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
Need to know more? Contact Monica Hayes, the Oregon Symphony’s Education & Community Engagement Program director, at 503-416-6312 or mhayes@orsymphony.org.
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.
Watch a video about Young People's Concerts (Video length: 0:55)
2010/11 Young People’s Concert
Musical Seasonings
Gregory Vajda, conductor
Seasons change and tastes in music change too! Our young patrons will find out why these classics have continued to be popular and have remained timeless. Join the Oregon Symphony musicians and resident conductor Gregory Vajda as they spice up the seasons of the year with music by some of our greatest composers. A sample of some tasty selections: A movement of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, an excerpt from Schumann’s Spring Symphony, Mendelssohn’s Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This 50 minute concert will serve up delicacies found in all four seasons.
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland
Thur March 17 & Fri 18, 2011 at 9:30 & 11 a.m.
"Musical Seasonings" tickets: $3, free for students in federal free and reduced lunch program, and free to chaperones. Our complimentary teacher’s guide and companion CD are great resources. Treat your students to an inside look at how composers, musicians and conductors work together to offer up some of the world’s greatest orchestral pieces. Free docent visits to classrooms available.
To reserve or purchase tickets to "Musical Seasonings": mail or fax our downloadable order form today! Payment is due 30 days prior to the concert.
Performances held at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.
The 2010/11 Young People's Concert Teacher's Guide will be available in December 2010 on this site.
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.
Watch a video about Kinderkonzerts (Video length: 1:22)
2010/11 Kinderkonzerts
Adventures into Sound
Small ensembles of Oregon Symphony musicians, with help from our narrator, will 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 in grades K-2. Kinderkonzerts are held at three Portland metro area host school locations throughout the school year.
Strings: Once Upon A Tune
Music breathes life into classic children's stories. We'll explore how music
enhances stories such as "The Tortoise and the Hare" and explore the string
instruments in our version of "Snow White and the String Quartet." This is
sure to be interactive fun for everyone!
Woodwinds: Charting a Changing Course
Explore the sounds of the world as our woodwind quintet takes us on a
journey into the changes we find in nature and music. Our adventure
takes us on an expedition that compares the changes in music with natural
changes like the four seasons, weather, and animals.
Brass: Blast Off!
Travel out of this world with the brass instruments as we explore the stars
and planets looking for alien life. Finding our way back home to Earth may
be a challenge, but the musical clues that we discover should point us in
the right direction!
Percussion: Off the Beatin’ Path
Learning about rhythm has never been so much fun! Everyone will be movin'
and groovin' to the beat as dance and rhythm are used get their toes tappin'
and fingers snappin! They'll be a whole lot of countin' going on as kids
explore the world of percussion instruments.
2010/11 Kinderkonzert dates, times and locations:
| Lent School S.E. Portland Mondays |
Peninsula Elementary N. Portland Tuesdays |
Lincoln St. School Hillsboro Wednesdays |
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| Strings | October 18 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 12:30 PM |
October 19 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM |
October 20 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM |
| Woodwinds | January 3 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 12:30 PM |
January 4 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM |
January 5 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM |
| Brass | February 7 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 12:30 PM |
February 8 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM |
February 9 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM |
| Percussion | April 11 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 12:30 PM |
April 12 8:30 AM 9:30 AM 10:30 AM |
April 13 9:30 AM 10:30 AM 11:30 AM |
Lent Elementary | 5105 SE 97th Ave. Portland, OR 97266
Peninsula Elementary | 8125 N Emerald St. Portland, OR 97217
Lincoln Street Elementary | 801 NE Lincoln St. Hillsboro, OR 97124
Kinderkonzert tickets: $2, free to students in federal free and reduced lunch program & free to chaperones.
To reserve or purchase tickets mail or fax our downloadable order form today! Payment is due 30 days prior to each Kinderkonzert.
Kinderkonzert Teacher's Guide
Our complimentary 2010/11 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!
The 2010/11 Kinderkonzert Teacher's Guide will be available soon on this site.
Oregon Symphony
Education & Community Engagement
503-228-4294
educate@orsymphony.org