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2024/25 Youth Concerts
Each year, thousands of students come to Boettcher Concert Hall for a captivating and immersive concert experience, many for the first time. This year’s theme, Destination Denver, will take students on a journey through Denver’s vibrant neighborhoods and explore the diverse musical traditions of the Mile High City. Join the Colorado Symphony and our featured artist collaborators, ArtistiCO Dance Company, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, and rapper Chinelo “Nelo” Tyler, as we take a musical tour of Denver from inside Boettcher Concert Hall.
Advanced classroom study is supported by Colorado State Music Standards and Common Core-aligned materials featuring this program’s repertoire.
Repertoire:
Gustav Holst – The Planets, “Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity”
Vargas/Fuentes – Son de la Negra (featuring ArtistiCO Dance)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5, Mvt. 1
Count Basie – One O’Clock Jump (featuring Cleo Parker Robinson Dance)
Jessie Montgomery – Starburst
Chinelo Tyler – Next Stop Denver (featuring Nelo)
Valerie Coleman – Umoja
Concert length: ~ 45 minutes
Traveling is a great way to experience new art, music, food and cultures, but have you ever
taken the time to travel and explore within your own city? This unit plan will take you on a
journey through some neighborhoods of Denver using fun, interactive activities to help you
discover what makes them unique.
Traveling is a great way to experience new art, music, food and cultures, but have you ever
taken the time to travel and explore within your own city? This unit plan will take you on a
journey through some neighborhoods of Denver using fun, interactive activities to help you
discover what makes them unique.
Destination Denver
October 29, 2024 | 10:00AM & 11:30AM
October 30, 2024 | 10:00AM & 11:30AM
November 12, 2024 | 10:00AM & 11:30AM (sold out)
November 13, 2024 | 10:00AM & 11:30AM
February 4, 2025 | 10:00AM & 11:30AM
February 25, 2025 | 10:00AM & 11:30AM
February 26, 2025 | 10:00AM & 11:30AM
Grades: 3 – 8
Curriculum Connections: Music, Literature, Social Studies
Cost: $7.50 per student/adult.
*Financial aid is available upon request
Drums of the World
December 3, 2024 | 10:00AM & 11:30AM
Description:
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.
*Financial aid is available upon request
Virtual Lift Every Voice Youth Concert
Our Virtual Lift Every Voice Youth Concert is part of the FREE Virtual Education package and includes music from a wide array of soundscapes and culture – sure to engage students of any age!
Questions?
Send an e-mail to us at musicurious@coloradosymphony.org