Very First Concerts with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra at Crowden Music Center
FREE to the entire community!
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and Crowden Music Center encourage audiences to get up and dance in Very First Concerts, a new classical series designed with the youngest listeners in mind.
Each concert features a central theme, short selections, tumbling mats for fidgety toddlers, and hands-on musical activities geared toward families with young children (infants to 7 year-olds).
Meet the Composer
Community Music Day
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Repeat performances at 11:00 a.m., 11:40 a.m., and 12:20 p.m. at Crowden
Meet Mr. Bela Bartók and learn about his trampings through the Hungarian/Romanian countryside in pursuit of folk tunes and how these folk tunes inspired his composing. The program will involve lots of dancing from our young audience!
Singalong with Music and Song
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 18, 2010
11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. at Crowden
Who doesn't like to sing? A celebration of the very first (and very best) musical instrument, our human voice.
How to be a Conductor
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Repeat performances at 11:00 a.m. and12:00 p.m. at Crowden
Ever wondered what that person is doing waving around that stick up there? Come find out, and you might get a chance to lead the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra yourself!
"Take off your seatbelts and let your youngster wriggle, squirm, and dance to first-rate classical music. We've designed this series for very young listeners, and to allow parents to escape the restrictions of a traditional concert hall. Discover-or rediscover-the joys of live classical music with us!"
-SFCO Music Director Benjamin Simon