Middle-schoolers from around the region are invited to the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s (PSO) first Youth Concert of the season, a spine-tingling Halloween-themed program titled “The Chill of the Orchestra” on Monday, October 29 and Tuesday, October 30 at 9:30 and 11:10 a.m.
Robert Lehmann conducts musical selections from Stravinsky’s Firebird, Harry Potter and the Sorcerers’ Stone, and other spooky sources, while Dracula (special guest Russell Peck) makes a dramatic guest appearance. Highlighting the relationship between film and music, with eerie images projected onto a large screen over the orchestra, this concert promises to be a fun and enlightening start to Halloween. For educators, lesson plans and program notes can be downloaded at www.portlandsymphony.com.
PSO’s Youth Concerts introduce students ages 8 to 13 to the full symphony orchestra. Students experience richly diverse styles of music while learning about the elements of orchestral music and the instruments that perform it. In addition, PSO provides participating schools with lesson plans, activities, and recordings of the music to help prepare the students.
Tickets to the Youth Concerts are $5 per person; for groups of 25 or more, tickets are $4 per person. The 11:10 performance on October 30 is sold out, and limited seating is available for all other shows. -- www.portlandsymphony.com
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