School Concerts
Experience The Philadelphia Orchestra for only $8 a person!
2010-11 Philadelphia Orchestra School Concerts
Tuesday, October 26, 2010, at 12:15 PM—Verizon Hall
Tuesday, November 9, 2010, at 12:15 PM—Verizon Hall
Wednesday, January 26, 2011, at 10:30 AM and 12:15 PM—Academy of Music
Wednesday, March 9, 2011, at 10:30 AM and 12:15 PM—Verizon Hall
Monday, March 14, 2011, at 11:00 AM—Verizon Hall
Each performance is 45 minutes long.
For Students, Grades 2-8
Held on weekdays, Philadelphia Orchestra School Concerts are 45-minute programs open to school groups and home schools throughout the Delaware Valley. Join host Jamie Bernstein, daughter of famed conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein, as she leads teachers and students through an interactive performance designed to inspire, entertain, and educate. This year’s program, Heroes and Music, explores the music of composers who’ve made a revolutionary impact and encourages students to “Challenge yourself. Change the world. Inspire others.”
Philadelphia Orchestra School Concerts have been commended by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as a model program in alignment with the state’s Standards Aligned System.
Heroes and Music
Musical heroes can appear in many forms as innovative composers, virtuosic performers, and adventurous listeners. This School Concert program examines heroes who have challenged traditional ideas, changed the way we create music, and inspired us to hear the world in new ways.
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Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Ludwig van Beethoven from Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio Ludwig van Beethoven from Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 (“Eroica”): I. Allegro con brio (excerpt) Tan Dun Internet Symphony No. 1 (“Eroica”) George Gershwin Excerpt from An American in Paris Igor Stravinsky “Infernal Dance of King Kastchei” and Finale, from The Firebird |
Reserve Your Seats Now!
Pick a date that works best for your schedule, and take advantage of our School Concert program and curriculum materials! Through the support of generous sponsors and donors, The Philadelphia Orchestra is able to offer School Concert tickets at a reasonable cost of $8.00 a person.
Reserve your seats before June 30 and receive one complimentary ticket for every 10 purchased by your group. You will also be automatically entered to win an iPod Nano and speaker dock for your classroom!
Get the Most from Your School Concert
Enhance your classroom preparation and instruction for the School Concert by viewing the tabs at the bottom of this page, which include information about the accompanying School Concert curriculum guide, a course for teacher professional development, our Orchestra docent program, and additional teacher resources.
The Philadelphia Orchestra is pleased to recognize the following major donors who support the 2010-11 School Concert Program.
School Concerts are funded in part by the Billy Joel Fund for Music Education and grants from the Presser Foundation, the Rosenlund Family Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, and the Zisman Family Foundation.
Supporting sponsorship for School Concerts is provided by
The Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation is proud to the Lead Underwriter for the "Raising the Invisible Curtain" initiative.
Get the most from your school concerts!
Inside the Music
The Philadelphia Orchestra School Concert program has been created as a meaningful learning experience for students and teachers, an enhancement to the existing classroom environment.
The accompanying School Concert curriculum guide, Inside the Music, is designed to encourage classroom and music teachers to explore musical concepts and ideas connected to the performance with their students. The guide contains lessons and activities aligned with national and state academic content standards for music as well as for disciplines outside the arts. To enhance the curriculum guide, The Philadelphia Orchestra also provides all school group leaders with an iTunes gift certificate of music from the concert to use in the classroom.
Inside the Music for the 2010-11 Philadelphia Orchestra School Concert program, Heroes and Music, will be available for download in September 2010.
Click here to download last year's Inside the Music and view lesson plans and activities.
