Concert 12.00pm–1.00pm Activities 10.00am–11.45am London Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Seal conductor Helen Arney presenter Tom Warrender co-presenter
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Helen Arney presenter Tom Warrender co-presenter Michael Seal conductor London Philharmonic Orchestra Rachel Leach music consultant
Welcome to Conducting Science, the LPO’s very first concert hall laboratory! We’ll be exploring sound – how it’s made, the musicians who make it and how you hear it. Get ready for some fantastic brain-fizzing facts, extremely exciting experiments and magnificent mind-blowing music! So get your safety goggles on, straighten up your white lab coat and make sure you have a straw oboe to hand ready to perform with the London Philharmonic Orchestra (only when the conductor brings you in, of course!) We hope you enjoy the show! You can get your straw oboe from one of the Southbank Centre hosts or from The Clore Ballroom on Level 2.
Graham Fitkin Metal | J Strauss II Extract from On the Beautiful Blue Danube | Wood Jack’s the Lad (Hornpipe) from Fantasia on British Sea Songs | Kabalevsky Galop from The Comedians | Mozart Overture from The Marriage of Figaro | Borodin Extract from Polovtsian Dances
Foyer activities at Royal Festival Hall
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Brass
GLASS LIFT
10.00–11.45
Woodwind 10.00–11.45
4 3
10.15–10.45 11.15–11.45 12.15–12.45
Strings 10.00–11.45
Harp 10.00–11.45
2 10.00–11.45
10.00–11.45
Try out different instruments with expert musicians. Suitable for ages 6+. Pre-concert only. A drop-in arts and crafts session inspired by today’s concert. Suitable for all ages. Pre-concert only. Get up-close and hands-on with extraordinary experiments from our friends at Imperial College London. Suitable for ages 6+. Pre-concert only. An introduction to the period instruments of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment as they play music inspired by today’s concert. Suitable for ages 2–5. Pre- and during concert only. Pre-booked ticket holders only. These concerts are generously supported by donors to the LPO’s FUNharmonics Appeal. FUNharmonics foyer activities are supported by Stentor Music Co. Ltd.