MSO Youth Concert Series: Travels and Tales

The MSO invites you to our exciting season! From spooky storytelling to travelling around the world and even through space, you won't want to miss these exciting Youth Series programs!

Designed for students grades 3 through 8, these programs - approximately 45 minutes in length - make connections with the following areas of study:

• Music
• Visual Art
• Language Arts
• Math
• Social Studies
• Science

2009|10 Concerts for Schools Registration

Spooktacular Tales!

October 20, 21 & 22, 2009, at 10:30 am & 12:00 pm | Cooley Auditorium

Music, Visual Art, Language Arts

How would you tell a spooky story without using words? Join the MSO for tales of witches, fairies, kings and magicians as we learn how composers use the art of storytelling in music. From the exciting and dramatic Sorcerer's Apprentice to the light and fun Harry's Wonderous World, come along as the MSO performs your fantastic favorites!

JOHN WILLIAMS - Imperial March
CAMILLE SAINT-SAENS - Danse Macabre
EDWARD ELGAR - "Fairies and Giants" from Wand of Youth Suite No. 1
MODEST MUSSORGSKY - Baba-Yaga: The Hut on Hen's Legs
EDVARD GRIEG - In the Hall of the Mountain King
PAUL DUKAS - Sorcerer's Apprentice
JOHN WILLIAMS - "Harry's Wondrous World" from Harry Potter Children's Suite

Space: The Final Frontier

February 2 & 3, 2010, at 10:30 am & 12:00 pm | February 4 at 10:30 am | Uihlein Hall

Music, Visual Art, Science

Bring your imagination and join the MSO in an exciting trip through outer spac! Visit alien friends, explore new planets, and hurtle through uncharted galaxies in your spaceship with music from ET, Holst's The Planets, and Star Wars as your guide. Through the use of video, your students' artwork becomes a part of this very special presentation!

This program to be performed with video

RICHARD STRAUSS - Also sprach Zarathustra (opening fanfare)
RICHARD WAGNER - Ride of the Valkeries
GUSTAV HOLST - "Mars, the Bringer of War" from The Planets
GUSTAV HOLST - "Jupitor, the Bringer of Jollity" from The Planets
GUSTAV HOLST - "Uranus, the Magician" from The Planets
JOHN WILLIAMS - Theme from "Star Wars"
JOHN WILLIAMS - ET Flying Theme

Around the World with the MSO

May 12 & 14, 2010, at 10:30 am | May 13 at 10:30 am & 12:00 pm | Cooley Auditorium

Music, Visual Art, Language Arts, Social Studies

Dance, march, and parade around the world with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra! Including works by composers from America, Russia, Argentina, and England, this itinerary offers comfortable seats, panoramic views, and the finest entertainment. Grab your suitcase and let's go!

Featuring the Audrey G. Baird 2009 Stars of Tomorrow Youth Soloist
AARON COPLAND - Fanfare for the Common Man
MIKHAIL GLINKA - Overture to Russlan & Ludmilla
ALBERTO GINASTERA - "Malambo" from Estancia
WILLIAM WALTON - Crown Imperial (Coronation March)
JOHANNES BRAHMS - Hungarian Dance No. 5
JOHN CAGE - "Story" from Living Room Music
JOHN WILLIAMS - Olympic Fanfare and Theme

More About the Youth Series

Docents

Prior to each Youth Concert, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra League Docents receive intensive training to prepare them for classroom visits that prepare students for the upcoming concerts in a fun, interactive, and educational way. These visits are provided for the Youth Series programs only at no cost to schools. On your reservation form, please indicate if you are interested in having a docent visit your classroom.