It’s a BIRD, It’s a PLANE…

It’s the ORCHESTRA!October 13, 2016

10:00AM AND 11:30AM

OLD CABELL HALL

Kate Tamarkin, Music Director | Pamela Beasley, Narrator | Nathaniel Lee, Trombone

C H A R L O T T E S V I L L E

AT T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F V I R G I N I A

SYMPHONY

Kate Tamarkin, Music Director

C H A R L O T T E S V I L L E

AT T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F V I R G I N I A

SYMPHONY

October 13, 2016 | 10:00AM and 11:30AM | Old Cabell Hall

Pamela Beasley, Narrator | Nathaniel Lee, Trombone

Program

Excerpts from the following works:

Strauss Radetzky March

Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings, II. Waltz

Brahms Variations on a Theme of Haydn

Brahms Symphony No. 1, Mvmt. IV. Adagio - Allegro non troppo, ma con brio

Gounod Petite Symphony for Nine Winds, III. Scherzo

Khatchaturian Sabre Dance

Williams Theme from Superman

David Concertino for Trombone and Orchestra, I. Allegro maestoso

Mascagni “Intermezzo” from Cavalleria Rusticana

Williams Star Wars Medley

Thank you to our Sponsors! Bailey Printing, Inc.

The Mr. and Mrs. James L. Brown Fund Charlottesville Symphony Society

University of Virginia McIntire Department of Music

Youth Concerts

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It’s a bird, it’s a plane...it’s the orchestra! Generations into the future, Music is in a state of chaos, aptly called “Noise.” The Universal Ruler of all Sound, known as The Queen of Chaos and played by UVA Voice Instructor Pamela Beasley, has one goal – to keep all sounds from having any sense of order. The Master of Music, played by Kate Tamarkin, who is Music Director of the Charlottesville Symphony, leads the orchestra through standards of the orchestral repertoire, exploring the elements of music – rhythm, melody, bass, harmony, color and expression. With the help of Orchestral Super Heroes, including The Lord of the Reeds, The Super Soloist and The Bow Master, the ensemble demonstrates how beautiful sound can be. You’ll hear music by Johann Strauss, Pyotr Illych Tchaikovsky, Franz Joseph Haydn, Aram Khachaturian and legendary film composer John Williams.

August, 2016 Dear Students, My name is Elizabeth Roberts and I play a special role with the Charlottesville Symphony. Not only do I serve as the principal, or first chair bassoonist, I am also the orchestra’s Director of Youth Education. I’m writing you a quick letter to say how excited the entire orchestra is that each of you will join us at our concerts on October 13th. It is a very special opportunity to hear a symphony orchestra perform live.

When you walk into our concert hall to hear us, take a minute to really notice what the room looks like, and take note of the colorful outfits we are wearing. Going into a concert hall to hear an orchestra should feel special, like when you enter a room where very important things happen – like walking into the library!

During the concert, sit quietly and truly listen to us. Each instrument produces a different kind of sound, and some blend easily while others might stick out. Instead of a flute and a clarinet, you might hear a flut-inet! Or even vio-horn-pani – that’s a mixture of violins, horns and timpani playing at the same time! Does one instrument capture your attention more than another? Look at the shapes of the instruments, and listen to the many colors of sound and the different moods you feel when you hear the music. You might find some of the music to be just OK or so-so to listen to, but you might find other pieces that really fill you with energy. Try to remember what you enjoy as you listen and be sure to share this with your friends and family when you get home.

Have a great time at the concert! Elizabeth

Program Notes By Elizabeth Roberts

Radetzky March | Johann Strauss, Sr. (1804-1849) Johann Strauss, Sr. was born in Vienna, Austria. He is famous for composing waltzes, but his most famous piece of music is the Radetzky March, written in 1848. A march is a piece of music that can be marched to – the pulse of the music is ONE-two, ONE-two, ONE-two. The Radetzky March was dedicated to the Austrian Field Marshal Joseph Radetzky von Radetz. When it was premiered, the

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Austrian military officers in attendance clapped and stomped their feet in time along with the main theme. This tradition is still carried on in Vienna by audiences when they listen to the piece. It is also the piece of music chosen almost every year to end the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Concert. You can watch this concert on your local PBS TV station. The Radetzky March is in ABA form. The percussion has a strong role, giving clear pulse in this festive, military march.

Serenade for Strings, II. Waltz | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Tchaikovsky is a very famous Russian composer who wrote symphonies, operas, ballets, chamber music and songs. Tchaikovsky’s family wanted him to work as a government employee, which he did for a few years, but he decided to become a musician because he was very talented and enjoyed composing. Many young composers of his time wrote Nationalistic pieces, music that focused on folk melodies and folk stories, but Tchaikovsky wrote music in the Western tradition. His works are good examples of music of the Romantic Era – meaning that they are emotionally expressive and have beautiful themes or melodies that repeat many times in each piece of music. He had a difficult life and struggled with depression, but he was a brilliant composer, and poured himself into his music when he was sad. His Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48 was premiered in 1880. Tchaikovsky wanted as many string players as possible to perform it so that the sound would be loud and full! The second movement is a waltz, which is a piece of music in triple meter, meaning that the pulse of the music is one-two-three, one-two-three.

Variations on a Theme of Haydn and Symphony No. 1, IV. Adagio-Allegro non troppo, ma con brio | Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Brahms is often grouped with famous composers Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven. Together they are referred to as the “Three Bs.” Brahms was born in Hamburg, Germany. He became a famous composer and was also a virtuoso pianist. Brahms is considered both a traditionalist and an innovator. He studied compositions from the Renaissance and Baroque eras, and most of his compositions fit Classical Era forms, but his use of harmony and his emotional expression fit music from the Romantic Era. Brahms composed the Variations on a Theme of Haydn in 1873. The title suggests that the main theme was originally written by Franz Joseph Haydn, but many scholars believe that it was more likely written by the composer Pleyel. The theme is also called the St. Anthony Chorale, but even scholars do not know if Pleyel composed the chorale, or simply quoted it from somewhere else! Brahms’ piece does contain a quote from Haydn’s Symphony No. 101, “The Clock.” Brahms wrote two versions: one for full orchestra and one for two pianos. Imagine how different the ‘color’ of the music would sound played by each ensemble! When a composer writes a theme and set of variations, each variation has a different character or mood. The composer achieves this by varying the combination of instruments used, the dynamics, the rhythmic motives, the tempi and the meters. The double basses and bassoons have a very important role in the main theme.

Brahms was a perfectionist. He threw away many of the pieces he composed, and didn’t publish many of the others. Before he wrote his first symphony, he composed two “Serenades” that are similar to symphonies, but he admired the symphonies written by Beethoven so much that he wanted more experience before considering any of his works real symphonies. The fourth movement of Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 starts with a slow introduction, but the main part of the movement is a faster, or allegro, section. The harmonies in Brahms music are very rich. There is a chorale in this movement, and people say it reminds them of the “Ode to Joy” in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Brahms openly admitted this connection, stating, “Even a donkey can see that!”

Petite Symphony for Nine Winds, III. Scherzo | Charles Gounod (1818-1893) Gounod was born in Paris, France. His mother was a musician and his father was a painter. The Petite Symphony for Nine Winds is the second symphony he composed. Petite Symphony means Little Symphony. It calls for one flute, two oboes, two clarinets, two horns and two bassoons, and…no strings or percussion! The third movement is a scherzo, which means “joke.” Some of the musical ideas, called motives, pass from one pair of woodwind instruments to another. Listen to how the sound changes “color” when this passing around takes place. This movement starts with a dramatic introduction led by the horns, and the rest of the movement is in ABA form. Another piece by Gounod is his Funeral March for a Marionette which became very popular when it was used as the theme song for the Alfred Hitchcock Presents television series in the 1950s.

Sabre Dance | Aram Ilyich Khatchaturian (1903-1978) Khatchaturian was an Armenian composer who was born in Russia. He wrote symphonies, concertos and ballets. His music is influenced by Armenian folk music. The Sabre Dance is from his ballet Gayane, and this is an excellent example of a Nationalistic work – a piece of music that builds national character and pride. The Sabre Dance represents an exciting war dance in which the dancers use sabres (curved swords). There is an ostinato or rhythm that repeats throughout the piece, and there is an Armenian folksong quoted in the middle of the movement.

Theme from Superman | John Williams (b. 1932) Williams was born in Floral Park, New York. He is from a musical family and studied piano from an early age. As a teenager, he moved with his family to Los Angeles, where he attended the University of California - Los Angeles. Later, he returned to New York to study at the very famous Juilliard School. Following his studies there, he went back to Los Angeles and began composing music for television. Since that time, Williams has written the music for many popular films, including Jaws, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and ET. Williams also composed the theme for the movie Superman in 1978.

Concertino for Trombone and Orchestra, I. Allegro maestoso | Ferdinand David (1810-1873) David was born in Hamburg, Germany. He was a composer and violinist, and was lifelong friends with musicians Felix Mendelssohn, Clara Schumann and Robert Schumann. Mendelssohn dedicated his famous violin concerto to David. A concerto is a piece of music that showcases a specific instrument and is usually accompanied by an orchestra. A concertino is a small, or short, concerto. The Concertino for Trombone and Orchestra in Eb Major, Op. 4 was written in 1837. The work is in one long movement, but it can be divided into sections, the first of which (Allegro maestoso) has an introduction followed by a virtuosic display by the trombone.

Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana | Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945) Mascagni is an Italian opera composer. An opera tells a story using singers, orchestra musicians, costumes and sets on-stage. Cavalleria Rusticana is an example of verismo, a style of opera that portrays the contemporary life of working class people. The name “verismo” comes from the Italian word “vera,” meaning “true.” Cavelleria Rusticana is based on a short story by Italian author Giovanni Verga. Mascagni wrote the opera for a competition, and it was one of the three winners selected to be performed. It was his first opera to be completed and performed. The “Intermezzo” is instrumental music that serves as a break between two dramatic sections of the opera.

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Medley from Star Wars | John Williams John Williams composed the music for each of the seven Star Wars feature films, including the most recent, The Force Awakens. In each movie, some of the musical themes return from earlier films, such as the instantly recognizable Star Wars: Main Theme; and some music is newly composed to suit the characters and actions of the latest drama. Williams uses the concept of leitmotif, in which he associates a melodic idea, or motive, with each specific character, location, mood or action. The musical motive recurs each time the character, location, mood or action occurs in the film.

Definitions Bass line – Bass line is the low-pitched foundation on which other music is often composed.

Color – Color relates to the way sound changes when different instruments are used in combination with each other.

Composer – A person who writes music

Concerto - A concerto is a piece of music that showcases a specific instrument and is usually accompanied by an orchestra. A concertino is a short concerto.

Elements of Music – Music is organized by several elements. These elements are: rhythm, melody, bass line, harmony, color and expression. The elements are organized together to give each individual piece of music a shape or form.

Expression – Music is a language. Expression relates to the emotions that a composer and performers convey to the people who are listening to a piece of music.

Form – In each piece of music, all the different elements - like melody, harmony, rhythm and dynamics - are organized to give the piece of music what we call “Form.” Some forms are AABB. Some forms are ABA. Some are ABACA. And there are many other forms, too. If two sections of a piece get the same letter, then the music in those sections is the same. ABA form starts with one musical idea, follows with something different, and then the original musical idea repeats.

Glissando – An Italian musical term meaning “to glide.” A harpist can play a glissando that sounds like his or her fingers are gliding across the strings in a flowing, continuous motion.

Harmony – Harmony is the beautiful part that fills in between the melody and the bass line, adding character and fullness to the sound.

March – A march is a piece of music that can be marched to – the pulse of the music is one-two, one-two, one-two.

Melody – Melody is the main idea or theme, a tune that can stick in your head and that you find yourself humming because it is so beautiful.

Nationalism – In music, but also used in other art forms like literature and painting, composers use certain elements in their works to create pride in their home country, either by basing their works on folk tales or by quoting folk songs.

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Opera – An opera is a collaborative work of art with the focus on singing. An opera tells a story, like a play that is sung. There are usually elaborate sets and costumes. There is an orchestra, often a chorus, and some very important singers, called soloists, who tell and act out the story.

Orchestra – An orchestra is a group of musicians who play instruments from the string, woodwind, brass and percussion families.

Ostinato – An ostinato is a rhythm that repeats throughout a piece.

Rhythm – Rhythm is the pattern of short and long pitches that are played over a recurring pulse or beat.

Romantic Era music – Emotionally expressive pieces, composed in the late 18th or early 19th century with beautiful themes or melodies that repeat many times

Texture – Like fabrics, music also has texture. Sometimes it is thin, with just a couple of instruments playing; sometimes it is thick or heavy, with lots of instruments playing. The texture can be bumpy, when musicians play separated notes called staccato, or it can be smooth, when musicians play long, connected notes called legato.

Theme – A theme is a melody or musical idea that unifies a piece of music. There are themes in literature, too.

Timbre – (pronounced TAM-bur) means tone color, or the sound quality that each instrument produces. Each instrument makes a different quality of sounds based on the materials it is made of, the way it is played and its size.

Virtuoso – A virtuoso is someone who is highly skilled on his or her instrument.

Waltz – A waltz is a dance in triple meter, meaning it has three beats to the measure. The pulse of the music is ONE-two-three, ONE-two-three, with the first beat getting the most emphasis.

The Orchestra and its Instruments A symphony orchestra is a group of people who play many different instruments and make music together. The instruments of the orchestra are divided into four groups called “families”: the strings, woodwinds, brass and percussion. Each family contains instruments that are similar in many ways,

yet different in others—much like any family. A band has only three of these families— it does not have members of the string family.

The strings are the largest family in the orchestra. Over half of the players in the orchestra play one of the four stringed instruments: the violin, viola, cello, and the string bass. These four instruments look very much alike. Each of them is made of a specially shaped hollow wooden box that has four strings stretched tightly along its length. Each stringed instrument has a bow, a thin stick of flexible wood with horsehair attached at each end. To make the sound, a player draws the hair of the bow across the strings, causing the strings to vibrate. The violin is the smallest stringed

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instrument and has the highest voice of the family. The violins often play the melody, or tune, in orchestra music. The viola looks very much like the violin, but is slightly larger. It has a deeper, mellower sound. Both the violin and the viola are held under the chin.

The cello, which has an even lower voice, is much larger than the violin and the viola—so large that it cannot be held under the chin, but must rest on the floor between the player’s knees. The string bass is the largest member of the string family, even taller than the person playing it. To play a bass, a person must stand or sit on a tall stool. The string bass rarely plays the melody, but it has an important role. Its deep voice is the harmony and foundation of the orchestra. In most orchestras the string family sits at the front of the stage, right in front of the conductor.

One special member of the string family is the harp. The harp has forty-seven strings, which are plucked with the fingers. Most orchestras use a harp only for certain special pieces.

Behind the strings on stage are the woodwinds. As you might guess from their name, all of these instruments are played with wind—that is, by blowing into

them. However, not all of them are made of wood. The one exception is the flute. A long time ago, flutes were made of wood. Today they are made of metal, but are still in the woodwind family.

When a flute player blows across the opening of the flute, the air inside the flute vibrates, making a musical sound. The clarinet is made of dark-colored

wood with metal keys. A clarinet has a mouthpiece with a tiny piece of cane, or hard grass like bamboo, called a “reed” attached to it. When a player blows

through the mouthpiece, the reed vibrates, making the clarinet sound. The oboe looks very much like the clarinet. It is hard to tell the two apart unless you look closely at them

and listen carefully. Their sounds are distinctive. The clarinet has a smooth tone while the oboe’s tone is more piercing. The oboe has a double reed—two pieces of cane that vibrate against each other to make the oboe’s unique sound. The bassoon also has a double reed,

but sounds much lower than the oboe.

Just as with stringed instruments, the bigger the instrument, the lower the voice in the other families of the orchestra. The contrabassoon is the biggest and

lowest woodwind instrument. When you unfold the bassoon it is eight feet long, and when you unfold a contrabassoon, it is sixteen feet long. In comparison, the

piccolo is the smallest and highest-pitched woodwind. It looks like a “baby” flute.

The brass family sits at the very back of the stage, but it is quite easy to recognize because all the instruments are made of bright shiny metal. Brass instruments are constructed of long metal tubes which are coiled around and around into shapes that are easy to handle. Each brass instrument has a different shape, size, and voice.

One important brass instrument, the horn, is sometimes considered part of the woodwind family because its tone blends beautifully with woodwind instruments as

well as with other brass instruments. The French horn is made of 17 feet of coiled 7

tubing and has a wide flaring bell. A French horn player can use his hand inserted into the bell to change the sound of the horn. Many people think the French horn has the most beautiful sound of any musical instrument in the orchestra.

The trumpet is made from a much shorter piece of tubing and has a small bell. The

trumpet has a clear and brilliant tone, and is also usually very loud, so the rest of the orchestra never

drowns out its voice. It can be heard loud and clear! The trombone is bigger than the trumpet and has a lower voice. It has

a slide, which is pulled in and out to control pitch. The tuba is very big and fat, and has an extremely low voice. While the tuba very rarely gets to play the melody, it plays the important bass notes of the music.

The percussion family has many different instruments made of different shapes and materials. The instruments produce a variety of sounds. What all of the percussion instruments have in common is that a player must strike them to make a sound. The percussion family stands at the back of the stage where there is plenty of room for all the different percussion instruments and players.

The most important percussion instruments are the timpani. These large drums are sometimes called kettledrums because they look like big copper kettles. The timpani player

uses three to five timpani of different sizes. The small ones play higher pitches and the larger ones play lower pitches. Timpani are used in almost every orchestra piece. Many other percussion instruments are used only occasionally, depending on what kind of sounds the composer needs for the music. The bass drum is a very large drum – about three feet in diameter. It makes a deep, thundering sound. The snare drum is a much smaller drum which has metal wires called snares stretched across the bottom of it. When the drum is struck, the wires vibrate, making a rattling sound. The triangle is a metal rod bent into the

shape of a triangle. It makes a bell-like sound. Cymbals are two large metal plates, which are crashed together. The cymbals are usually played loudly, so the sound can be startling.

Our Orchestra The Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia is made up of more than 70 people including University professors, music teachers, local musicians and college students. Some of them are professional musicians, and many of them just play for fun, but all of them work just as hard! They rehearse together every Wednesday, and add extra rehearsals during concert weeks. Each year the orchestra performs thirteen concerts, plus a special youth concert like the one you will hear.

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The Role of the Conductor The conductor of a symphony orchestra has a very difficult and complicated job. She does much more than stand in front of the orchestra and wave her baton. The conductor must be an interpreter, a teacher, a leader. She must combine these three jobs to achieve her goal of turning a bunch of individual musicians into a symphony orchestra that makes beautiful music.

As an interpreter of a piece of music, the conductor works hard to understand the music as well as she can. She must study a piece of music for a long time before she ever conducts it. While each musician in the orchestra learns the part his or her instrument plays, the conductor must learn the parts for all the instruments and know how the different parts fit together. There are many, many details of the music the conductor has to learn. Two of these are tempo (the speed of the music) and dynamics (loudness or softness). The conductor must think about how tempo and dynamics change throughout the piece. The conductor considers how the composer wanted the piece to sound, but she also may use some of her own ideas about what will sound good. Not every conductor will perform the same piece in exactly the same way.

When the conductor has learned a piece of music, she must teach what she has learned to the orchestra. She explains the tempo, dynamics and other details. More importantly, she communicates to the musicians what kind of mood or character she wants the music to have. The conductor must be familiar with how to play every instrument so that she can help each musician achieve the sound she wants. When the orchestra practices, the conductor must listen to every note to make sure all the players are playing the correct pitches and staying together. She helps the orchestra work on difficult parts until they sound right.

Finally, the conductor must be a leader on stage. During a performance, she uses her hands to communicate silently with the musicians in the orchestra. Usually a conductor will use her right hand, which holds the baton, to mark the beat of the music in the proper tempo. The musicians can watch her to make sure they are playing together. The conductor uses her left hand to communicate dynamics and more subtle variations in the music.

Like the rest of the people on stage, the conductor is a musician. Her instrument is the whole orchestra. She “plays” her instrument by guiding the musicians to communicate together what the music has to say.

Our Conductor - Kate Tamarkin Kate Tamarkin was appointed Music Director of the Charlottesville & University Symphony Orchestra in 2006. She is also a professor at the University of Virginia. She has spent twenty-five years as a professional conductor and educator. She was the Music Director of the Monterey Symphony in California, the Vermont Symphony, the East Texas Symphony and the Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra in Wisconsin. Ms. Tamarkin was also the Associate Conductor of the Dallas Symphony under the late Eduardo Mata, and she has guest conducted professional orchestras throughout the United States, China, Canada and Moldova.

Ms. Tamarkin holds a Doctor of Musical Arts from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, a Masters Degree in Orchestral Conducting from Northwestern University and a Bachelor of Music Education

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degree from Chapman University in California. As a student, she was a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Festival, the Aspen Music Festival and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute. She also studied with such famous conductors as Leonard Bernstein, Frederik Prausnitz, Bernard Rubenstein, John Koshak and Gustav Meier.

Ms. Tamarkin loves animals and she likes to volunteer at animal shelters. She was born in Southern California (which is very far from Charlottesville!), and has lived in several cities around the country. Her husband Clifford is a physicist who enjoys sailing. The two enjoy traveling together. They have been to the Baltic region, China, Greece, Spain, and even Antarctica!

Our Narrator – Pamela Beasley Pamela Blevins Beasley, soprano, has sung leading and supporting operatic and musical theater roles with Fort Worth Opera, Birmingham Civic Opera, Pensacola Opera, Mobile Opera, Southern Regional Opera, Maxwell Theater Troupe, Southwestern Opera Theater and University of Montevallo Lyric Theater. Here are some of the characters in these roles:

Mimi in La Boheme Marian in The Music Man Zerlina in Don Giovanni Julie and Carrie in Carousel Mother in Amahl and the Night Visitors

Ms. Beasley was featured as a soprano soloist at Carnegie Hall in a sacred choral concert and as a recitalist in Rome, Italy! She has also performed in Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and New York. In the Charlottesville area, she appeared as a soloist with the Virginia Consort, the Oratorio Society of Virginia, the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia and on the UVA Faculty Chamber Music Series.

In addition to performing, Ms. Beasley has been on the Music Faculty of the University of Virginia since 2004. She has also taught at James Madison University, Mary Baldwin College, Liberty University, the University of South Alabama, the University of Mobile and Operafestival di Roma in Rome, Italy.

Mrs. Beasley and her husband, Alba, have two grown children. Once, when performing in an outdoor venue, Pamela took a breath and inhaled a bug. She swallowed it and kept singing! She is glad to be singing INDOORS for our Youth Concerts!

Our Soloist – Nathaniel Lee, Trombone Nathaniel Lee grew up in Vicenza, Italy, where he first started to play the trombone. It was the only instrument left for him to choose because he was late to the first day of band class! Nathaniel moved to the United States in high school and quickly fell in love with music after going to a Ray Charles concert. His other loves are his wife, teaching, kitties, ice cream and soccer. Go Arsenal!

Nathaniel has played concerts in Vienna, Prague, London and many other international cities. He has degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA) and the New England Conservatory (Boston, MA). Nathaniel teaches trombone at the University of Virginia; and he teaches all brass instruments (trumpet, trombone, horn, and tuba) at Woodberry Forest School in Orange

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Can you find the names of the instruments and their families? Write them below. The first letter is written for you.

Family S_______ W_______ B_______ P_______ Instrument V_______ F_______ F_______ T_______ V_______ O_______ T_______ B_______ C______ C_______ T_______ S_______ S_______ B_______ T_______ C_______

Word Search

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Tempo

Conductor

Woodwinds

Concertmaster

Baton

Rehearsal

Brass

Narrator

Dynamics

Strings

Percussion

Cello

Storyteller

Leader

Practice

Volume

Timpani

Speed

Right Hand

Trombone

Oboe

Violinist

Draw a line to connect the words that go together.

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Which is the Best Match

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Please sit quietly and listen to the performance.

Enjoy the music.

Clap at the end of a piece of music if you enjoyed it.

Notice how the music makes you feel.

Do you see colors in your mind when you hear the music?

What images do you see when you listen to the music?

Does the music make you remember something from your life?

Notice what parts of the music you like – why do you like it?

Notice what parts of the concert you don’t like – what do you not like about it?

During the Concert

Draw a line to connect the words that go together.

Continue to explore the orchestra

with your family and friends:

Attend the Charlottesville Symphony’s Musical Instrument Petting Zoo Meet the instruments in the orchestra one-on-one!

FREE!! November 5, 2016, Time to be announced

The Helms Theater, UVA Arts Grounds Parking in Culbreth Road Garage

Collaboration with Virginia Film Festival Family Day

For more information visit: www.cvillesymphony.org

Tell Your Family About the Youth Concert

What was your favorite piece of music?

What did you hear that you liked?

What did you hear that you didn’t like?

How did each piece of music make you feel?

What did you think about while you listened to the music?

What instrument would you like to play?

Listen to Recordings

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf

Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals

Britten: Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra

Leopold Mozart: A Children’s Symphony

Debussy: Children’s Corner

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Read Books

Eric Carle I See a Song (K-2)

Steven Kellogg Ralph’s Secret Weapon (K-2)

Valerie Poole Obadiah Coffee and the Music Contest (K-2)

Robert Levine The Story of the Orchestra (4-6)

Illustrated by Peter Spier The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night (K-6)

Watch DVDs

Peter and the Wolf

Fantasia

Fantasia 2000

Attend Concerts

Charlottesville Symphony: www.cvillesymphony.org

Youth Orchestras of Central Virginia: www.yocva.org

Charlottesville High School: www.chsorchestra.org

UVA Chamber Music Series: music.virginia.edu/uvacms

Visit Websites

www.sphinxkids.org

www.austinsymphony.org/education/instruments

www.classicsforkids.com

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www.cvillesymphony.org

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