CSO Family Matinees / Once Upon a Symphony

CSO FAMILY Matinees

PERFECT FOR AGES 5 AND UP!

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Program to include: Bernstein “Times Square 1944” from On the Town Copland Music for a Great City What does your neighborhood or town sound like? Many composers have written music about their favorite places, using melodies and rhythms to portray city streets and bustling neighborhoods. Be transported around the world without leaving Orchestra Hall in this program featuring music by Bernstein and Copland.

November 22

Downtown Sounds Members of the

Music is a universal language, transcending words and depicting people, places and experiences through melody, harmony and rhythm. Join us for three programs that explore the ways that music communicates, taking you to different places, vividly portraying characters and inspiring an amazing range of emotions.

Enrich the child in your life through the one-of-a-kind experience of hearing the Chicago Symphony Orchestra playing orchestral masterpieces. Instill a lifelong love of music with these fun and engaging programs for the young and the young at heart.

Extend the fun with FREE preconcert adventures in the Rotunda, featuring activities with partner organizations, colorful and engaging exhibits and interactive musical experiences.

March 21

Carnival of the Animals Members of the

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Program to include: Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals What instruments would you choose to create the sound of a massive elephant lumbering across the safari, an elegant swan in flight or a school of fish swimming with the current? Discover how members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra can conjure a zoo full of characters in this concert featuring Saint-Saëns’ popular Carnival of the Animals.

May 2

Tchaikovsky Spectacular

Chicago Symphony Orchestra Edwin Outwater conductor Hubbard Street 2 guest artists Program to include excerpts from: Tchaikovsky

Symphony No. 1 (Winter Daydreams) Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique)

Fantasy Overture to Romeo and Juliet Experience all of the feelings Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky expressed through his music— triumph, sadness, humor, tragedy, love and more! Edwin Outwater, the CSO and guest dancers introduce you to the spectacular sounds of one of the greatest composers of all time.

PERFECT FOR AGES 3–5!

Start an engaging journey into the world of music for the preschooler in your life with Once Upon a Symphony. In 2014/15, we present two delightful programs, Little Red Riding Hood and Jack and the Beanstalk, featuring small ensembles of CSO musicians paired with vivid storytelling, sets, costumes and images created by Chicago Children’s Theatre.

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