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Just for Kids!
Just for Kids is a series of informal, interactive chamber ensemble concerts using humor, story-telling, demonstrations, participation and discussion to introduce classical music and orchestral instruments to families including very young children.
TSO Percussion Ensemble |
In the Kingdom of Music, Rhythm is King - Just for Kids
Tucson Symphony Center
Saturday, October 1, 2011
10:00 and 11:15 AM
TSO Percussion Ensemble
Homero Ceron
Dieter Schodde
Dave Walton
Tina Walton
Our old friend Tommy Tom-tom is back, this time with his side kick Chilling Willie, his cool and groovin’buddy. Follow these two friends on a percussive exploration through a variety of cultures where there are no borders! |
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TSO Brass Quintet |
Sailing the High C’s - Just for Kids
Tucson Symphony Center
Saturday, November 5, 2011
10:00 and 11:15 AM
TSO Brass Quintet
David Cohen, trumpet
Elizabeth Bright Morgan, trumpet
Victor Valenzuela, horn
Michael Becker, trombone
David Morgan, tuba
Come aboard, matey, and join us for a musical voyage on the TSO Brass Quintet Pirate Ship! Come dressed as pirates and be prepared to walk the plank into a sea of pirate-themed music! Let your imagination sail with music from pirate movies, musicals, and the works of great composers. |
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TSO Piano Trio |
The Duck is Back! - Just for Kids
Tucson Symphony Center
Saturday, December 3, 2011
10:00 and 11:15 AM
TSO Piano Trio
Michael Fan, violin
Anne Gratz, cello
Paula Fan, piano
After a ten-year absence “The Ugly Duckling” returns to Just for Kids. “The Ugly Duckling” is Michael Fan’s retelling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale. As a special treat, the TSO Piano Trio will perform the enchanting “Pas de duck” and the exciting “Ducklorico.”
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TSO Flute Viola Harp Trio |
Mel and Mama Cholla - Just for Kids
Tucson Symphony Center
Saturday, January 7, 2012
10:00 and 11:15 AM
TSO Flute Viola Harp Trio
Patricia Watrous, flute
Anne Weaver, viola
Patricia Harris, harp
“Uh-oh! These Cholla babies have gotten away from their mother!” Mel the Rabbit carefully picked up the fuzzy little balls and brought them back to the foot of the nearby cactus. But, the next morning, Mel returned to find the babies back in the middle of the road. What’s going on here? Find out in Mel and Mama Cholla, a musical adventure by the TSO violinist Michael Fan.
“Pip and the Pirate” has been postponed until next season. |
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TSO String Quartet |
The Great Grand Canyon Time Train - Just for Kids
Tucson Symphony Center
Saturday, February 4, 2012
10:00 and 11:15 AM
TSO String Quartet
David Rife, violin
Wynne Wong-Rife, violin
Ilona Vukovic-Gay, viola
Mary Beth Tyndall, cello
All Aboard!! for a fantastic train ride with the twins Sam and Rosie for an extraordinary time trip to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. This new musical story by author Susan Lowell and TSO violist and composer Ilona Vukovic-Gay will be acted out with music, pictures and YOUR help!! Hop on and join this exciting adventure. Chuga chuga choo choo!
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TSO Wind Quintet |
If You Could Talk to the Animals - Just for Kids
Tucson Symphony Center
Saturday, March 3, 2012
10:00 and 11:15 AM
TSO Wind Quintet
Alexander Lipay, flute
Sara Fraker, oboe
Laura Stoutenborough, clarinet
Letitia Bryant, bassoon
Joanna Lundy, horn
Come one, come all and celebrate the lives of animals with the TSO Wind Quintet. Take a wild adventure with us as we meet tigers, crocodiles, a rhinoceros, a gorilla and even a dragon! Dress up in your favorite animal costume or just bring your favorite stuffed friend.Non-stop fun beginning to end!
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Dusty Locks and The Three Bears
Illustration by Randy Cecil |
The Really Big Just for Kids Grand Finale Concert - Just for Kids
Fox Tucson Theatre
April 1, 2012 at 2:00 PM
TSO Chamber Orchestra
TSO String Quartet
David Rife, violin
Wynne Wong-Rife, violin
Ilona Vukovic-Gay, viola
Mary Beth Tyndall, cello
This fun family concert wraps up an exciting Just for Kids concert season and features
a musical enactment of “Dusty Locks and the Three Bears” by local author Susan Lowell with music composed by Ilona Vukovic-Gay, The concert will be filled with music that tells stories, including Flight of the Bumblebee, “He’s a Pirate” from Pirates of the Caribbean, “Tortoises” from Carnival of the Animals, Leroy Anderson’s The Waltzing Cat, “On the Trail” from Grand Canyon Suite, and the Overture to William Tell. |
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