus are summoned to put things right. Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants, by awardwinning children’s author Giles Andreae, comes to life in a concert that combines music, storytelling and projected images. Music educator and composer Paul Rissmann narrates this tale of courage and determination. Will Sir Scallywag survive his quixotic quest? Will King Colin be reunited with the royal undergarment? Come along and find out but be warned: concert includes audience participation! Bookings:
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M AG I C OF MERLIN Wednesday 17 May 11.30am Duration 50 mins Federation Concert Hall All tickets $7
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3-6
Paul Rissmann joins the TSO as presenter, composer and narrator to perform Merlin, his work inspired by the legend of the boy wizard, Merlin. Students play an integral part in the music and participate at key moments in the work. Lyrics will be projected on the big screen and everything needed to prepare students will be available as a digital resource. Join Paul Rissmann as he unveils the secrets hidden in music in a program that also includes works by Strauss, Beethoven, Grieg and John Williams.
Bookings:
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S Y M P H O N I C S U P E R S TA R S
THE MIGHTY HANDFUL!
Balakirev, Cui, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky and Borodin changed the course of Western classical music when they joined forces to create the Russian school of composition. Join the TSO for a program of Russian folksong, exotic tales and orchestral brilliance with works by the symphonic superstars, The Mighty Handful!
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4-10
Thursday 14 September 11.30am Duration 60 mins Federation Concert Hall Hobart All tickets $7 Friday 3 November 11.30am Duration 60 mins Princess Theatre Launceston All tickets $7
Bookings:
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TS O E D U C AT I O N R E S O U R C E S + WO R K S H O P S
F O R T E AC H E R S
Education Resource Kits and Workshops for Teachers are provided for all TSO education concerts at no charge. Written and collated by Tasmanian music specialist teachers, TSO education resources are designed to assist teachers as they prepare students for a TSO concert as well as providing inspiring ideas and materials for classroom music teaching throughout the year. Details available on tso.com.au/educate or email Jenny Compton comptonj@tso.com.au
Workshops Term One (Hobart)
Term Two (Hobart)
Term Three (Launceston)
• Kindy Classics • Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants • Magic of Merlin
• Symphonic Superstars The Mighty Handful!
• Symphonic Superstars The Mighty Handful!
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TSO ONLINE E D U C AT I O N RESOURCES
TSO Songbook Project Sing-a-long with the TSO in your own classroom! The TSO Songbook Project is a collection of audio and written support materials to be available online for free to the education community of Australia. The resource kit will feature audio of orchestral accompaniments to children’s songs from around the world, arranged by Australian composers and commissioned and recorded by the TSO. Visit www.tso.com.au/educate/ in 2017 for details.
The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra in your Classroom Insights into the workings of music with Richard Gill
Filmed in 2016, Maestro Richard Gill AO joins forces with the TSO and student audiences from grades 3-12 to explain how music works. Each video is accompanied by extensive audio and PDF resources for use by specialist music teachers, classroom teachers, and pre-service teachers. Free online resource kits will be available to the Australian education community in 2017. Visit www.tso.com.au/educate in 2017 for details.
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OPEN R E H E A R SA L S
GRADES
7-12
9:30am-11am Federation Concert Hall Maximum 50 students Free entry Bookings required Watch, listen and learn as the TSO rehearses for a Master or Matinee Series concert. Observe a conductor in action and take note of how the rehearsal process works. Listen to the music as it is tweaked, transformed and polished to perfection. What’s more, meet one of the orchestra musicians before the Open Rehearsal, ask questions and find out what it’s like to be a professional musician. For bookings please contact Jenny Compton comptonj@tso.com.au Open Rehearsals Term One
Term Two
Term Three
Term Four
Thursday 23 March
Thursday 4 May Friday 26 May Thursday 1 June
Thursday 3 August Thursday 31 August
Wednesday 1 November
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T S O CO M P O S E R S’ P R OJ E C T March-September Free to participants Conditions apply
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Grades
11-12 11+12
Student composers are invited to participate in this unique collaboration between the TSO and the University of Tasmania. An outstanding opportunity for students and their music teachers to study with leading composer Maria Grenfell and musicians from the TSO, this workshop-based project is available free to all Tasmanian students who meet the required course criteria. Applications due Friday 10 March 2017. For further enquiries, please email comptonj@tso.com.au.
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Monty Wain, 2016 Rising Star Winner
R I S I N G S TA R CO M P E T I T I O N Calling all budding soloists! If you can play your instrument at Grade 8 AMEB level or equivalent (or higher!) and have a yearning to perform with an orchestra, the Rising Star Competition is for you. Fill out an application form and you could be on your way to being our next Rising Star. Shortlisted applicants will be required to audition in the TSO Studio and the lucky winner will get to perform with the TSO. Entries close Friday 19 May.
Entries close Friday 19 May Auditions Monday 26 June
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YEARS & UNDER
For more information and entry form, visit tso.com.au.
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TSO BIG R E H E A R SA L Saturday 26 August
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Each year the TSO invites members of the Tasmanian Youth Orchestra to join them onstage for an intense day of side-by-side rehearsing. Aspiring student musicians are mentored by members of the TSO as they prepare a program of orchestral masterworks under the baton of an internationally recognised conductor.
N AT I O N A L TRAINING PROGRAMS
TSO is committed to supporting promising Australian conductors, composers and performers by providing elite training opportunities. Participants in the TSO Australian Composers’ School and the TSO National Conductor Training Program develop their skills under the tutelage of internationally recognised composers and conductors in workshops with the TSO. TSO training partners include two leading musical training institutions, the University of Sydney, Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM). In 2017 the TSO will host workshops for composers enrolled in the National Women Composers’ Development Program and present an in-concert event with musicians from ANAM. For more details visit: www.tso.com.au/educate/training
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CO N C E R T S F O R FA M I L I E S
MINI MAESTROS Get set for 45 minutes of singing, dancing and fun filled storytelling. Held in the TSO Studio, you get to sit close to the instruments and feel the beat as the music swirls all around you. Who knows, you might even get to conduct the orchestra too! Saturday 19 August Saturday 21 October 9.30am & 11am Duration 45 mins TSO Studio Hobart
AGES
2-6
(enter via corner of Macquarie & Evans Street)
All tickets $7
FA M I LY C L A S S I C S
THE S N E E TC H E S A N D T U B BY T H E T U B A Hobart actor Jeff Michel narrates these heart-warming and witty fables of diversity, tolerance and acceptance. Your children will be captivated by the music and uplifted by the storytelling. The music, it goes without saying, is entrancing. Thursday 30 March 6pm Duration 60 mins Federation Concert Hall Hobart Tickets $10-$31
AGES
6+ Dr. Seuss Properties™ & Š1961 Dr. Seuss Enterprises, L.P. All Rights Reserved
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FA M I LY C L A S S I C S
SIR S C A L LY WAG A N D T H E G O L D E N U N D E R PA N TS King Colin has lost his golden underpants, so six-year-old Sir Scallywag is summoned to put things right. Written by award-winning children’s author Giles Andreae and narrated by music educator and composer Paul Rissmann, this concert combines music, storytelling and projected images. Be warned: concert includes audience participation! Tuesday 16 May 6pm Duration 60 mins Federation Concert Hall Hobart Tickets $10-$31
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6+
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THE S N OW M A N The Snowman is enchanting when it’s experienced in this big-screen, animated version with live music soundtrack. The concert includes family favourites such as Tchaikovsky’s “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy”, Prokofiev’s “Troika” and music from Rimsky-Korsakov’s Snow Maiden. Join the TSO for a cosy night of winter warmers. Thursday 24 August 6pm Duration 60 mins Federation Concert Hall Hobart Tickets $10-$31
AGES
6+
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Over 30 concerts for just $35*
Student Season Pass 2017
Enjoy a jam-packed season of music with the TSO’s Student Season Pass, available to full-time tertiary and secondary students.
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