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Exploring the Orchestra: A Universe of Music
Nov 19, 2022
Overview
Join guest conductor Andrew Grams and members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, along with Grammy® Award-nominated children’s rocker Justin Roberts, as they explore the rich and diverse universe of orchestral music from classical to film scores, jazz and beyond.
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Program
Selections from:
Monteverdi (orch. Fox)
L’Orfeo
Mozart
Symphony No. 35 (Haffner)
Beethoven
Symphony No. 5
Wagner (orch. Hutschenruyter)
Ride of the Valkyries from Die Walküre
Schoenberg
Five Pieces for Orchestra (1949 revision)
Stravinsky (orch. McPhee)
The Rite of Spring
Ellington (orch. Tyzik)
The Nutcracker Suite
Thomas
Fanfare of Hope and Solidarity
Roberts (orch. Fox)
Space Cadet
Williams
Throne Room & End Title from A New Hope (Star Wars Episode IV)
Performers
Sponsors & Partners
Youth Education Program Sponsor
Support for Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association programming for children and families is provided by Abbott Fund, Archer Daniels Midland Company, John D. and Leslie Henner Burns, John Hart and Carol Prins, Kinder Morgan, PNC, Megan and Steve Shebik, Michael and Linda Simon, the Walter and Caroline Sueske Charitable Trust and an anonymous family foundation.
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