2024/25 CSO for Kids School Concerts Brochure

CSO FOR KIDS

SCHOOL CONCERTS

CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Concerts for K-8

Performances at 10:15 & 12:00 Orchestra Hall at Symphony

Center

Philharmonia Fantastique

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2024

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2024

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Eric Jacobsen CONDUCTOR

PROGRAM TO INCLUDE: BATES Philharmonia Fantastique: The Making of the Orchestra cso co-commission

Animated film meets virtuosic concerto! Follow a magical sprite as it takes audiences inside musical instruments and shows how they work together as an orchestra. Created by former CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence Mason Bates and an Oscar-winning creative team, this film with live music builds to a spectacular finale.

The Music of Our Emotions

FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 2025

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser CONDUCTOR

Discover how music can help us understand and share our feelings. Born of a life filled with joy and sorrow, love and pain, the music of Tchaikovsky pulses with strong emotions. Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser and members of the CSO present the Russian composer’s courageous journey and demonstrate how music helps all of us express our emotions.

Community Pride

FRIDAY, MAY 2, 2025

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Thomas Wilkins CONDUCTOR

A community is a group of individuals working toward a common goal — just like an orchestra! Separately, each instrument is unique, but together they create a harmonious symphony of sound. Featuring the winner of the 2024 Crain-Maling Foundation CSO Young Artists Competition, this program pairs well-known classics with contemporary masterpieces to demonstrate the joy, power and beauty of coming together in service of something bigger than ourselves.

Eric Jacobsen

Thomas Wilkins

Daniel BartholomewPoyser

Concerts for Pre-K

Performances at 1 0:15 & 11:30

Buntrock Hall at Symphony Center

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 Little Red Hen

MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2024

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

A cat, dog and mouse all turn down the Little Red Hen’s requests for help planting wheat, grinding flour and baking bread — and are disappointed when the hen eats the delicious bread all by herself. Featuring delightful musical portraits of animals, this classic children’s tale explores the importance of working together as a community.

Abiyoyo

MONDAY, APRIL 7, 2025

MONDAY, APRIL 21, 2025

Members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

In this South African folktale adapted by singer-songwriter Peter Seeger, a boy and his father are banished from their town for making mischief. They are welcomed back when they find a way to make a monster named Abiyoyo disappear. This redemptive story features enchanting music performed by members of the CSO.

Once Upon a Symphony is produced and presented in partnership with

Education Open Rehearsals

Each season, the CSO opens several of its working rehearsals to high school music students. These unique opportunities provide an insider’s view of how the Orchestra prepares for a concert. Following the rehearsal, students are invited to participate in a Q&A session with a CSO musician.

2024/25 Season open rehearsal dates will be announced in the fall. For more information and to request admission, please visit cso.org/openrehearsals.

The number of students admitted is limited and reservations are required. Requests are filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Can’t make one of our concerts or open rehearsals?

Contact the CSO’s Group Sales team to learn more about current ticket prices for Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Symphony Center Presents concerts. Call 312-294-3040!