Young People's Concerts
Gather your students and head to Music Hall for a Young People's Concert with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra! Designed for students in grades K-6, these programs introduce young listeners to the world of orchestral music with approachable and educational programs.
Registration for 24/25 YPCs opens July 1, 2024
INSPIRATION
Mon Nov 20, 2023 | 10:30 am
Tue Nov 21, 2023 | 10:30 am
Grades K-6
What inspires you? Join conductor Daniel Wiley and hosts Paige Turner and Kelly Jo Asbury from Learning Through Art's Books Alive! For Kids® to explore how composers drew inspiration from creative poetry, contemporary literature and classic tales.
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- Sammy FAIN "March of the Cards" from Alice in Wonderland
- Edvard GRIEG "Morning Mood" and "In the Hall of the Mountain King" from Peer Gynt
- John POWELL Music from How to Train Your Dragon
- Howard BLAKE "Walking in the Air" from The Snowman
- Harry GREGSON-WILLIAMS Music from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
- Igor STRAVINSKY Lullaby and Finale from The Firebird ("L'oiseau de feu") Suite (1919)
LEAD THE WAY!
Wed Mar 13, 2024 | 10:30 am
Tue Mar 19, 2024 | 10:30 am
Grades K-6
Wave your arms and away we go! Join conductor Samuel Lee to learn how conductors use shapes to lead an Orchestra. Triangles, circles and lines—anyone can lead the way if they know the right shapes!
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- Leonard BERNSTEIN Fanfare for the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
Johann STRAUSS Jr. Frühlingsstimmen ("Voices of Spring"), Op. 410 - Pyotr Ilyich TCHAIKOVSKY "Pas de deux" from The Nutcracker
- Astor PIAZZOLLA Libertango
Antonín DVOŘÁK Slavonic Dance, Op. 72, No. 2 - Florence PRICE Symphony No. 3, III. Juba Dance
- Edward ELGAR Military March No. 1 in D Major from Pomp and Circumstance
- Klaus BADELT Suite from Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
- Leonard BERNSTEIN Fanfare for the Inauguration of John F. Kennedy
Homegrown Harmony
Mon Nov 25, 2024 | 10:30 am
Tue Nov 26, 2024 | 10:30 am
Grades K-6
Join the CSO on a musical journey through the history of the Queen City! Travel back in time to hear the rhythms that rocked the riverboats and the sounds that shaped Cincinnati.
Registration Opens July 1, 2024
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BIRTHDAY PARTY!
Tue Mar 4, 2025 | 10:30 am
Wed Mar 5, 2025 | 10:30 am
Grades K-6
It’s a party and YOU’RE INVITED! Come celebrate the birthdays of 300 years of music with the CSO and sing “Happy Birthday” to a brand new piece!
Registration Opens July 1, 2024
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Young People's Concerts are Supported By:
The Ladislas and Vilma Segoe Family Foundation
Young People's Concerts are supported through an endowed gift from Rosemary and Frank Bloom
The Corbett Educational Endowment
