Youth Concerts
Oregon Symphony Youth Concerts provide high quality artistic experiences in music for students from Kindergarten through 6th grade. Our developmentally appropriate family of Youth Concerts offers comprehensive, sequential learning experiences that encourage active participation by students, parents and teachers alike. We believe that music is an essential and equal part of the total school curriculum and, while our concerts cannot replace sequential arts education curriculum in the school, they are designed to help schools meet and exceed the Oregon Department of Education’s Arts Content Standards curriculum objectives and deepen a student’s enjoyment and understanding of classical music.
- Young People's Concert — suggested for grades 3-6
- Kinderkonzerts — suggested for grades K-2
- Take advantage of our free curricular resources to help shape your Youth Concert experience
- How to schedule your symphony visit
Teachers and Parents: It's not too late to share live classical music with your students and family!
Grant Makes Youth Concerts Accessible: The PGE Foundation has awarded a $20,000 grant that will make it possible for hundreds of students to attend Oregon Symphony Youth Concerts this year. For the first time, thanks to the PGE grant, the Oregon Symphony will provide funds for transportation to Title I schools within 50 miles of the concert venue. PGE funds will also underwrite free tickets for any students who qualify for free/reduced-lunch program to attend Kinderkonzerts (for Grades K-2) in February and April or the Team Oregon Symphony (for Grades 3-5) concert in March.
Need to know more? Call Monica Hayes, the Oregon Symphony’s Education & Community Engagement Program director, at 503-416-6312 for information on the youth concerts and transportation subsidies.
Young People's Concert, Grades 3-6
What is a Young People's Concert?
Students and teachers arrive at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall eager to experience the full Oregon Symphony playing just for them! The conductor, narrator and orchestra give young listeners a memorable concert experience by combining the expansive emotions of classical music with historical and social concepts that relate to their lives today. Young People's concerts last 50 minutes and are designed especially for grades 3-6.
2009/10 Young People’s Concert
Team Oregon Symphony
Gregory Vajda, conductor
And the pitch… it’s a sharp pop fly to center stage! The conductor is the coach, the musicians the players and the concert hall is the stadium in this concert which introduces the unique team effort of an orchestra and its 76 members. How do the players on this enormous team work together to create exciting music? Hear from the players themselves talk about their place on the “team” and learn about the different families of instruments in this concert that will surely hit it out of the park!
Concert Program:
| Wagner: | Act III Prelude from Lohengrin |
| Brahms: | Hungarian Dance No. 6 |
| Strauss: | Pizzicato Polka |
| Tchaikovsky: | Waltz of the Flowers |
| Vajda: | The Rogue Harmonica |
| Dukas: | Fanfare from La Peri |
| Miller: | Kaleidoscope |
| Weber: | Bassoon Concerto, Third Movement |
| Liszt: | Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 |
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
March 18 & 19, 2010
9:30 & 11 AM
Smith Auditorium, Willamette University, Salem
March 16, 2010
9:30 & 11 AM
Tickets: $3, free for students in federal free and reduced lunch program, and free to chaperones. Our complimentary 2009/10 Young People's Concert teacher’s guide and companion CD will be a great resource to educators, as they lead their students in this celebratory journey this school year!
Purchase tickets for the 2009/10 Kinderkonzerts and Young People's Concerts performed at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall with our downloadable order form.
For 2009/10 Young People's Concerts held at Smith Auditorium in Salem, please also use the downloadable order form.
Teachers' Guide - 2009/10 Young People's Concert (3 mb PDF) »
Kinderkonzerts, Grades K-2
What are Kinderkonzerts?
Small ensembles of Oregon Symphony musicians, with help from our narrator, bring the orchestra off the stage and into schools for an up-close musical experience where children are active listeners. This series of four 30 minute performances is designed to introduce the four instrument families of the orchestra to students K-2. Kinderkonzerts are held at three Portland-Metro Area host school locations.
2009/10 Kinderkonzerts
That’s What It’s All About!
Strings: If you’re happy and you know it!
A wonderful surprise, a silly game, a gloomy morning … music helps us share our feelings with others. Join the members of our string quintet as they explore the many different moods of music.
Woodwinds: What a wonderful world
Music is important in everyone’s life. Come along with the woodwind quintet as we travel around the world and learn about different cultures through song and dance.
Brass: Celebrate good times
Whether it’s your best friend’s birthday party or winning the big game, celebrations are marked by music and our brass players love to party! You’re invited to a morning of musical revelry where we’ll learn how melody and rhythm can really get the party started.
Percussion: Get into the groove
What do Samba, disco, and the hokey pokey all have common? A groovy beat! Meet our percussion trio who will introduce you to the instruments of the percussion family and discover how the beat keeps you tapping your feet.
Kinderkonzert dates, times and locations:
| Lent School S.E. Portland |
Peninsula Elementary N. Portland |
Lincoln St. School Hillsboro |
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| Strings | October 5 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 12:30 PM |
October 6 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM |
October 7 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM |
| Woodwinds | November 2 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 12:30 PM |
November 3 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM |
November 4 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM |
| Brass | February 8 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 12:30 PM |
February 9 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM |
February 10 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM |
| Percussion | April 12 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 12:30 PM |
April 13 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM |
April 14 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM |
Times shown in RED are Sold Out.
Tickets: $2, free to students in federal free and reduced lunch program & free to chaperones.
Purchase tickets for the 2009/10 Kinderkonzerts held at host schools and Young People's Concerts performed at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall with our downloadable order form.
For 2009/10 Young People's Concerts held at Smith Auditorium in Salem, please also use the downloadable order form.
Kinderkonzert Teacher's Guide
Our complimentary 2009/10 Kinderkonzert teacher's guide and companion CD will be a great resource to educators, as they introduce their students to classical music and the instrument families in the orchestra this school year!
Teachers' Guide - 2009/10 Kinderkonzerts (3 mb PDF) »
2009/10 Music Education Brochure (423 kb PDF) »
Oregon Symphony
Education & Community Engagement
503-228-4294
educate@orsymphony.org