ADVENTURES WITH THE ORCHESTRA:  Starring the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra!

Pre-K through 2nd grade

Jere Flint, conductor
Wendy Bennett, vocalist, co-host

Elisabeth Remy Johnson, principal harp
Millie Rhodes, Katrina Roelle & Scott Palma, dancers
Lee Harper, choreographer

Designed with young children in mind, these concerts introduce listeners to the orchestra and the instruments that comprise it. Musical selections are drawn from core orchestral repertoire and are short enough to match young attention spans. Performers lead the audience through a colorful symphonic adventure filled with singing, dancing, and beautiful music. Each child receives an activity guide to reinforce the educational concepts introduced. Teachers receive activity pages for a variety of ages and abilities. A CD of the concert repertoire is also included with each order.

NOTE: These are not the same programs as the Discover / neXt Generation concerts for older students, which take place at Symphony Hall on the same dates.

2008-2009 Repertoire

Bizet:  "March of the Toreadors" from Carmen

Strauss: "Jelly Donut Roll" Polka

Kraft: A Simple Introduction to the Orchestra

Scott:  The Toy Trumpet

Roberts:  Junkman Rag

Debussy:  "En Bateau" ("The Boat") from Petite Suite

Grossman/Hackady/arr. Yasuda:  "Don't Be Anything Less Than Everything You Can Be" from Snoopy

Gershwin/arr. Ligon:  "I Got Rhythm"

Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Selections from Concertino for Harp and Chamber Orchestra   Glazunov: "Autumn" from The Seasons

Bagley:  "National Emblem" March  

Past Educational materials will be available at the Download Center .

Schedule & Ticket Information

Concerts are approximately 45-50 minutes in length, with no intermission. They take place in various metro-Atlanta locations, at the times shown below.
Tickets cost $6 each, with one complementary ticket added for each 20 tickets purchased. Orders MUST be made in writing; no phone orders accepted.

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Frequent Questions

2008-2009Symphony Street dates, venues, and directions
(click on the venue name for directions)

All Symphony Street Concerts take place at 9:45am OR 11:15am

TUE OCT 14, 2008                       Mt. Carmel Christian Church                                                      6015 Old Stone Mountain Road                                                      Stone Mountain, GA  30087

                                                                       (1000 seats - church pews)

                                                                   

WED OCT 15, 2008                      Peachtree Rd. United Methodist                                                      3180 Peachtree Road, NE                                                      Atlanta, GA  30305

                                                     (700 seats - carpeted floor)

THU OCT 16, 2008                        Decatur Recreation Center   

                                                                      231 Sycamore Street    

                                                     Decatur, GA  30030

                                                     (650 seats - gym bleachers & floor)

FRI OCT 17, 2008                        Druid Hills Baptist Church (New Venue)

                                                                     1085 Ponce De Leon Avenue NE

                                                                     Atlanta, GA  30306

                                                                     (700 seats - church pews)

                                                                      directions coming soon!

 

TUE FEB 24, 2009                        St. Brigid's Catholic Church (New Venue!)

                                                    3400 Old Alabama Road

                                                                     John's Creek, GA 30022

                                                                     (500 seats - carpeted floor)

                                                                      directions coming soon!

WED FEB 25, 2009                      Roswell United Methodist Church

                                                    814 Mimosa Boulevard  

                                                    Roswell, GA  30075

                                                    (1100 seats - church pews)

THU FEB 26, 2009                        First Baptist Church of Duluth   

                                                     2908 Highway 120    

                                                     Duluth, GA  30122

                                                     (750 seats - church pews)

 

FRI FEB 27, 2009             Cobb County Civic Center 

                                                   548 S. Marietta Parkway  

                                                   Marietta, GA  30060

                                                   (1100 seats - bleachers)