ONCE UPON A SYMPHONY

Designed for our youngest concertgoers, Once Upon a Symphony weaves together live music, vivid storytelling, sets and costumes to create a magical experience.

The Three Little Pigs

Monday, December 11, 2023

Monday, February 12, 2024

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

When their father sends out the Three Little Pigs into the world, each chooses to build a house using a different material. With the Big Bad Wolf on the prowl, the pigs are quick to learn whether straw, sticks or bricks can best withstand the wolf’s ferocious strength! This story explores, through music, how the combination of courage, individual talent and collective work leads to success.

Goldilocks and the Three Little Bears

Monday, April 8, 2024

Monday, May 20, 2024

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

When young Goldilocks stumbles upon a quaint cottage and goes inside to explore, she has no idea it belongs to three bears who are on their way home! With this classic story as a guide, young audiences are invited to experience the wide and wonderful world of the forest through Goldilocks’ eyes and playfully explore some of the responsibilities that come along with growing older.

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