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Youth Series

Music for Me!Teen Series

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Hello, teachers!As the Associate Conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, I would like

to extend an invitation to the 2013.14 Concerts for Schools. Since joining the

Milwaukee Symphony in 2011, I have conducted concerts not only in Milwaukee,

but also in Fish Creek, Marinette, West Bend, Ripon and throughout Wisconsin. I am

enjoying the chance to explore our home state and getting to know the wonderful

people who live here.

I am so pleased to play an active role in our orchestra’s educational programs again

next year. One concert for which I am especially eager is Link Up The Orchestra Sings.

Link Up is a program of Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute that pairs orchestras

across the country with students in grades 3-5 at schools in their local communities

to explore orchestral repertoire through a year-long hands-on music curriculum.

Students will get to sing and perform in the culminating concert!

We’ve got exciting programs in store for students at all grade levels next season.

Our two-part Youth Series, “Orchestral Colors”, explores how composers can use the

colors within an orchestra to create a variety of sounds and images. Within this series,

“Colors of Wisconsin” is inspired by my travels around this state, while “Symphonic

Palette” takes a deeper look at the connections between art and music. We will go on

a symphonic safari in “Music for Me!” and our Teen Series features favorite Romantic

works, Fauré’s Requiem and Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet.

This brochure has more information about our 2013.14 Concerts for Schools, as

well as ticket information and registration information to ensure that your students

will be in our audience. As conductor Leopold Stokowski said, “A painter paints his

pictures on canvas, but musicians paint their pictures on silence.” I look forward to

sharing our musical pictures with you and your students next season.

Francesco Lecce-Chong Associate Conductor Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

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Y o u t h S e r i e S :

Orchestral ColorsComposers can use the colors of the orchestra to create a variety of sounds and scenes. Find out how in our two-part series, “Orchestral Colors”. Designed for students grades 3 through 8, these programs — approximately 45 minutes in length — make connections with the following areas of study:

Music Math Humanities

NVisual Art Social Studies

( Language Arts ⚗ Science

Colors of WisconsinOctober 8 and 9 at 10:30 am & 12 noon | October 10 at 10:30 am | Uihlein HallFrancesco Lecce-Chong, conductor

This concert will feature the 2013 Wisconsin Youth Piano Competition winner

Purdy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On Wisconsin sing along

Prokofiev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alexander Nevsky “Battle on the Ice”

Copland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Tender Land “The Promise of Living”

Debussy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . La Mer mvt. 1

Traditional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beer Barrel Polka sing along

Tchaikovsky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1812 Overture

From the red of On Wisconsin to the blue of La Mer, this concert explores the colors of our home state. Join us as we travel around Wisconsin through the different seasons and sing some of our hometown favorites. And you will get to hear the very first Wisconsin Youth Piano Competition winner perform with the Symphony!

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Symphonic PaletteFebruary 5 at 10:30 am & 12 noon | Pabst Theater February 11 at 10:30 am & 12 noon | Uihlein HallFrancesco Lecce-Chong, conductor

This concert will feature the 2013 Audrey G. Baird Stars of Tomorrow winner

Handel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overture to Royal Fireworks

Corigliano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To Music

Mozart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . String Quartet No. 8 in F Major, K. 168, mvt. 4 “Fugue”

Bizet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overture to Carmen

Debussy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Petite Suite mvt. 1 “Sailing”

Wagner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overture to The Flying Dutchman

What are the tools and techniques of the composer’s palette? Out of what elements are the sounds you hear made of? Featuring examples of student-created artwork and other images, this concert is sure to stimulate the senses!

Link Up The Orchestra SingsApril 9 at 10:30 am and 12 noon | Uihlein HallFrancesco Lecce-Chong, conductor

Cabaniss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Come to Play”

Dvořák . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Largo from New World Symphony, arr. Cabaniss

Beethoven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Ode to Joy”, arr. Cabaniss

Traditional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Simple Gifts”

Copland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “I Bought Me a Cat”

Papoulis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “Oye”

Cabaniss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . “To Make Words Sing”

Stravinsky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finale from The Firebird Suite

In 2013.14, the Milwaukee Symphony will partner with Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute to bring the Link Up program to our community. Link Up pairs orchestras across the country with students in grades 3–5 at schools in their local communities to explore orchestral repertoire through a year-long hands-on music curriculum. Composers and musicians create melodies, which can be sung or played on instruments. When an orchestra plays these melodies, the orchestra sings. Students explore melody in a range of colorful orchestral repertoire, sing, play the recorder or violin, compose and perform in a culminating concert!

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Music for Me!A special program that is “just right” for the MSO’s youngest listeners. Designed for students grades K4 through 2, these 40-minute programs make connections with the following fields of study:

Music Social Studies ( Language Arts

Carnival of the AnimalsApril 10 at 10:00 am and 11:30 | Uihlein HallFrancesco Lecce-Chong, conductor | Danceworks

Dorff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Three Fun Fables for Narrator and Orchestra

Saint-Säens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carnival of the Animals

It’s a symphonic safari through Dorff’s humorous interpretations of Aesop’s Fables and Camille Saint-Säens’ magical, musical menagerie. The perfect introduction to the instruments of the orchestra!

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Guest high school choirs perform with the MSO in Uihlein Hall.

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Teen SeriesTo further engage high school audiences in the orchestral experience, MSO Associate Conductor Francesco Lecce-Chong will host the MSO Teen Series in 2013.14. He will share biographical and repertoire notes from the stage during performances, providing additional context for the music at hand. In addition, each student will receive a Teen Guide, specially created for each concert!

Fauré RequiemFebruary 13 at 10:30 am | Uihlein HallLee Erickson, conductor

Fauré . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Requiem

An exquisite masterpiece. For more than a century, Gabriel Faure’s breathtaking Requiem has inspired audiences and composers, including Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Romeo and JulietApril 17 at 10:30 am | Uihlein HallRossen Milanov, conductor

Mendelssohn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture, Op. 21

Prokofiev . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selections from Romeo and Juliet

The greatest moments from Prokofiev’s greatest ballet — the ardent Romeo and Juliet. Then, Mendelssohn is inspired by Shakespeare in his enchanting A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

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More About the Youth SeriesWant to make your experience even more meaningful? request a Docent!

In conjunction with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra League, the MSO offers

free docent visits leading up to the Youth and Music for Me! Concerts. Our docents

are passionate about the orchestra, and have been trained by some of the region’s

finest music educators. Docents will arrange a time to visit your school, bringing

fun activities and lessons specially designed to correspond to the upcoming

performance. For more information about the docent program, email edu@mso.org.

concert LocationsUihlein Hall Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 929 North Water Street, Milwaukee, WI

the Historic Pabst theater 144 East Wells Street, Milwaukee, WI

Ticket Pricessingle concert non-mPs mPs

Premium Uihlein Hall Seating includes Orchestra rows D – S, Box, Side Loge and Center Loge rows A – D

Pabst Theater Seating includes Orchestra and Mezzanine Circle

$7.00 $4.50

Basic $6.00 $3.50All programs subject to change.

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Other Information chaperonesOne complimentary chaperone ticket will be offered for every 10 paid student tickets for all concerts.

educational materialsMSO Teacher Resource Guides are comprehensive this season, providing all lesson plans, curriculum, and information in a full-color, informative volume. The lesson plans will be specifically written to support Wisconsin’s Academic Content and Performance standards in Music, Language Arts, and other subject areas. A $3 processing fee will be charged to help cover the cost of these materials.

Please direct all inquiries to:Education Department Phone: 414.226.7886 Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Fax: 414.291.7610 1101 North Market Street, Suite 100 Milwaukee, WI 53202 Email: edu@mso.org

registration forms are available at mso.org

Partnership Informationmilwaukee Art museumMake the most of your field trip day by adding a tour designed to complement MSO Concerts for Schools! Separate fees apply. MAM offers theme-related, docent-guided tours in conjunction with MSO Concerts for Schools. Call 414.224.3842 to book your Museum tour!

Concerts for Schools are sponsored by Target. Additional funding is provided by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, the Richard and Ethel Herzfeld Foundation, the Irene Edelstein Memorial Fund and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra League. All MSO education programs are supported in part by an endowment from the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and the Betty and Harold Stein Music Excellence Fund. The MSO is a member of the United Performing Arts Fund (UPAF) and is supported by direct contributions from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the Wisconsin Arts Board (WAB), Milwaukee County’s CAMPAC, the Milwaukee Arts Board (MAB) and Symphony Friends.

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