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Sept 8-19 - In collaboration with Clarence Brown Theatre
Tchaikovsky Spectacular!
Sep 23 & 24 - Join the KSO for the Opening Gala at the Tennessee Theatre
Family Concert: Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant
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Young People's Concerts in Knoxville

The KSO presents two sets of educational concerts annually to 12,000 Knox and surrounding county public and private school students.

These concerts are one of the most unusual and imaginative programs available to introduce kids to classical music. The young audiences travel to the Knoxville Civic Auditorium to experience a live orchestra concert geared toward them.

The programs are catered to third through seventh graders.

The one-hour concerts are comprised of music and stories specially selected for younger ears. During the performance, narration and exciting visual elements such as slides, video projections, props, lights, and costumes are utilized to enhance the performance, stimulate the students' interest, and plant the seed for further music education growth.

The Young People's Concerts are a first-time symphony experience for many children, so the KSO does its best to make a positive and abiding impression.

To prepare the students for the upcoming concert experience, all classroom teachers are provided with cross-curricular study guides and compact discs of the concert selections. Educator Resources

For more information about Young People's Concerts,
please contact the Director of Education and Community Partnerships.

Upcoming Concerts

Amadeus
September 10 & 14
10:30 AM*
Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage

Join us for a rare and exciting collaboration between the Clarence Brown Theatre and the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presenting Amadeus by Peter Shaffer.  Directed by Artistic Director Calvin MacLean, conducted by Maestro Lucas Richman.

Consumed with envy and haunted by the music of a "spiteful, sniggering, conceited, infantine Mozart," court composer Salieri sets out to destroy him.

Approximate length: 2.5 hours
Appropriate for Grades 9-12 (production contains Adult Content)

*Please plan to be at the theatre by 10:00 AM so that students can be seated in a timely manner.

Limited seating available.  Make Reservations NOW!
Download an Order Form
This is an interactive pdf that can be filled out and submitted to Linda Robinson at lrobinso@utk.edu or mailed to:

The Clarence Brown Theatre
Attn: Season for Youth
206 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996-0420
or Fax: 865-974-4867
Phone: 865-974-7063 or 865-974-8373


Sponsored by

Generous support also provided by Jim and Natalie Haslam and the
University of Tennessee's College of Arts and Science: Bruce Bursten, Dean

Once Upon A Time
October 26 9:30 AM & 10:45 AM
October 27 9:30 AM (sold out!) & 10:45 AM
October 28 9:30 AM (sold out!)

Reserve your seats now!
Call 865-521-2338.  Forms may also be faxed to 865-546-3766 or email your form

Once Upon a Time is a unique educational program designed for students in grades three through five. This production explores the way that music can help to express different kinds of literature, tell a story or create a scene in the mind of the listener. Pieces featured will include Copland’s John Henry, “In the Hall of the Mountain King” from Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite, “Conversation of Beauty and the Beast” from Ravel's Mother Goose Suite, and Harry's Wondrous World written by John Williams, featured in the first two Harry Potter films. This production will also feature a piece composed by KSO Music Director Lucas Richman entitled Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant, based on the book written by the nation’s first children's poet laureate Jack Prelutsky. These YPCs will serve as a landmark as this is only the second performance of Behold the Bold Umbrellaphant. The concert will also feature singers, young dancers, a young soloist and will be produced and conducted by the KSO’s Resident Conductor, James Fellenbaum.

Admission for this program is $6.00 per student. One adult for every ten students will be admitted free of charge.  These concerts are part of the Arts and Culture Alliance’s Student Ticket Subsidy Program which provides funding for ticket costs as well as transportation fees. For information about the Student Ticket Subsidy Program please visit http://www.knoxalliance.com/sts.html or contact the Arts and Cultural Alliance directly at 523-7543.

All school concert reservations must be directed to the Knoxville Symphony office. You can quickly and easily make your reservations by calling the YPC reservation mailbox: (865) 521-2338. Be sure to leave your name, your school (or group), your mailing address, a contact phone number, the exact number of students you plan to bring, and specify the performance date and time you wish to attend. You may also leave questions regarding reservations or scheduling on this voice mail, and your call will be returned as quickly as possible. Alternately, you may fax the attached reservation form to (865) 546-3766, or mail a copy to the KSO office marked Attn: Young People’s Concerts.  

Educator Resources

Let's Build The Tower of Music
Thursday, February 24, 2011
9:30 AM
Tennessee Theatre

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra is pleased to invite your students to a new concert for young people.  The KSO will offer a Family Concert designed for children ages three through eight on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at 9:30 AM at the Tennessee Theatre.

Reserve your seats now!
Call 865-521-2322.  Forms may also be faxed to 865-546-3766 or email your form

Let’s Build the Tower of Music is a unique educational program, designed for preschool, first and second grade students.  At this concert students will learn about the building blocks of music: melody, rhythm and harmony.  Students will meet the KSO’s animated character Picardy Penguin who appears on a huge screen above the orchestra and have a chance to sing along with the KSO to music that they will recognize.  Pieces featured will include the family concert theme song “Music Can Make Your Life Complete;” “Do-Re-Mi” from the Sound of Music; “Ode to Joy” from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9; the “Can-Can” from Orpheus in the Underworld; Radetzky March by Johann Strauss, Sr.; the “Toreador’s Song” from Carmen Suite No. 1; and Reinhold Gliere’s Russian Sailor’s Dance.  Soprano Katy Wolfe Zahn will join the symphony as a special guest performer. The concert will be produced and conducted by the KSO’s Music Director Lucas Richman.

A special group price is being offered for this program.  Admission for the concert is $8.00 per student and one adult for every ten students will be admitted free of charge.  Upon receipt of your reservation, a teacher’s guide and CD will be sent to you to help prepare your students for the concert.  These concerts are part of the Arts and Cultural Alliance’s Student Ticket Subsidy Program which provides funding for ticket costs as well as transportation fees.  For information about the Student Ticket Subsidy Program please visit http://www.knoxalliance.com/sts.html or contact the Arts and Cultural Alliance directly at 523-7543.  Please note that you will need to apply for Ticket Subsidy in the fall if you plan to attend the concert in February.  Grants from this fund are usually depleted within a couple days of the submission date.

All school concert reservations must be directed to the Knoxville Symphony office.  You can quickly and easily make your reservations by calling the Family Concert reservation mailbox: (865) 521-2322.  Be sure to leave your name, your school (or group), mailing address, a contact phone number and the exact number of students and adults you plan to bring.  You may also leave questions regarding reservations or scheduling on this voice mail, and your call will be returned as quickly as possible.  Alternately, you may fax the attached reservation form to (865) 546-3766, or mail a copy to the KSO office marked Attn: Family Concerts.  

Save the Date
Once Upon a Time
March 10, 2011
9:30 AM & 11:00 AM
Niswonger Perfomring Arts Center, Greeneville, TN

Reservations will be accepted in November.

 

Sponsors

 

Special Thanks to our Partners in Education:

  • Knox County Schools
  • Knox County Schools' Board of Education
  • Richard Mitchell, Knox County Schools
  • Sheree Beeler, Shannondale Elementary, Education Advisory Council
  • Sarah Davis, Powell Elementary, Education Advisory Council
  • Melissa Flanagan, West Hills Elementary, Education Advisory Council
  • Faye King, Hardin Valley Elementary, Education Advisory Council
  • Terri King, Karns Middle, Education Advisory Council
  • Tracy Ward, A.L. Lotts Elementary, Education Advisory Council 

 

Additional Resouces:

For more information about Young People's Concerts,
please contact the Director of Education and Community Partnerships.