Peter and the Wolf: National Symphony Orchestra Kinderkonzert

A Good Audience…

stays seated, stays quiet, doesn’t eat, listens, and claps.

Have fun!

Kinderkonzert David M. Rubenstein Chairman Michael M. Kaiser President Darrell M. Ayers Vice President, Education

Christoph Eschenbach Music Director, National Symphony Orchestra The Macy’s Foundation and Washington Gas are the proud sponsors of the NSO Family Concerts.

Wait! There’s More!

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo” Before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage in the Hall of States. A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

“Preview” the Concert Hall We hope you have so much fun at the concert that you’ll come back soon to hear a performance of the full National Symphony Orchestra—that’s 100 musicians! When they all play together, they perform on the big stage in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Get a sneak peak at the Hall (and even go backstage) in the playful online tour led by former NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nsoed.

Additional support for Performances for Young Audiences is provided in part by Adobe Foundation; The Clark Charitable Foundation; Mr. James V. Kimsey; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Park Foundation, Inc.; Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; an endowment from the Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; U.S. Department of Education; and by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund, and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas.

Education and related artistic programs are made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.

Upcoming Family Concerts Please plan to join us at next year’s National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, performed by the full NSO at 1 pm and 3 pm on the following Sundays:

www.kennedy-center.org /artsedge

October 27, 2013—Halloween Concert

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, an education program of the Kennedy Center.

February 23, 2014 —Peter and the Wolf

Learn more about Education at The Kennedy Center at www.kennedy-center.org/education

June 1, 2014 —Classical Kids Live: Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage The NSO also presents full orchestra Young People’s Concerts for school groups in the Concert Hall each season during the school day for grades 3 through 6.

The contents of this Cuesheet were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. However those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government. ©2013 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

For more about NSO education programs, see www.kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed

Orchestra Interactive Enjoy an interactive exploration of orchestras, their instruments, and their music at the Perfect Pitch Web site at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/perfectpitch

Please recycle this Cuesheet by sharing it with friends!

Performed by NSO musicians: Alice Weinreb, flute Nicholas Stovall, oboe Loren Kitt, clarinet Truman Harris, bassoon Laurel Ohlson, horn and WTOP Feature Reporter Bob Madigan, narrator

P

eter is a very brave boy. But is he any match for a hungry wolf? Find out what happens in this fairy tale told through words spoken by a narrator and the music of five members of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO).

To start the concert, you’ll hear some other music that helps you get to know the musical instruments.

David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of the NSO. Performances for Young Audiences is made possible by

A Musical Adventure with the Instruments of the Woodwind Quintet A Special Story About Peter and His Friends nce upon a time, a Russian composer named Sergei Prokofiev (pronounced SAIR-gay pro-KOFF-ee-ef) created both a story and music for Peter and the Wolf.

He wanted to teach children just like you about some of the musical instruments of the orchestra. To help do that, he matched each character in the story with its own musical instrument and special musical theme. Here’s a sneak peek at the characters and instruments you will meet. For extra help matching up the characters and instruments at the concert, keep an eye on what the musicians wear.

Grandpa is worried

French Horn

about wolves that might come out of the nearby forest. Listen for… grandpa’s slower, low-sounding melody, played by the bassoon.

wolf

Peter is curious and a little bit mischievous.

Bassoon

He loves exploring the meadow outside the home where he lives with his grandpa. Listen for…Peter’s joyful, skipping melody played by all the instruments on stage—the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn.

A Musical Quintet When five musicians play together like you’ll see and hear today, it’s called a quintet. And this particular quintet is called a woodwind quintet, because four of the instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon belong to the woodwinds family of instruments.

The horn comes from the brass family of instruments, but it gets special membership in the woodwind quintet because it is also a wind instrument (played by blowing air into it) and its mellow sounds work well with the other instruments.

bird

is The cheerful friends with Peter and the duck. Listen for… the bird’s highsounding, light melody played Flute by the flute.

Concert Program Here is all the music you will hear at the concert and which instruments have special parts in each piece.

Oboe Clarinet

duck

is big and gray—and The hungry. Listen for…the wolf’s deep, strong sounds—scared yet?—played by the horn.

loves The to swim in the pond. Listen for… the duck’s slow, waddling melody played by the oboe.

cat

is a troublemaker The who tries to sneak up on one of Peter’s feathered friends. Listen for…the cat’s light but slightly sneaky-sounding melody played by the clarinet.

“ Maple Leaf Rag” by Scott Joplin (all the instruments) “Schnelle Viertel” from Kleine Kammermusik by Paul Hindemith (in this order: flute, bassoon, clarinet, oboe, and horn) Chinese Dance from The Nutcracker Suite by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (flute, and its smaller and higher-sounding baby sister, the piccolo) Menuet from Le Tombeau de Couperin by Maurice Ravel (oboe) Promenade by George Gershwin (clarinet) Wind Quintet Op. 52 by Theodor Blumer (horn) Mein Teddybär (My Teddy Bear) by Johann Wilhelm Ganglberger (bassoon) And of course, Peter and the Wolf !

From left to right: Nicholas Stovall, Laurel Ohlson, Truman Harris, Alice Weinreb, and Loren Kitt.

A Musical Adventure with the Instruments of the Woodwind Quintet A Special Story About Peter and His Friends nce upon a time, a Russian composer named Sergei Prokofiev (pronounced SAIR-gay pro-KOFF-ee-ef) created both a story and music for Peter and the Wolf.

He wanted to teach children just like you about some of the musical instruments of the orchestra. To help do that, he matched each character in the story with its own musical instrument and special musical theme. Here’s a sneak peek at the characters and instruments you will meet. For extra help matching up the characters and instruments at the concert, keep an eye on what the musicians wear.

Grandpa is worried

French Horn

about wolves that might come out of the nearby forest. Listen for… grandpa’s slower, low-sounding melody, played by the bassoon.

wolf

Peter is curious and a little bit mischievous.

Bassoon

He loves exploring the meadow outside the home where he lives with his grandpa. Listen for…Peter’s joyful, skipping melody played by all the instruments on stage—the flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn.

A Musical Quintet When five musicians play together like you’ll see and hear today, it’s called a quintet. And this particular quintet is called a woodwind quintet, because four of the instruments (flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon belong to the woodwinds family of instruments.

The horn comes from the brass family of instruments, but it gets special membership in the woodwind quintet because it is also a wind instrument (played by blowing air into it) and its mellow sounds work well with the other instruments.

bird

is The cheerful friends with Peter and the duck. Listen for… the bird’s highsounding, light melody played Flute by the flute.

Concert Program Here is all the music you will hear at the concert and which instruments have special parts in each piece.

Oboe Clarinet

duck

is big and gray—and The hungry. Listen for…the wolf’s deep, strong sounds—scared yet?—played by the horn.

loves The to swim in the pond. Listen for… the duck’s slow, waddling melody played by the oboe.

cat

is a troublemaker The who tries to sneak up on one of Peter’s feathered friends. Listen for…the cat’s light but slightly sneaky-sounding melody played by the clarinet.

“ Maple Leaf Rag” by Scott Joplin (all the instruments) “Schnelle Viertel” from Kleine Kammermusik by Paul Hindemith (in this order: flute, bassoon, clarinet, oboe, and horn) Chinese Dance from The Nutcracker Suite by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (flute, and its smaller and higher-sounding baby sister, the piccolo) Menuet from Le Tombeau de Couperin by Maurice Ravel (oboe) Promenade by George Gershwin (clarinet) Wind Quintet Op. 52 by Theodor Blumer (horn) Mein Teddybär (My Teddy Bear) by Johann Wilhelm Ganglberger (bassoon) And of course, Peter and the Wolf !

From left to right: Nicholas Stovall, Laurel Ohlson, Truman Harris, Alice Weinreb, and Loren Kitt.

A Good Audience…

stays seated, stays quiet, doesn’t eat, listens, and claps.

Have fun!

Kinderkonzert David M. Rubenstein Chairman Michael M. Kaiser President Darrell M. Ayers Vice President, Education

Christoph Eschenbach Music Director, National Symphony Orchestra The Macy’s Foundation and Washington Gas are the proud sponsors of the NSO Family Concerts.

Wait! There’s More!

Musical Instrument “Petting Zoo” Before the concert, enjoy hands-on fun with the instruments that the musicians will play on stage in the Hall of States. A project of the Women’s Committee for the NSO.

“Preview” the Concert Hall We hope you have so much fun at the concert that you’ll come back soon to hear a performance of the full National Symphony Orchestra—that’s 100 musicians! When they all play together, they perform on the big stage in the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Get a sneak peak at the Hall (and even go backstage) in the playful online tour led by former NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/nsoed.

Additional support for Performances for Young Audiences is provided in part by Adobe Foundation; The Clark Charitable Foundation; Mr. James V. Kimsey; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; Park Foundation, Inc.; Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; an endowment from the Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; U.S. Department of Education; and by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund, and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fortas.

Education and related artistic programs are made possible through the generosity of the National Committee for the Performing Arts and the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts.

Upcoming Family Concerts Please plan to join us at next year’s National Symphony Orchestra Family Concerts, performed by the full NSO at 1 pm and 3 pm on the following Sundays:

www.kennedy-center.org /artsedge

October 27, 2013—Halloween Concert

Cuesheets are produced by ARTSEDGE, an education program of the Kennedy Center.

February 23, 2014 —Peter and the Wolf

Learn more about Education at The Kennedy Center at www.kennedy-center.org/education

June 1, 2014 —Classical Kids Live: Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage The NSO also presents full orchestra Young People’s Concerts for school groups in the Concert Hall each season during the school day for grades 3 through 6.

The contents of this Cuesheet were developed under a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. However those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal government. ©2013 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

For more about NSO education programs, see www.kennedy-center.org/nso/nsoed

Orchestra Interactive Enjoy an interactive exploration of orchestras, their instruments, and their music at the Perfect Pitch Web site at: artsedge.kennedy-center.org/perfectpitch

Please recycle this Cuesheet by sharing it with friends!

Performed by NSO musicians: Alice Weinreb, flute Nicholas Stovall, oboe Loren Kitt, clarinet Truman Harris, bassoon Laurel Ohlson, horn and WTOP Feature Reporter Bob Madigan, narrator

P

eter is a very brave boy. But is he any match for a hungry wolf? Find out what happens in this fairy tale told through words spoken by a narrator and the music of five members of the National Symphony Orchestra (NSO).

To start the concert, you’ll hear some other music that helps you get to know the musical instruments.

David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of the NSO. Performances for Young Audiences is made possible by