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Youth Concerts
In-Person Youth Concerts
Each year, more than 20,000 students in grades 3-12 (and beyond!) engage with the Colorado Symphony to learn about and experience the exciting, engaging, and enriching world of symphonic music. For the 2022 / 2023 concert season, we’re thrilled to bring back our popular Lift Every Voice program for a final season! Join us in Boettcher Concert Hall for a concert experience that delivers a message of unity, social justice, and creative self-expression. Featuring repertoire and curriculum updates, this program will be an engaging experience for both new and returning listeners. Advanced classroom study will be supported by Colorado State Music Standards and Common Core-aligned materials featuring this program’s repertoire.
Performance
This year’s theme for youth concerts is “Lift Every Voice,” which delivers a message of unity, social justice, and creative self-expression. Join the Colorado Symphony in a concert experience that has repertoire representing a wide array of soundscapes and culture that are sure to engage students at any age. We’re proud to have a multitude of artistic collaborators including Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Fiesta Colorado Dance, visual artist Javier Flores, spoken word poet Frankie Le’Troy, and composer Omar Thomas.
The concert run time is around 50 minutes.
Repertoire
SHOSTAKOVICH Festive Overture
PRICE Symphony No. 1 “Juba Dance” (3rd movement)
HUANG RUO Folk Songs for Orchestra “Flower Drum Song from Feng Yang” (1st movement)
MONCAYO Huapango
JESSIE MONTGOMERY Strum
LECUONA Malagueña from Andalucia Suite
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 (2nd movement)
OMAR THOMAS Of Our New Day Begun
Collaborators
OMAR THOMAS, Composer
CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE, Dance Company
FIESTA COLORADO DANCE, Dance Company
FRANKIE LE’TROY, Spoken Word Poet
JAVIER FLORES, Visual Artist
To supplement the Youth Concert experience, we are proud to provide free online resources that include:
- 3 lesson plans (each with 2-5 activities with written instructions) meeting state and federal standards
- An online resource folder with 50+ resources including readings, worksheets, and videos from our lessons
- 6+ hours of video interviews with our artist collaborators
We also offer the option to add a virtual or in-person visit from an artist collaborator or Symphony musician for a personalized classroom experience, allowing your students to talk to a living artist about a topic of your choice.
Add on a virtual or in-person visit from our collaborators or a Colorado Symphony Musician for a personalized visit from a living artist on the topic of your choice. The cost is $165 per hour per artist. Visit requests are not guaranteed and are subject to guest artist availability.
Available artists:
Colorado Symphony Musician
FRANKIE LE’TROY Spoken Word Poet
JAVIER FLORES Visual Artist
CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE*
FIESTA COLORADO DANCE COMPANY*
*A representative artist of this organization will perform the visit.
E-mail musicurious@coloradosymphony.org to schedule a visit

Lift Every Voice Youth Concert
October 19 | 10:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
October 25 | 10:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
October 26 | 10:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
November 8 | 10:00 a.m (SOLD OUT) & 11:30 a.m. (SOLD OUT)
February 28 | 10:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m. (SOLD OUT)
March 1 | 10:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
March 14 | 10:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
Grades: 3 – 8
Curriculum Connections: Music, Literature, Social Studies
Cost: $7.50 per student/adult.
For groups of 10 or fewer, purchase your tickets below:
For groups of 10 or more, submit your reservation below:

Drums of the World Youth Concert
January 24 | 10:00 a.m. (SOLD OUT) & 11:30 a.m. (SOLD OUT)
About: Take a trip around the world with our exuberant percussion crew! The air is full of driving beats and syncopation while the stage is filled with percussion instruments of all sorts, including a few you might not expect. You won’t be able to resist clapping along and tapping your feet all the way home. This dynamic concert is fun for the entire family!
Grades: 3 – 8
Cost: $7.50 per student/adult.
For groups of 20 or more, the coordinating teacher attends free. Financial assistance is available upon request.
Virtual Youth Concert
The Lift Every Voice Youth Concert is available as a part of the FREE Virtual Education package. Join the Colorado Symphony in a concert experience that features repertoire representing a wide array of soundscapes and culture that is sure to engage students at any age.

Questions?
Send an e-mail to us at musicurious@coloradosymphony.org