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2016/17 SEASON

Open Rehearsals Experience your Colorado Symphony as they rehearse and prepare for an upcoming concert. This program offers an opportunity to observe the orchestra at work and will especially engage middle school band and orchestra students. Please visit coloradosymphony.org/education for details.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS Music, Language Arts, HistoryCOST $5 per student/adultNOTES For groups of 20 or more, the coordinating teacher attends

free. Financial assistance is available.

SEP 14 9:30AM-12PM Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra SEP 29 9:30AM-12PM Leonard Bernstein’s Best OCT 13 9:30AM-12PM Beethoven Symphony No. 2,

Daniel Kellogg Rising PhoenixOCT 19 10AM-12:30PM Puccini La Bohème NOV 3 9:30AM-12PM Barber Symphony No. 1,

Barber Adagio for Strings, Elgar In the SouthNOV 17 9:30AM-12PM Bartok Concerto for Orchestra,

Kodaly Dances of Galanta DEC 1 9:30AM-12PM Beethoven Symphony No. 7,

Beethoven Overture to CoriolanJAN 19 9:30AM-12PM Mozart, Brahms, and Schubert 1st SymphoniesFEB 2 9:30AM-12PM Shostakovich “Leningrad” Symphony No. 7FEB 16 9:30AM-12PM Stravinsky “Petrouchka”, Muhly Viola ConcertoMAR 2 9:30AM-12PM Brahms Symphony No. 3,

Brahms Nanie for Chorus and OrchestraMAR 16 9:30AM-12PM Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4,

Tchaikovsky Marche SlaveAPR 6 9:30AM-12PM Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade,

Dukas La Peri, Poeme DanseAPR 20 9:30AM-12PM Gruber Frankenstein!!,

Brahms/orch. Schoenberg Piano Quartet in G minor, Strauss On the Beautiful Blue Danube

MAY 3 10AM-12PM Bach St. Matthew Passion MAY 16 10AM-12:30PM Mahler Symphony No. 3

All repertoire subject to change. These are working rehearsals. Some pieces of music listed may not be rehearsed on that particular date. Compositions featuring vocalists will likely not have the soloists or chorus present.

GRADES 6-12

Youth ConcertsSYMPHONIC STORYTELLINGThe 2016-2017 Colorado Symphony Youth Concerts “Symphonic Storytelling” features symphonic literature from every major historical era, and composers from Europe, Asia and the Americas. Students will be guided through a process of imagination linking the music they hear to elements of story such as characters, setting, actions, and consequences. Many of the works students will hear at the concert are themselves based on stories. These stories will be included with the Colorado State Music Standards and Common Core aligned materials featuring the program’s repertoire, enabling classroom study in advance of the field trip. Make your reservations early!

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS Music, Language Arts, HistoryDATES November 1, 8, 15 January 11, 12, 24, 25TIMES Two performances daily: 9:50am and 11:15am (50 minutes)COST $5 per student/adultNOTES For groups of 20 or more, the coordinating teacher attends

free. Financial assistance is available.

BERNSTEIN Candide OvertureRIMSKY-KORSAKOV ScheherazadeSTRAVINSKY Russian Dance from PetrouchkaSTRAUSS Also Sprach ZarathustraWILLIAMS Imperial MarchRAVEL Beauty and the Beast from Mother Goose SuitePROKOFIEV Sword Fight and Death of Tybalt from

Romeo and JulietRAVEL Fairy Garden from Mother Goose SuiteROSSINI Finale from William Tell Overture

Master MentorsSYMPHONY MUSICIAN TEACHING ARTISTS VISIT YOUR SCHOOLThis highly flexible program provides support for music students of any grade. At the request of the teacher Colorado Symphony musician Teaching Artists can lead instrument demonstrations, listening/singing/movement workshops, coachings for band/orchestra students, advice for students interested in pursuing a career in the musical performing arts, composition/improvisation, or another specific request.

CURRICULUM CONNECTION MusicCOST $120 per hour per CSO Teaching Artist. Save $30 per hour per

hour when combined with Open Rehearsal reservationNOTES Financial assistance is available.

GRADES 3-8

GRADES K-12

Hispanic Heritage School Day ConcertAssistant Conductor Andrés Lopera will lead the Colorado Symphony in a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with a program of Cultura Latina in the musical arts. Folklorico, Sing-along, and standard symphonic repertoire from South American, American, and European composers will be performed in an educational setting with Maestro Lopera guiding students through the rich history of Hispanic music.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS Music, History, Language Arts, Social StudiesDATE October 5, 9:50AMCOST $5 per student/adultNOTES For groups of 20 or more, the coordinating teacher attends

free. Financial assistance is available.

Drums of the WorldTake a trip around the world with the Colorado Symphony’s world-class percussionists creating exciting rhythms with drums and other surprising percussion instruments.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS Music, History, ScienceDATE November 29TIMES Two performances, 9:50AM and 11:15AM

(50 minutes)COST $5 per student/adultNOTES For groups of 20 or more, the coordinating teacher attends

free. Financial assistance is available.

Petite MusiqueThis specially designed program introduces the instruments of the orchestra to very young children in venues throughout the metro area. Our 16 piece orchestra and narrator perform an interactive program which incorporates storytelling, singing, and movement with music. This year’s program, Petite Buckaroos, will delight young children, teachers, and parents.

COST $5 per child/adult DATES April 4, 18, 24, and 25LOCATIONS Visit coloradosymphony.org/musicuriousTiMES Two performances daily: 10am and 11:30am (45 minutes)NOTES For groups of 20 or more, the coordinating teacher attends

free. Financial assistance is available.

AGES 0-7

GRADES 3-12

GRADES 3-8

In School ProgrammingA Colorado Symphony small ensemble will visit your school to present a program of music integrated with language arts, math or science. Choose from the options below, including available program combinations that can serve all grades.

Music of Life Grades 3-5 An imaginative integrated arts program highlighting the relationships

between music and life sciences. Eco-systems and metamorphosis are combined with music concepts of theme and variations, and melodic development. Teachers receive preparation materials prior to the performance. See below for suggested Once Upon A Time pairings to include programming for lower elementary grade students.

Mathnotes Grades 3-5 An innovative and popular integrated arts program highlighting the

relationships between music and mathematics. Teachers receive preparation materials prior to the performance. See below for suggested Once Upon A Time pairings to include programming for lower elementary grade students.

Once Upon A Time Grades Pre K-5 These storytelling programs introduce students to classical music,

instruments or the orchestra, and support language arts instruction. See below for program combinations that can serve all grades.

Grades Pre K-2: Aesop Times Two: The Tortoise and the Hare & The Boy Who Cried Wolf The Steadfast Tin Soldier Audrey and the Amazing ViolinGrades 3-5: Tunji and the Giant Paul Bunyan Jack and the Beanstalk

AVAILABLE PROGRAM COMBINATIONSMathNotes + The Steadfast Tin SoldierMusic of Life + Aesop’s FablesJack and the Beanstalk + Aesop’s FablesOther program combinations can be made for an additional fee

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS Music, Language Arts, Math, Science

COST $800 for two back-to-back performances

NOTES Financial assistance is available.

GRADES PRE K-5

Ann and Gordon Getty FoundationAvenir FoundationBonfils-Stanton FoundationClyde Eaton SmithCherry Hills Cultural AssociationDenver Post CharitiesDenver Public SchoolsDobbins FoundationEnterprise Holdings FoundationFrederick G. Fish FoundationGalen and Ada Bell Spencer FoundationHelen K. and Arthur E. Johnson FoundationHumprheys Foundation

To Make a ReservationFor any of the Colorado Symphony’s MUSICURIOUS programs please visit the MUSICURIOUS page at coloradosymphony.org to reserve online. For any questions, contact the Education Coordinator, Shari Myers.

Contact UsShari MyersEducation Department1000 14th Street, #15303.534.0755smyers@coloradosymphony.org

Financial AssistanceFinancial assistance is available for student scholarships or transportation costs. Please visit the EDUCATION page at coloradosymphony.org to download an application, then send in your completed form to the Education Coordinator, Shari Myers.

There is simply no substitute to hearing a professional group live!

It was such a pleasure to bring our students.

Thank you again for a top-notch experience!

Very well done! Centennial Elementary School

Music Specialist

Ann and Gordon Getty FoundationAvenir FoundationBonfils-Stanton FoundationClyde Eaton SmithCherry Hills Cultural AssociationDenver Post CharitiesDenver Public SchoolsDobbins FoundationEnterprise Holdings FoundationFrederick G. Fish FoundationGalen and Ada Bell Spencer FoundationHelen K. and Arthur E. Johnson FoundationHumprheys Foundation

Kinder Morgan FoundationNathan B. and Florence R. Burt FoundationRalph and Florence R. Burgess TrustSchramm FoundationUS Bank FoundationThe Denver FoundationThe Kenneth King FoundationThe Virginia Hill FoundationWalter S. Rosenberry III Charitable TrustXcel Energy Foundation

Thank you to the these organizations for their generous support

The Colorado Symphony Orchestra gratefully acknowledges its sponsors for their generous support

Kinder Morgan FoundationNathan B. and Florence R. Burt FoundationRalph and Florence R. Burgess TrustSchramm FoundationUS Bank FoundationThe Denver FoundationThe Kenneth King FoundationThe Virginia Hill FoundationWalter S. Rosenberry III Charitable TrustXcel Energy Foundation

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