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Youth Series | Music for Me! | Link Up
Educational and Engaging Experiences for Young People
YOUTH SERIES
Designed for grades 3 through 8, the acclaimed MSO Youth Series uses orchestral masterworks to inspire students, promote active listening, and encourage critical thinking. These concerts align with state and national standards for music education, as well as connect to multiple subjects and disciplines. Please see page 10 for information on safety policies and procedures.
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The Composer is Dead: A Slightly Spooky Musical Mystery DIGITAL PERFORMANCE, expected release is early November Ken-David Masur, conductor Marvin Hannah, inspector & narrator Mussorgsky (orch Rimsky-Korsakov): Night on Bald Mountain (excerpt) Jessie Montgomery: Starburst Brahms: Serenade No. 2 in A major, II. Scherzo: vivace (excerpt) Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, I. Andante sostenuto (excerpt) Bernstein: “Mambo” from Overture to West Side Story (excerpt) Nathaniel Stookey: The Composer is Dead Can you solve this musical murder mystery? Students will be introduced to each section of the orchestra – from the sneaky strings to the tricky trombones – until at last the inspector can figure out who snuffed out the composer. The fun, family-friendly mystery The Composer is Dead features music by Nathaniel Stookey and text by Lemony Snicket.
Milwaukee Art Museum
Make the most of your The Composer is Dead concert experience. Add a virtual Milwaukee Art Museum tour to complement this concert. Separate fees apply and include a free museum pass for participants. Call 414.224.3842 or visit the MAM School Tours page for information and to book your virtual tour.
YOUTH SERIES
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Recycling Rhapsody: Composers Reuse and Recycle, Too!
Tue FEB 22, Wed FEB 23 & Thu FEB 24, 2022 | 10:30 am & 12:00 pm Bradley Symphony Center Yaniv Dinur, conductor Repertoire to include: Copland: Variations on a Shaker Melody Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, Movement 1 Price: Symphony No. 1 in D Major, Movement 3 Stravinksy: Firebird Suite, Finale
Digital version avaialble! See page 10 for details.
Did you know that composers often reuse and recycle music? It’s true! This fascinating concert explores the ways that a composer can recycle a musical idea into something new and different. Students will learn about themes, motives, variations and more by listening to famous examples such as Copland’s Variations on a Shaker Melody and the Finale from Stravinksy’s Firebird Suite. Recycling Rhapsody also celebrates the reuse of the nearly-abandoned Warner Grand Theater as the brand new Bradley Symphony Center! Please see page 10 for information on safety policies and procedures.
Milwaukee Art Museum
Make the most of your Recycling Rhapsody concert experience. Add a Milwaukee Art Museum tour to complement this concert. Virtual tours will be available. If conditions allow, in person tours may also be offered. Separate fees apply and include a free museum pass for participants. Call 414.224.3842, visit the MAM School Tours page, or email grouptours@mam.org for information and to book your tour.
LINK UP
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Link Up: The Orchestra Moves
Tue MAR 15 & Wed MAR 16, 2022 | 10:30 am & 12:00 pm Bradley Symphony Center Yaniv Dinur, conductor Thomas Cabaniss: Come to Play Arturo Márquez: Danzón No. 2 Strauss, Jr.: The Blue Danube Offenbach: Barcarolle Mozart: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro Bizet: “Toreador” from Carmen Bologne: Violin Concerto in No. 9 in D Maj, first movement Beethoven: Symphony No. 5, first movement Angélica Negrón: “Uno, dos, tres” Filho: Cidade Marahivlhosa How do composers make music move? Explore musical ideas such as motifs, melodies, dynamics and more in Link Up: The Orchestra Moves. In partnership with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, Link Up pairs orchestras across the country with students in grades 3-5 to explore orchestral repertoire through a year-long, hands-on music curriculum. These culminating Link Up performances will move you! This concert will feature Ava Kenney, the 2020 Audrey G. Baird Stars of Tomorrow Competition Winner. MAM tours not available for Link Up. Please see page 10 for information on safety policies and procedures.
MUSIC FOR ME!
A special program that is “just right” for the MSO’s youngest listeners. Designed for students in grades K4 through 2, these 40 minute programs make connections with the following fields of study: Music Science ELA
IMPORTANT UPDATE
TEEN CONCERT
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Forte Forecast: A Wet and Windy Musical Adventure DIGITAL PERFORMANCE, expected release is early November Yaniv Dinur, conductor Actor, TBA Grieg “Morning Mood” from Peer Gynt Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, I. Allegro moderato (excerpt) Debussy Nocturnes, I. Nuages (excerpt) Rossini “Storm” from William Tell Overture Jessie Montgomery Starburst Tchaikovsky “Waltz of the Snowflakes” from Nutcracker Suite Kristen Anderson-Lopez & Robert Lopez Frozen Medley, arr. Krogstad Meet Wendy Weather, your local musical meteorologist at station WMSO. Wendy’s playful forecast introduces students to the ways music can sound like a peaceful morning, a sudden storm, softly falling snow and more, using dynamics such as piano (quiet) and FORTE (loud). Expect thunder and lightning, but leave the umbrella at home! This concert will feature Ellen Zhou, the 2021 Audrey G. Baird Stars of Tomorrow Competition winner. Milwaukee Art Museum
Make the most of your Forte Forecast concert experience. Add a virtual Milwaukee Art Museum tour to complement this concert. Separate fees apply and include a free museum pass for participants. Call 414.224.3842 or visit the MAM School Tours page for information and to book your virtual tour. Please see page 10 for information on safety policies and procedures.
The Teen Choral Partners Concert, Magnificent Mozart, has been postponed to the 2022.23 season. We look forward to its return in our beautiful new hall with guest choruses from Wisconsin high schools.
VENUE AND PRICING Bradley Symphony Center 212 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203 We look forward to welcoming you to the Bradley Symphony Center for live Concerts for Schools performances in 2021.22! The safety of our audiences, musicians, and staff will always be our first priority. Due to multiple factors surrounding COVID-19, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra has made the decision to transition from in-person to digital performances for The Composer is Dead and Forte Forecast. We hope to resume in-person concerts in February 2022. Policies and procedures will be clearly communicated on our website and in pre-concert preparation materials. Can’t join us in person? The following concerts will be available in a digital, on-demand format approximately 2 weeks after the live performances:
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Docents In conjunction with Forte, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra’s Volunteer League, the MSO offers free docent visits leading up to the Youth and Music for Me! concerts. Interested in more information? Contact us at edu@mso.org to see what options are available for 2021.22. *No in-person Docent visits are available for Fall of 2021. Chaperones One complimentary chaperone ticket is offered for every ten paid student tickets. Educational Materials Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Teacher Resource Guides provide background information about the music and composers, and lesson plans and activity ideas in a full-color, digital format. Lesson plans and activity ideas support core curriculum and Wisconsin State Standards in music, English language arts, and other subject areas. Spotify playlists are created for each concert. Contact Information EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra 212 West Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53203
Phone.... 414.226.7886 Email..... edu@mso.org
Educators’ Discount Get 50% off regular subscription prices for any 2021.22 Friday Classics Series, including Beethoven’s Ninth, Peer Gynt, Gershwin’s Second Rhapsody, and more! Call Luther Gray at 414.226.7840 or email grayl@mso.org today. Offer applies to Friday subscriptions only.
The MSO thanks the following funders for generous annual support that makes Concerts for Schools program possible: the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) Kasey’s Fund; the Herzfeld Foundation, WEC Energy Group, the Townsend Foundation, and the Eleanor N. Wilson and Irene Edelstein Memorial Funds as administered by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. Concerts for Schools is also supported in part by grants from the Wisconsin Arts Board, with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts, the Milwaukee Arts Board, and Milwaukee County CAMPAC. All MSO education programs are supported in part by an endowment from the Hearst Foundations.
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