Education • Engagement • Enrichment Lifelong learning with your Colorado Symphony

Boettcher Concert HallYouth Concerts . . . . . . . .educational performances for ages 7-13Open Rehearsals . . . . MS and HS students observe the CSO rehearsal processInside the Score . . . . . . . educational CSO performances for adults“Half Notes” program pre-concert activities . . .for young patrons and their familiesConcert Preludes . . . . . . . pre-concert events for Masterworks patrons

Interactive Small Ensemble ProgramsPetite Musique . . . . 17 player interactive orchestra performances for ages 0-5Once Upon A Time . . . . . 5-player ensemble performances for ages 4-7MathNotes and Music of Life . . . curriculum based performances for ages 8-10

Sensory Friendly Programming

Creative Self Expression ResidenciesMaster Mentors . . . coaching/mentoring program for MS and HS band/orchestraVery Young Composers . . . . music creation residency program for ages 8-11Creative Classroom Collaborative . . . self expression residency for HS studentsSymphony 101 . . . . . . . . . . adult lectures and workshops

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Buses arriving for Youth Concerts .

Very Young Composers program .

These programs represent much of what makes the CSO of great value to our community . Vitally innovative and dynamic educational programming brings higher profile to the organization and fundamentally underscores the importance of patrons’ philanthropic giving to the CSO .

Thank you for your support of the CSO and all of its programming . If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at cbeeson@coloradosymphony .org or 303-534-0732 .

Thank you,

CatherineCatherine Beeson Director of Community Education Programs Assistant Principal Viola

From the Director

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Very Young Composers program .

Boettcher Concert Hall

Y O U T H C O N C E R T S

The CSO performs educational concerts at Boettcher Concert Hall, hosting more than 20,000 3rd-8th grade students annually . These programs saw an increase of nearly 30% in attendance from traditionally underserved areas of Northeast Denver, Original Aurora, and Adams County . We plan to increase attendance to a minimum goal of 25,000 . n

O P E N R E H E A R S A L S

Middle and High School students involved in school band and orchestra programs may attend any of four specially chosen Open Rehearsals to observe the CSO’s rehearsal process . n

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The students and I are already eagerly anticipating our next concert.

Longfellow Elementary School

Thank you for letting us touch the instruments. I felt happy!

Zach, Denver Vision School

Boettcher Concert Hall

I N S I D E T H E S C O R E

Inside the Score educational performances at Boettcher serve 5,000 young adults, professionals, and retired patrons annually . n

H A L F N O T E S P R O G R A M P R E - C O N C E R T A C T I V I T I E S

Held in the Lobby and in Gallery 2, these activities take place prior to both Family Concerts and “family-friendly” concerts like Halloween and ComicCon . Activities are individually curated for each concert and will feature rotating installations like composer dress-up, a composition station, and an instrument petting zoo . n

C O N C E R T P R E L U D E S

Concert Preludes invite Masterworks patrons into a deeper concert experience through a lecture, musician led Q&A, or interactive workshop based on that concert’s program content . n

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Youth create their own compositions .

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P E T I T E M U S I Q U E

Petite Musique, a 17-piece orchestra, visits multiple venues in the metro area annually and performs specially designed programs for children from birth to 5 years old . n

O N C E U P O N A T I M E

Once Upon A Time, a 5 piece chamber ensemble, combines classic stories and classical music for K-3rd grade students in their school setting . n

M AT H N O T E S / M U S I C O F L I F E

An innovative and popular integrated arts program for grades 3-5 highlighting the relationships between music and mathematics, and how each can help explain the other . This program can be paired with Once Upon A Time for schools that also want a program for lower elementary grade students . n

Interactive Small Ensemble Programs

Wonderful, as usual! Godsman Elementary

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Math Notes on location .

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S E N S O R Y F R I E N D LY P R O G R A M M I N G

Sensory Friendly Programs are specially designed for people of all ages whose disability includes atypical audience behaviors that might cause them to feel uncomfortable at concerts . This program is currently being offered in the Petite Musique and Once Upon A Time formats . We look forward to performing one or more specially designed full orchestra concerts annually at Boettcher . n

Sensory Friendly Programming

Pictured here are visually impaired students getting to touch the instruments and jam with our CSO percussionists after the Drums of the World youth concert .

I learned to appreciate different cultures’ music.

Vista Peak Middle School

Creative Self-Expression Residencies

M A S T E R M E N T O R S

This highly flexible program provides support for music students of any grade . At the request of the teacher Colorado Symphony Musician Teaching Artists can lead: instrument demonstrations, listening/singing/movement workshops, coaching for band/orchestra students, advice for students interested in pursuing a career in the musical performing arts, workshops for general music students that support specific units of study such as music of the Renaissance, composition/improvisation, or another specific request that a music teacher may have . n

V E R Y Y O U N G C O M P O S E R S

Very Young Composers allows 3rd-5th grade students the opportunity to work with CSO Teaching Artists to create original music compositions which will be performed at their school and at Boettcher . Students write a story, segment it into events, and compose music to express the events, setting, and characters . Teaching Artists act only as scribes, faithfully notating each of the students’ ideas . n

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Very Young Composers dress rehearsal .

C R E AT I V E C L A S S R O O M C O L L A B O R AT I V E

Creative Classroom Collaborative encourages students in grades 6-12 to find and utilize self-expression tools to create original work under the collaborative guidance of Teaching Artist teams from the CSO and partner organizations . Student work can range from poetry to illustrated text, painting music compositions, or dance and theater pieces . n

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Colorado Symphony Teaching Artists deliver interactive workshops and lectures specifically designed for seniors, which stimulate healthy brain and body . These events are geared toward experiential learning and self-expression using a variety musically-sourced materials . Programs are held at community venues and senior housing centers throughout the metro area . n

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I am going to set a goal to become a professional trumpeter.

Hemphill Middle School student

Cymbal lesson at Symphony 101 .

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HalfNotes 2015/16 Season

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Please join us for these other family-friendly concerts with HalfNotes activities before the concerts in Gallery 2 .

Halloween SpooktacularOCT 31 T SAT 2:30

Drums of the WorldNOV 29 T SUN 1:00

A Colorado ChristmasDEC 12 T SAT 2:30

Symphony at the Movies: Home Alone

DEC 22 T TUE 7:30

A Weekend of Star Wars DEC 26-27 T SAT 7:30 T SUN 1:00

Pixar in ConcertJAN 15-16 T FRI 7:30 T SAT 2:30

Side-By-Side with DYAO: 100 Year Celebration of the U.S. National Parks

FEB 6 T SAT 2:30

Carnival of the Animals and The Story of BabarMAR 13 T SUN 1:00

A Symphonic Tribute to Comic Con v3.0MAY 6 T FRI 7:30

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HalfNotes on location at Family Friendly 4th of July .

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