FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA MIGUEL HARTH-BEDOYA, MUSIC DIRECTOR EDUCATION CONCERTS

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2 ALL AGES Family Concert: HALLOWEEN WITH HARRY POTTER AGES 3 THROUGH 6 Kinderconcerts: AESOP S FABLES Attention all Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, Ravenclaws and Slytherins! Put on your costume, grab your broom, and fly away with us as the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra performs selections from the Harry Potter films just in time for Halloween. Plus, come early to participate in the instrument petting zoo, where you can try out the instruments of the orchestra. Purchase tickets online at fwsymphony.org or by calling the FWSO Box Office at Sunday OCT 22 6:00 PM Instrument Petting Zoo 5:00 PM White s Chapel United Methodist Church 185 S. White Chapel Boulevard, Southlake 45 min. Learn about the important lessons fables can teach us with the Fort Worth Symphony and Kids Who Care. We ll use music to tell three of Aesop s classic tales The Lion and the Mouse, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and The Tortoise and the Hare in a bilingual work written for these concerts by local composer, Till MacIvor Meyn. Till MacIvor Meyn, Composer Featuring Kids Who Care Thursday FEB 15 10:30 AM & 12:30 PM Friday FEB 16 10:30 AM & 12:30 PM Arborlawn United Methodist Church 5001 Briarhaven Road, min. Admission to Kinderconcerts is $5 per person (youth and adult). Reservations may be made online at fwsymphony.org/education. One adult chaperone per 10 children required. Orders of fewer than 20 seats must be paid in full at the time of your reservation. Orders of 20 or more seats may be reserved without advanced payment; however, full payment is due 14 days prior to the concert. No refunds will be given after payment has been made. The FWSO does not distribute tickets or assign individual seats to Kinderconcerts. If you require special seating for any members of your group, please indicate this at the time of your reservation. FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Reservations are confirmed by within one week of your reservation request. Prior to performance, you will receive an outlining concert policies and procedures. 17/18 EDUCATION S

3 AGES 7 THROUGH 13 Young Persons Concerts: VISIONS OF AMERICA HIGH SCHOOL & COLLEGE OPEN REHEARSALS Discover how composers like Aaron Copland, George Gershwin, and John Williams interpret the American landscape and people through music with the Fort Worth Symphony and Kids Who Care. This program also features images from the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. Featuring Kids Who Care Wednesday JAN 24 10:30 AM & 12:30 PM Thursday JAN 25 10:30 AM & 12:30 PM Admission to Young Persons Concerts is $5 per person (youth and adult). Reservations may be made online at fwsymphony.org/education. One adult chaperone per 10 children required. 45 min. Orders of fewer than 20 seats must be paid in full at the time of your reservation. Orders of 20 or more seats may be reserved without advanced payment; however, full payment is due 14 days prior to the concert. No refunds will be given after payment has been made. The FWSO does not distribute tickets or assign individual seats to Young Persons Concerts. If you require special seating for any members of your group, please indicate this at the time of your reservation. Reservations are confirmed by within one week of your reservation request. Prior to performance, you will receive an outlining concert policies and procedures. Experience a dress rehearsal at Bass Performance Hall. A HERO S LIFE FRIDAY OCT AM 12:30 PM GRIEG Selections from Peer Gynt STRAUSS Ein Heldenleben (A Hero s Life) PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION FRIDAY FEB 2 10 AM 12:30 PM Raphaela Gromes, Cello SCHUBERT Overture to Alfonzo and Estrella SCHUMANN Cello Concerto MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition HADELICH PLAYS BERNSTEIN FRIDAY APR 6 10 AM 12:30 PM Augustin Hadelich, Violin Anna Clyne, Visiting Composer Jimmy López, Visiting Composer Kitty McNamee, Choreographer Texas Ballet Theater ANNA CLYNE RIFT: A Symphonic Ballet BERNSTEIN Serenade JIMMY LÓPEZ Bel Canto: A Symphonic Canvas (FWSO Commission) SCHEHERAZADE FRIDAY MAY AM 12:30 PM Mason Bates, Visiting Composer MASON BATES Anthology of Fantastic Zoology RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade There is no charge to attend Open Rehearsals. Reservations may be made online at fwsymphony.org/education. One adult chaperone per 10 students is required. The number of students to be admitted is limited. Reservations are required and will be confirmed on a firstcome, first-served basis. All students who attend should be in grade 9 or higher and have a serious interest in the rehearsal and/or appreciation of music. Attending students will observe a complete rehearsal from beginning to end. All who attend should remain for the entire two and a half hour rehearsal. (There is a 20-minute break approx. halfway through) If you plan to attend more than one open dress rehearsal, please submit a separate reservation form for each concert date. FORT WORTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 17/18 EDUCATION S

4 AGE 18 AND UNDER NON-PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAS YOUNG ARTIST FESTIVAL OF Open to exceptional young instrumentalists and vocalists in the state of Texas, the Young Artist Competition offers competitors the opportunity to win a $5,000 scholarship, courtesy of the Lowe Foundation, and the chance to perform as soloist with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra. Apply for the opportunity to perform at Bass Performance Hall as part of the second annual Festival of Orchestras. Selected orchestras will perform throughout the day, and these performances will be free and open to the public. The event will culminate with a regularly scheduled Symphonic performance by the on evening (this performance is ticketed as usual). COMPETITION ORCHESTRAS SEMIFINAL ROUND: MAR 10 9:00 AM 12:00 PM FINAL ROUND: MAR 10 2:00 PM 5:00 PM Applications are due December 4, Please visit fwsymphony.org/education for more information. MAY 19 10:00 AM 5:00 PM Applicants must be 18 years of age or under on the day of the competition and must not have completed high school. Semifinal and final round auditions are by invitation only and will take place on stage at Bass Performance Hall. Applicants must be current residents of the state of Texas. Applicants must perform a complete concerto from the Approved Repertoire List by memory. Applications are due Monday, February 5.Please visit fwsymphony.org/education for more information. F O R T W O R T H SY M P H O N Y O R C H E S T R A SIDE BY SIDE PERFORMANCE WITH THE FORT WORTH YOUTH ORCHESTRA Hear the talented young musicians of the Fort Worth Youth Orchestra perform alongside the Fort Worth Symphony at Bass Performance Hall. Purchase tickets online at fwsymphony.org or by calling the FWSO Box Office at JAN 27 2:00 PM 1 7 / 1 8 E D U C AT I O N C O N C E R T S

5 STUDENT BENEFITS PASSPORT & RUSH STUDENT PASSPORT: Experience a full year of FWSO Symphonic performances for only $ Purchase your Student Passport online at fwsymphony.org/students or by phone at Arrive at the box office as early as one hour before your selected concert with your Student Passport and your Student ID 3. Enjoy your concert from best available seating! STUDENT RUSH: Student Rush tickets are $10 and available for all Symphonic Concerts. Arrive at the box office at least one hour before your selected concert, present your current Student ID, and receive a ticket for only $10. You will be given best available seats at the time of purchase. Adeline & George McQueen Foundation Crystelle Waggoner Charitable Trust, Bank of America, Trustee John & Frances Wasilchak Charitable Fund of the North Texas Community Foundation Red Oak Foundation Alcon Foundation Fash Foundation Fifth Avenue Foundation Frances C. & William P. Smallwood Foundation Gary Patterson Foundation The Lowe Foundation The Thomas M., Helen McKee & John P. Ryan Foundation Symphony League of Fort Worth Texas Women for the Arts Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Music Director 330 EAST FOURTH STREET, SUITE 200 FORT WORTH, TEXAS NON PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID FORT WORTH, TX PERMIT #2506