YOUTH CONCERTS & SPECIALS

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Teachers and Administrators

To request tickets for all CSO education concerts, please download, print and mail or fax our 2012/13 Ticket Order Form.

Ticket orders will be accepted and filled starting Friday, June 1, 2012.

Download Ticket Order Form [PDF] >

Please note: The deadline for concerts that occur in October–December of 2012 is Friday, September 7. The deadline for concerts that will occur in January–May of 2013 is Friday, December 7.

If you have questions please or call 312-294-3076.

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THE INSTITUTE

For more information about the Institute for Learning, Access and Training, please call 312-294-3410 or email us.

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Designed for students in grades 4–8 and students of all ages with special needs, Youth Concerts and Specials develop an increased understanding of and appreciation for symphonic music.

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2011/2012 Season

Youth Concerts
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May
9 & 10, 10:15 AM & 12 PM
  • 10:15 AM & 12 PM

Program

Join guest conductor Edwin Outwater and 2011 Crain-Maling Youth Auditions winner, 13 year-old cellist Johannes Gray, in a program featuring works by two of the most important composers of the Classical period, Haydn and Mozart.

 

Performers

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Edwin Outwater
 
conductor
Johannes Gray
 
cello


2012/2013 Season

Hallowed Haunts
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Oct
26, 10:15 AM & 12 PM
  • 10:15 AM & 12 PM
  • Hallowed Haunts

Program

Join members of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago and conductor Alastair Willis for a spinechilling hour of Halloween fun at Symphony Center! Designed for students in grades 4 and 5, Hallowed Haunts features some of the spookiest music ever composed. Costumes are encouraged.

 

Performers

Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Alastair Willis
 
conductor


Youth Concerts
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Apr 30-
May 2, 10:15 AM & 12 PM
  • 10:15 AM & 12 PM

Program

Explore well-known musical forms and discover new ones as the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and conductor Alastair Willis lead a whirlwind tour of the building blocks of a symphony orchestra concert. Overtures, symphonies, concertos, tone poems and theme and variations come alive in this program featuring the winner of the 2012 CSO Crain-Maling Foundation Youth Auditions.

 

Performers

Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Alastair Willis
 
conductor