MEYERHOFF SYMPHONY HALL
Mid-Week Education Concerts

2008-2009 Season

Welcome to a new season of exciting Education Concerts with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra! The BSO is pleased to continue to offer three age-appropriate concert series. 

Concert Preview CDs will be available in August and will contain repertoire and information for the upcoming concerts.  Teacher's Guides for the 2008-2009 Season will also be posted and available for printing in August.  Teacher's Guides for the 2007-2008 season will remain online until that time.  Please visit the Teacher's Guides page on our website to download them for your classroom files.  Through our partnership with the Maryland Music Educators Association, we strive to create a helpful resource to prepare your students for their concert experience. 

Tiny Tots: Pre-K - Kindergarten
(approximately 35 minutes in length)
Engaging themes and stimulating visual elements introduce our youngest audiences to the excitement of symphonic music.

Prime Time: Grades 1-3
(approximately 40 minutes in length)
Prime Time concerts expand on the themes of the Tiny Tots, holding elementary school audiences captivated with exciting guest artists.

Music for Youth: Grades 4-8
(approximately 50 minutes in length)
The dramatic arts enhance these lively and educational programs to foster a lifetime appreciation for great music in our students.

All seats are $6.00 per person. One complimentary chaperone is allowed for each group of 15 students. For more information, contact the Education Department at (410) 783-8118 or email education@baltimoresymphony.org.

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Tiny Tots 1 - The Three Bears and Other Famous Fairytales
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 10:00 am 
Friday, October 10, 2008 at 10:00 am

Rheda Becker, narrator
Baltimore School for the Arts Dancers

Let the fairytales begin!  Hear classics like "The Three Bears," "The Tortoise and the Hare" and more.  Don't forget to come dressed at your favorite fairytale character! 

Tiny Tots 2 - Anansi the Spider
Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 10:00 am
Friday, March 13, 2009 at 10:00 am

Charlotte Blake Alston, narrator
Mark Lohr and Tim Marrone, actors

Join the BSO and master storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston for "Anansi the Spider and the Moss Covered Rock" with theatriclowns Mark Lohr and Tim Marrone.  Hear the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra play this composition based on the traditional West African folktale, and explore other traditional music and dance from around the world!

Prime Time 1- The Three Bears and Other Famous Fairytales
Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 11:30 am 
Friday, October 10, 2008 at 11:30 am

Rheda Becker, narrator
Baltimore School for the Arts Dancers

Let the fairytales begin!  Hear classics like "The Three Bears," "The Tortoise and the Hare" and more.  Don't forget to come dressed at your favorite fairytale character! 

Prime Time 2 - Anansi the Spider
Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 11:30 am
Friday, March 13, 2009 at 11:30 am 

Charlotte Blake Alston, narrator
Mark Lohr and Tim Marrone, actors

Join the BSO and master storyteller Charlotte Blake Alston for "Anansi the Spider and the Moss Covered Rock" with theatriclowns Mark Lohr and Tim Marrone.  Hear the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra play this composition based on the traditional West African folktale, and explore other traditional music and dance from around the world!

Music for Youth 1 -  The Nutcracker
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at 10 am & 11:30 am
Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 10 am & 11:30 am

Rheda Becker, narrator
Baltimore School for the Arts, dancers

In only one seasonal performance, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker with the Baltimore School for the Arts Dancers!  Treat your students (and yourself!) to the timeless tale of the Nutcracker and delight in some of the season's most memorable melodies.

Music for Youth 2 - Jazz from Africa to America
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at 10 am & 11:30 am
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 10 am and 11:30 am

Karen Callaway Williams, tap master

Explore the roots of jazz, blues and beyond with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.  Your journey will teach you how African drumbeats, moving spirituals, and ragtime have helped to shape this popular genre.  Hear the music of Duke Ellington and Baltimore's own Eubie Blake, and enjoy the dancing of tap master Karen Callaway Williams. 

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For more information, please contact the
Education Department at (410) 783-8118.

If you wish to attend concerts at the Music Center at Strathmore in Bethesda, click here.