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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 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. Advance 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.
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.
Access to the 2022/23 Season Curriculum will be provided at a later date
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 $150 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 | 9:50 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.
October 25 | 9:50 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.
October 26 | 9:50 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.
November 8 | 9:50 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.
February 28 | 9:50 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.
March 1 | 9:50 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.
March 14 | 9:50 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.
Grades: 3 – 8
Curriculum Connections: Music, Literature, Social Studies
Cost: $5 per student/adult. For groups of 20 or more, the coordinating teacher attends free. Financial assistance is available upon request.
Reservations for the 2022-23 season will open on August 1, 2022
Drums of the World Youth Concert
January 24 | 9:50 a.m. & 11:15 a.m.
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: $5 per student/adult. For groups of 20 or more, the coordinating teacher attends free. Financial assistance is available upon request.
Reservations for the 2022-23 season will open on August 1, 2022
Questions?
Send an e-mail to us at musicurious@coloradosymphony.org