Youth Concerts

We've Gone Virtual!

For the 2020/21 season, we’re excited to unroll a completely virtual youth concert experience. Registration opens August 31st, 2020 with supplemental curriculum materials available immediately including our curriculum packet and online resource folder.

Theme: Lift Every Voice

This year’s theme for youth concerts is “Lift Every Voice,” which delivers a message of unity, social justice, and creative self-expression. 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. Advance classroom study will be supported by Colorado State Music Standards and Common Core aligned materials featuring this program’s repertoire.

Grades: 3 – 8

Curriculum Connections: Music, Literature, Social Studies

Cost:

Financial assistance is available thanks to the generous support of our donors.

$250 per school (for unlimited access for all teachers and classrooms at a school)
$100 per traveling teacher (for use in up to 12 classrooms)
$50 per teacher (for use in 1-5 classrooms)
$5 per home-school individual (for up to 10 individuals)

Looking for general audience access? Please e-mail Education Coordinator, Breanna McCaughey at bmccaughey@coloradosymphony.org to purchase access.

Begin your School, Teacher, or Home-school reservation now:
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Lift Every Voice Virtual 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 virtual 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.

Thank you to our 2020/21 Youth Concert sponsor, Genesee Mountain Foundation.

REPERTOIRE

MOZART Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 (2nd movement)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 "Ode to Joy"
ELLINGTON Three Black Kings
LECUONA Andalucia Suite
MONCAYO Huapango
OMAR THOMAS Of Our New Day Begun
ANNA CLYNE Restless Oceans

COLLABORATORS

OMAR THOMAS, Composer
ANNA CLYNE, Composer*
CLEO PARKER ROBINSON DANCE, Dance Company
FIESTA COLORADO DANCE, Dance Company
FRANKIE LE'TROY, Spoken Word Poet
JAVIER FLORES, Visual Artist

Lift Every Voice Curriculum

This year, we're excited to roll out a virtual youth concert experience. Included in our curriculum offerings are a curriculum packet containing 3 lesson plans (each with 2-5 activities with written out instruction) and an online resource folder that hosts all of the readings, worksheets, and videos referenced in our lessons (including videos from our artist collaborators). Plus, you have the option to add on a virtual visit from our collaborators for a personalized visit from a living artist into your classroom on the topic of your choice.

View and download our 2 page flyer containing our curriculum offerings.

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Quick access to this season's curriculum:

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Professional Development

The Colorado Symphony is thrilled to announce opportunities for professional development for educators throughout the semester.

Teacher Webinar:
Lift Every Voice Youth Concert Curriculum

Tuesday, February 23 | 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Free Event

The Education department will be hosting a teacher webinar to give educators ideas on how to use and implement the Lift Every Voice Youth Concert curriculum. Teachers from St. Vrain School District and DPS Music Instructional Specialist Amy Martinson will share how they’d implemented the LEV curriculum in their own classrooms and provide thoughtful tips about how teachers can integrate materials from the online resource folder to extend and deepen their lesson plans while providing students an opportunity to find their voice through music and the arts.

Professional Development Session:
Culturally Responsive Teaching Workshop

Saturday, March 6 | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $35

Supporting children’s academic and social development requires being focused on our growth and our students’ growth. That's why the Colorado Symphony’s Education Department is partnering with Asia Lyons Educational Consulting to conduct a professional development training on Culturally Responsive teaching. This 90-minute professional development focuses on how educators can combine culturally responsive education with design thinking to see our classrooms flourish.

Driving questions:

Why is culturally responsive education necessary for our students' self-actualization?
What are the benefits of examining the culture within our school/class?
How does design thinking fit within our conversations about culturally responsive teaching?
What are actions we can take to strengthen our classroom culture now?

Youth Concert Guest Artist

Add on a virtual visit from our collaborators for a personalized visit from a living artist into your classroom on the topic of your choice. Cost is $135 per hour per artist.

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Education

Contact

Jesse Martinez
Director of Community Education
303.534.0732

jmartinez
@coloradosymphony.org

Breanna McCaughey
Education Coordinator
303.534.0755

bmccaughey
@coloradosymphony.org