Tiny Tots: Celebrate the Holidays
Children are welcome to move during the program. Feel free to let little ones get up, dance, and participate in the interactive moments. Adults are asked to remain seated throughout the program unless you need to take a child out of the space.
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WELCOME! ABOUT US
Inside the Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We are passionate about the world of the orchestra being a place for everyone. We work to cultivate an inclusive and equitable environment where all children feel welcome. We have a completely open door policy, providing experiences that are otherwise unavailable to many children, communities, and schools. In-person programs are open to the public and in metro Denver schools. Virtual programs are available around the world.
THROUGH FEBRUARY 17
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ANIMALS
April 16 - Legacy Campus
Lone Tree
April 26 - Tivoli Turnhalle
Denver
May 3 - Exhibit Hall, Riverdale
Regional Park
Brighton
LET’S PLAY!
July10-CentennialCity
CenterPark,Centennial
July13-ChatfieldFarms
Littleton
July16-ClaytonEarlyLearning
Indoor concerts are at 9:30am and 10:45am
Outdoor concerts are at 9:00am and 10:15am
Embarkonamusicaljourneywithour16-piece orchestraattheMusicoftheWorldseries.
Allconcertsareat10am.
Ticketsare$11perperson(over12months).
Feb1-People’sBuilding,Aurora Feb12-MileHiChurch,Lakewood Feb19-ParkerFieldhouse
CONDUCTOR & ARRANGER
Dan Leavitt
Dan has a Master of Arts in Music from the University of Denver and has been the conductor of Tiny Tots for 5 years. He has written 500+ arrangements that are played all over the world. Dan has taught at the Univer of Colorado-Boulder, Metropolitan State University, Colorado Christian University, and Cherry Creek High School. Dan is currently the conductor of the Mercury Ensemble. Dan has also conducted the Colorado Ballet, Colorado Youth Symphony, and Denver Municipal Band. He has performed four times for Presidents of the US. Dan has recorded with the Colorado Symphony, The Boulder Brass, Rare Silk, and can be heard on Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman by Joan Tower. Dan has a passion for conducting, performing, composing, and music education. In addition to conducting Inside the Orchestra, Dan also arranges all of our musical selections.
TEACHING ARTIST
Iliana Lucero Barron, Denver Center for the Performing Arts
Iliana Lucero Barron is a bilingual, Latinx teaching artist, creative, and advocate. Since her introduction to the stage, Iliana has gone on to perform in a variety of works with several theatres in Colorado such as: Northside (Su Teatro), The Shakespeare in the Parking Lot (Denver Center for the Performing Arts), One Night, Six Plays (5280 Artist Co-op), Fever Dream Festival (Benchmark Theatre), and more! Beyond performing, Iliana has worked with multiple organizations, focusing on educational programming for children and youth, creative exploration, collaboration, and DEIA.
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VIOLIN
Byron Hitchcock
Takanori Sugishita
Lionel Young
Kathy Thayer
Désirée Suàrez Ward
Leslie Sawyer
Mary Evans
Nathanael Leavitt
Kay Kireilis
VIOLA
James Shaw
Lora Stevens
Sarah Richardson
MUSICIANS
CELLO
Wayne Templeman
Anna Leavitt
Jennifer Fouse
BASS
Mike Fitzmaurice
Ron Bland
Andy Holmes
FLUTE
Cora Crisman
OBOE
Kathryn Simpson
CLARINET
Mary Jungerman
BASSOON
Deborah Torp
TRUMPET
Derek McDonald
Dawn Kramer
HORN
Devon Park
Ron Torp
TROMBONE
Justis Williams
TUBA
Mike Dunn
Adam Snider
PERCUSSION
Peter Cooper
Our professional musicians are members of the Denver Music Association, a local union chapter of the American Federation of Musicians. We are committed to supporting professional musicians with fair compensation.
THANK YOU TO OUR CULTURAL PARTNERS
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PROGRAM NOTES
Feliz Navidad - This song, which translates to “Merry Christmas” was written and recorded by Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano in 1970. Little ones are encouraged to get up and dance to one of our favorite holiday tunes!
Jingle Bells - Jingle Bells was written by James Lord Pierpont in 1850 in Massachusetts and has been a holiday favorite ever since! Chloe from Central City Opera leads us in this group sing-along. If you know the words, sing with us!
Winter from the Four Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi (c. 1718) - is a violin concerto, which means that our concertmaster, Byron, has a very important part! Listen for cracking ice, chattering teeth, and stomping boots in the music. Dancers from Kim Robards Dance Company LaRana, Abril, and Rachel will also join us to show us what winter looks like in movement. Choreography by Kim Robards.
Let It Go - This song was written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez for the 2013 Disney film Frozen, in which it was sung by Idina Menzel. This song was translated into an incredible 42 languages for the film! Chloe joins us again for this number.
Frosty the Snowman - was originally written by Walter "Jack" Rollins and Steve Nelson in 1950 and recorded by Gene Autry. It has since been re-imagined by other artists and made into several TV specials, including the 1969 version that some of the adults in the room may remember. Sing along with us!
PROGRAM NOTES, CONTINUED
Waltz of the Flowers and Trepak from the Nutcracker - Dancers fromKimRobardsDancejoinusagainfortheseexcerptsfrom Tchaikovsky’sbeloved1892Nutcrackerballet:the Waltz of the Flowers and Trepak,or Russian Dance.Watchhowthedancers’ choreography(byKimRobards)changeswhenthemusicdoes! JinglesisjoiningusthefromtheNorthPole,viaCircusFoundry, totrainthenextgenerationofelvesinthispiece.Canhedoit?
Sandman Aria-Santa Claus is Coming to Town - The first part of this song is from German composer Englebert Humperdinck’s 1892 opera Hansel and Gretel. Chloe will pretend to be the Sandman and help us all go to sleep, because we all know Santa only comes when we’re sleeping! The second part of this song is Jackson 5's version of the 1934 classic Santa Claus is Coming to Town.
Believe Medley - Chloe will sing this mashup of two wonderful songs about believing: the first is Believe, sung by Josh Groban in the 2004 film The Polar Express, and the second is When you Believe from the 1998 film The Prince of Egypt. We’d like to extend a special thank you to our young audience members for reminding us of the importance of believing.
Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel - Dreidel is a game played with a foursided spinning top, often played at Hanukkah. In this arrangement of Laurie Berkner’s version of this song, little ones will get up and spin around and fall down along with Jingles.
PROGRAM NOTES,
I Live Inside a Snowglobe - This is another song by Laurie Berkner, all about using our imaginations to pretend we are inside a snowglobe. We are putting an Inside the Orchestra twist on the words, though, because you’ll find a cello, oboe, drumset, and tuba in our snowglobe. Shake and pretend to play those instruments along with us!
Sleigh Ride - Jingles the elf isn’t just Santa’s #1 helper, he’s also a world class performer, and he’s got a surprise up his sleeve! He will be joining us on Sleigh Ride, an orchestra standard written by Leroy Anderson in 1946. Our version has a jazzy twist in the middle!
Each piece of music you heard today was customarranged by our very own Conductor Dan!
Inside the Orchestra is committed to representation. Over 40% of our programming comes from the artistic body of BIPOC and/or female artists, or is from the folk traditions of historically underrepresented cultures. Click or scan the QR code to learn more.
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