London Symphony Orchestra will play a discovery family concert Global Express, suitable for 7- to 12-year-olds.
The concert will take place on 31 May 2009 2:30 PM, at Barbican Hall.
ARNOLD: English Dances, Set 1
VIVALDI: Summer from The Four Seasons
GRIEG: Morning Mood
STRAVINSKY: Petrouchka (1947 version – selection)
BEETHOVEN arr Paul Rissmann: Ode to Joy from Symphony No 9
BARTOK: Dance Suite (Third movement)
BERNSTEIN: Overture: Candide
JOHN WILLIAMS: Theme from Harry Potter
Fabien Gabel conductor
Paul Rissmann presenter
Join the world famous London Symphony Orchestra and presenter Paul Rissmann for a whirlwind trip around the globe. Discover a ferocious Italian storm, admire a vast African desert and visit a haunted Russian fairground. You can even make music with the wonderful musicians of the LSO in our audience participation piece, Beethoven’s Ode to Joy which Paul has arranged especially for today.
The concert also features a brand new film by digital animator Victor Craven which will be shown during an exhilarating performance of Bernstein’s Candide Overture, and to finish our travels, we arrive back in the UK for a quick tour round Hogwarts!
Participation piece
The participation piece for this concert is Beethoven's 'Ode to Joy' from his Symphony No 9, specially arranged by Paul Rissmann. Don't forget to bring your instruments on the day!
Free pre-concert activites
From 1pm
Come early to enjoy our free musical activites in the foyer before the concert.
Family Workshops
10am – 12.30pm
Spend an enjoyable morning in the Barbican foyers creating music and fantastic artwork relating to the afternoon's family concert.
Creche 2-4pm -- www.lso.co.uk
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