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Kansas City Symphony Education Programs The vision of the Kansas City Symphony Education Department is to enable people of all ages in the Greater Kansas City area to learn, create and become inspired through orchestral music and educational programs. To that end, more than 25,000 young people participated in our education programs last season alone. We look forward to serving as your partner in music education in the 2009-2010 school year. Education Department Contact Information
Steven C. Murray, Education Manager, (816) 218-2639
Jedd Schneider, Education Ticketing Coordinator, (816) 218-2609
KinderKonzerts: Conducting Challenge Information
YOUR STUDENT COULD CONDUCT THE KANSAS CITY SYMPHONY!
This year, one talented student attending each concert will be offered the exciting opportunity to come on stage and conduct the orchestra! In order to select these students, we are inviting you to post a video of your child/student conducting on our YouTube channel located at www.youtube.com/kcsymphony.
Submission deadline extended to Wednesday, January 20!
Detailed videos including a message from KCS Associate Conductor Steven Jarvi, a conducting lesson, posting pages and instructions are all located at http://tinyurl.com/conductingchallenge.
Please contact KCS Education Manager Steven Murray directly at 816-218-2639 or via email at smurray@kcsymphony.org if you have questions about this project.
[download parent flier]
[download posting instructions]
[download conducting excerpt MP3]
[visit conducting challenge on YouTube]
KinderKonzerts: Let's Build an Orchestra!
Click here to take the KinderKonzert survey
1st-3rd Grade
[download order form]
[download teacher guide]
The Kansas City Symphony KinderKonzerts are specially designed for elementary students in first through third grade. This year's KinderKonzert is entitled Let's Build an Orchestra! a program that will introduce the four families of orchestra instruments: brass, string, woodwind and percussion!
Bruno Walter Associate Conductor Chair Steven Jarvi will showcase the sounds that make up the orchestra with excerpts from Mozart's Symphony No. 40, Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra and more!
Location: Lyric Theatre, 1029 Central, Kansas City, Mo. 64105
Cost: $4/person (students and chaperones)
Schedule:
Wednesday, January 27, 2010,
Thursday, January 28, 2010,
Friday, January 29, 2010 10 and 11:30 a.m., each day
A comprehensive curriculum/preparation guide including a musical excerpt CD will be provided to teachers upon receipt of completed order form and 50% deposit (click for details). This guide will include information on the composers, pieces, musicians and classroom activities. Guides will also be available online at www.kcsymphony.org.
Download the School Concerts Order Form & Ticketing Policies
Young People's Concerts: Stories, Myths and Legends
Click here to take the Young People's Concert survey
4th-8th Grade
[download order form]
[download teacher guide]
Experience dazzling music that tells a tale and celebrates some of history's greatest stories! Join the Kansas City Symphony and Associate Conductor Steven Jarvi for this year's Young People's Concerts as characters such as the modern-day wizard Harry Potter and the mythical Orpheus come to life in Stories, Myths and Legends! This concert is filled with colorful and exciting music that is sure to thrill and educate students and teachers alike.
Location: Lyric Theatre, 1029 Central, Kansas City, Mo. 64105
Cost: $4/person (students and chaperones)
Schedule:
Tuesday, February 2, 2010,
Wednesday, February 3, 2010,
Thursday, February 4, 2010 10 and 11:30 a.m., each day
A comprehensive curriculum/preparation guide including a musical excerpt CD will be provided to teachers upon receipt of completed order form and 50% deposit (click for details). This guide will include information on the composers, pieces, musicians and classroom activities. Guides will also be available online at www.kcsymphony.org.
Download the School Concerts Order Form & Ticketing Policies
Open Rehearsals
6th-12th Grade, College
[download order form]
Kansas City Symphony Open Rehearsals offer a unique view of the intense preparation that goes into a professional symphony orchestra performance.
During the rehearsal break, students have the opportunity to meet with the guest artist, conductor and/or symphony musicians for a brief question and answer session. Groups should arrive between 9:30 and 9:45 a.m. to ensure timely seating. The rehearsal begins at 10 a.m. and ends at 12:30 p.m., but groups may leave immediately following the rehearsal break, which typically begins between 11 and 11:30 a.m.
Location: Lyric Theatre, 1029 Central, Kansas City, Mo. 64105
Cost: $4/person (students and chaperones)
Schedule: Listed below
Friday, January 22, 2010
Gil Shaham, violin and Michael Stern, music director
Stravinsky: Suite from Pulcinella
Barber: Violin Concerto
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
Friday, February 12, 2010
Karen Gomyo, violin and Pietari Inkinen, guest conductor
Sibelius: Finlandia
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Stravinsky: Pétrouchka
Friday, February 19, 2010
Emmanuel Pahud, flute and Michael Stern, music director
Rossini: Overture to La scala di seta
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8
Luca Lombardi: Flute Concerto (World premiere/KCS commission)
Tchaikovsky: Overture to Francesca da Rimini
Friday, March 5, 2010
Robert Levin, piano and Michael Stern, music director
George Crumb: A Haunted Landscape
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1
Copland: Symphony No. 3
Thursday, April 8, 2010, 1:30 p.m. *note special day and time!
Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano and Michael Stern, music director
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin
Barber: Knoxville, Summer of 1915
Mahler: Symphony No. 4
Download the Open Rehearsal Order Form & Ticketing Policies
Young Artist Competition
Ages 13-18
[download registration form]
The Kansas City Symphony 2010 Young Artist Competition will be held on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Students ages 13-18 are eligible to compete. A completed registration form and $15 non-refundable registration fee are required in order to reserve an audition time.
Three top prizes are awarded in conjunction with the competition:
- First place winner receives $750 and the opportunity to perform with the Kansas City Symphony
- Second place winner receives $450
- Third place winner receives $250
Download the 2010 Young Artist Competition Registration Form
Location: Bell Cultural Events Center, MidAmerica Nazarene University 2030 E. College Way, Olathe, Kan. 66062
Cost: $15 application fee
Schedule: Friday, February 12, 2010 Application Deadline
Saturday, March 13, 2010 Competition Date
The first place winner must be available to perform with the KCS on Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Click here for official eligibility, rules and regulations.
Masterclasses
All Ages
[download nomination form]
Nominate your advanced students to participate in Kansas City Symphony Masterclasses. World-renowned KCS Classical Series guest artists work one-on-one with talented area students in a seminar setting where students are coached on performance technique in front of a live audience. Typically only three students are chosen to perform for each class.
Thursday, January 21, 2010, 7 p.m.
Gil Shaham, violin
Nomination Deadline: Thursday, December 10, 2009
Location: Lyric Theatre, 10th and Central, Kansas City, Mo. 64105
Cost: FREE!
Thursday, February 18, 2010, 7 p.m.
Emmanuel Pahud, flute
Nomination Deadline: Thursday, December 10, 2009
Location: Lyric Theatre, 10th and Central, Kansas City, Mo. 64105
Cost: FREE!
Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7 p.m.
Robert Levin, piano
Nomination Deadline: Thursday, February 4, 2010
Location: Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Founders Hall, 415 W. 13th Street, Kansas City, Mo. 64105
Cost: FREE!
Download the Masterclass Nomination Form
Nomination forms must be accompanied by an audio recording (either a compact disc must accompany mailed nominations or an MP3 file or other electronic file format is acceptable via e-mail). DVD and other video submissions are unacceptable. Compact discs will not be returned.
Student Rush Tickets + Field Trips
Student Rush Tickets are available to students two hours prior to all concerts not previously sold out. Rush ticket prices begin at $8 per student for Classical Series concerts (Lyric Theatre concerts only) and $10 per student for Pops Series concerts. Each student may purchase only one ticket per performance, subject to availability, and must present a current student ID at the time of transaction. Ticket availability is not guaranteed at any performance. For information on any of this season's concerts, please click here.
If you're looking for a unique Field Trip outside of the regular school day, bring your student group to an evening performance of the Kansas City Symphony!
Whether bringing the entire band, orchestra or choir or perhaps just a small group of your students, the KCS is pleased to extend special group rates to educators for select concerts. In most cases, special meetings with staff, musicians and/or conductors can also be arranged to complement your experience.
Call the Education Manager at (816) 218-2639 for more information on bringing your students to an unforgettable evening at the Kansas City Symphony!
Instrument Petting Zoo
2nd-4th Grade
[download school request form]
[download community request form]
The Kansas City Symphony Instrument Petting Zoo travels to area classrooms to give elementary students the opportunity to see and hear the different instruments of the orchestra - up close and personal!
In response to your feedback and because of extensive demand for this engaging program, we've made some changes in order to better reach children through out the area. Schools are eligible to receive this program once during a three-year rotation and visits to classrooms are available one morning or afternoon* during one of the four weeks listed below. The program is only for grades 2, 3 and 4 during school hours. Please click here to download the request form for elementary schools.
If you are interested in hosting the program after school hours as a community event, please click here to download the community event request form.
Location: Your Classroom
Cost: FREE!
Schedule:
November 2-6, 2009
March 8-12, 2010
April 12-16, 2010
Requests must be received by September 5, 2009
Requests will not be accepted by fax, email or telephone and must be sent via U.S. Mail.
Download the Instrument Petting Zoo request form for schools
Download the Instrument Petting Zoo request form for community events
A maximum of three sections may be held during one visit. Each section should consist of no more than 80 students and ideally will be 30 to 45 minutes in length.
*Pending availability; Monday AM and Friday PM are not available.
The Kansas City Symphony Instrument Petting Zoo is sponsored by Swiss Re.
Support School Music
The purpose of the Support School Music program is threefold;
- to bring the Kansas City Symphony into area school districts to expose the orchestra to those who otherwise would not likely be afforded the experience
- to provide schools the opportunity to raise funds specifically for the district's music department through concert ticket sales
- to bring community focus to the value and importance of school music programs.
The KCS takes residency in your school district for one to two days, working in small group breakout sessions with students and presenting an open rehearsal, with a formal evening performance serving as the signature event of the program.
Since the program's inception, more than $114,000 has been generated for area school district music programs! If you are interested in learning how to bring this unique program to your school district, please contact the KCS Education Manager to receive an information packet.
Special Thanks
Kansas City Symphony Education Programs are made possible through the generous support of the following sponsors:
Almy Legacy Fund
Breidenthal-Snyder Foundation
Cross Foundation
Curry Family Foundation
David T. Beals III Charitable Trust, Bank of America, Trustee
Francis Family Foundation
Muriel I. Kauffman Fund
Mader Family Foundation
Oppenstein Brothers Foundation
Sprint Foundation
Swiss Re
Target Corporation
Union Pacific Foundation
George W. & Ada Heath Ultch Memorial Fund
Henry Wurst, Inc.
Additional support provided by the Missouri Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts
Please contact the Kansas City Symphony Development Department at (816) 471-1100 for information about supporting the Symphony and these important youth education programs.
Educational Partners
Meyer Music
The Kansas City Symphony and Meyer Music are proud to be partners in music education. Students who rent instruments from Meyer Music receive a voucher for free tickets to a Symphony classical performance, allowing them to experience the wonder of live symphonic music.
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