Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Museum Tour
TO SCHEDULE
Contact the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra to schedule your concert field trip at www.mso.org | 414-226-7886, and then contact the Milwaukee Art Museum at www.mam.org | 414-224-3842 to schedule your theme-related Museum tour. Museum tours are $3 per student and may be scheduled on the day of the concert, or on another day within three weeks after the performance.
Music for Me!
Grades K4-2
Music for Me! MSO Concert
February 9, 2010 | 10:00 a.m. & 11:30 a.m.
You're never too young to enjoy the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra! Learn about the instruments of the orchestra as they become the storytellers and characters in these popular favorites.
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Animals in Art guides students to discover a menagerie of friendly and fantastic beasts from different cultures and time periods.
Travels and Tales and the Museum
Grades 3-8
Spooktacular Tales! MSO Concert
October 20, 21 & 22, 2009 | 10:30 a.m. & 12:00 p.m.
How would you tell a spooky story without using words? Join the MSO for tales of witches, fairies, kings and magicians as we learn how composers use the art of storytelling in music. From the exciting and dramatic Sorcerer's Apprentice to the light and fun Harry's Wondrous World, come along as the MSO performs your fantastic favorites!
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Storytelling in Art helps students imagine, tell, and listen to stories portrayed by artists in their work.
Space: The Final Frontier! MSO Concert
February 2 & 3, 2010 | 10:30 a.m. & 12:00 p.m.
February 4, 2010 | 10:30 a.m.
Bring your imagination and join the MSO in an exciting trip through outer space! Visit alien friends, explore new planets, and hurtle through uncharted galaxies in your spaceship with music from ET, Holst's The Planets, and Star Wars as your guide. Through the use of video, your students' artwork becomes a part of this very special gallery!
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Journey to Infinity highlights works of art that reflects images and ideas of our imagination, world, universe, and beyond.
Around the World with the MSO! MSO Concert
May 12 & 14, 2010 | 10:30 a.m.
May 13, 2010 | 10:30 a.m. & 12:00 p.m.
Dance, march, and parade around the world with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra! Including works by composers from America, Russia, Argentina, and England, this itinerary offers comfortable seats, panoramic views, and the finest entertainment. Grab your suitcase and let's go!
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World Communities investigates Western and non-Western art depicting and/or representing everyday life. Students will discover similarities, differences, and cross-cultural influences.
Masterworks and the Museum
Grades 7-12
Vivaldi: Gloria MSO Concert
December 3, 2009 | 10:30 a.m.
Discover the beauty of classical choral music in Vivaldi's Gloria. Universally loved for its serene warmth and ethereal harmonies, this humble masterpiece has earned its place as a standard in choral-orchestral repertoire over the last century and remains Vivaldi's best known large-scale work.
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Religion and Art explores works of art that reflect belief systems from many places and times.
This tour will be self-guided on the day of the concert. A docent-guided tour is available up to three weeks after the concert date.
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons MSO Concert
February 18, 2010 | 10:30 a.m.
Year after year, season after season, the music of Vivaldi blooms in perennial splendor. Concertmaster Frank Almond plays Vivaldi's timeless "The Four Seasons", and guest conductor Nicholas McGegan shares the history of this beloved masterwork.
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How Modern Art Communicates compares and contrasts the communication techniques used by artists from earlier centuries with those of today, including composition, elements of art, and art media.
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