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Concerts
Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra
Kantorei - The Singing Boys of Rockford
The Rock Valley Children's Choir
10:00 a.m. - FREE CONCERT
Friday, February 10, 2012
Coronado Performing Arts Center
Rockford's premiere performing arts ensembles for youth
will explore American songs and music about life and work
from the folk tradition that grew after The Great Depression. Actor/singer Tom Mac will portray balladeer folk icon Woody Guthrie.
RESERVATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS.
Please fill out this application or call 815.972.2939 by February 1 to schedule your group.
Download a complete study guide HERE
“Beethoven Live!”
Annual RSO Youth Concert
10:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Coronado Performing Arts Center
Two 50-minute performances will be given for regional elementary and middle school students. The all-Beethoven program will present the Rockford Symphony Orchestra
and selected members of the Rockford Symphony Youth Orchestra (RSYO) performing such masterpieces as selections from Beethoven’s Symphonies No. 2, 3, 5, 6, and 9
plus other great compositions such as “Rage Over a Lost Penny” and the Egmont Overture. The orchestra will be conducted by RSYO conductor Daniel Black in his conducting debut with the RSO.
Pre-concert education materials available to teachers and home school parents registered for the concert will prepare students for the music they will hear in the concert. Also included will be background information about Beethoven’s challenges with his hearing impairment and his triumphs as a composer aspiring to celebrate the transcendent qualities of music as well as the unity of mankind. This year’s Youth Concert will surely be inspiring to students and teacher alike.
NEW THIS YEAR, audience members will get to perform with the orchestra under the direction of Herr Beethoven himself (portrayed by RSO Music Director Steven Larsen). More information about this exciting opportunity will be available soon.
Reservations may be made in advance by submitting one of the forms below.
Click here to download a Reservation Form for Public and Private Schools.
Click here to download a Reservation For Home Schools.
Download Teacher Guide and Supporting Music (Coming Soon)
Payment is due by April 13, 2012.
More than 2,500 public, private, and home school students from a seven-county area visited the Coronado Performing Arts Center on April 23, 2010 for the most recent Youth Concert titled “Pictures at an Exhibition.”
In 1980 the RSO performed its first concert for area youth, dubbed a "Rug Concert," since children sat on pieces of carpet on the floor. Since moving the performances to the Coronado Theater in 2001, the RSO annually hosts more than 100 area schools and home schools to attend this educational, 50-minute concert. Teaching materials, including study guides and recordings of selected pieces, are provided to teachers for advance preparation in the classroom.
Music and classroom teachers who schedule a class to attend the Youth Concert will receive a voucher for a free Rockford Symphony Orchestra concert ticket. Vouchers may be exchanged for a Classics Series single ticket for the 2011/12 season by calling the box office at 815.965.0049.
For more information about how to get your school involved in this program, contact Lorie Langan at 815.972.2939 or llangan@rockfordsymphony.com. |
