The Detroit Symphony Orchestra's Educational Concert Series (ECS) has introduced students to classical music for more than 80 years. With special hosts and thoughtfully chosen music, these concerts bring kids inside the orchestra.
Through the ages, visual artists and composers have shared many of the same sources of inspiration, reflecting history, tradition, and their communities. Join the DSO, in collaboration with the Detroit Institute of Arts, to learn what visual art and symphonic music have in common.
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There are so many ways to tell a story. Discover the enchanting Tale of The Firebird, as told through the music of composer Igor Stravinsky in his powerful, cutting edge score. View the Teacher Resource Guide here: https://res.cloudinary.com/detroit-symphony-orchestra/image/upload/q_auto/v1/Uploa...
Fast music, slow music, dance music — we feature all of them!
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
DJ Oliver, host
Michelle Merrill, conductor
April 27, 2017
Composer Antonín Dvořák was inspired by a trip across America in the late 1800s, which led to his “New World” Symphony. Discover the stories and melodies of Dvořák’s new world. https://res.cloudinary.com/detroit-symphony-orchestra/image/upload/q_auto/v1/Uploads/pdfs/new_world_digital.pdf
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Celebrate Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday virtually with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra! Learn more about this iconic composer and listen to some of his most famous orchestral works.
Learn how jazz inspired orchestral composers like Leonard Bernstein in his piece Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs, with soloist Anthony McGill. Then, dive deeper into What is Jazz?, a Jazz for Young People Program presented by special guests from the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the most famous composers of all time, and for good reason. He dominated the musical landscape of the 18th Century and his musical innovations influenced generations of composers who followed him. Meanwhile, Mozart's contemporary, Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Sai...
