Youth Concert 2014-2015 Student Guide

Sight to Sound

The Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra Presents

KSO Youth Concerts 2014-2015

“Sight To Sound”

Student Guide Pages

Concert Introduction………..………….………………………………....……….……………….………………….....2

Submit Your Artwork! ……...…………….………………….………………………..……………….……………......3

Instrument Families…………………………….…..…………………………………………………………….…….…..4

“Sunrise Ignites Daybreak’s Veil” from Chasing Light, by Shwantner…………...…..…...……….....6

Composer Joseph Schwantner…..………………..……….……………………………………………..……….…..7

In the Steppes of Central Asia, by Borodin...….…….....…………………………………...……………...….8

Composer Alexander Borodin………………………..……...……………………………………..………………....9

“The Storm of Chenery Auditorium”…….………….………………...…………………………….………….....10

Mystery Composer…………………....….………………...…….……………………………………………..……....11

“The Royal March of the Lion” from Carnival of the Animals, by Saint-Saëns…………............12

Composer Camille Saint-Saens……….…………………......…………………………………………….…..……13

Mosquito Dance, by White…………..……………….….…….………………………………………..……....…..14

Composer Paul White……...……………………..……….….……..……………………………………...…..…....15

“The Elephant” from Carnival of the Animals, by Saint-Saëns………….……....………..……….…..16

“Flight of the Bumblebee” from The Tale of Tsar Saltan, by Korsakov………..……..……..…….16

Composer Rimsky-Korsakov…………...………………………………………..…..…….…...…………………...17

“The Moldau” from Ma Vlast, by Smetana……………………...……………..……….……………………..18

Composer Friedrich Smetana……………...………...………………………..…...…………..………………….19

“The Flying Theme” from E.T., by Williams……………………………......….…...………………………….20

Composer John Williams………………..………………………………….....…...………………..……………...21

What a Wonderful World, by Thiele/Weiss……….…..…………….....…...……………..……………….22

Musician Louis Armstrong………….…..…………………..……………..………..……………………………….23

The Conductor’s Role…….……...…………………………..…..……….…………..………………………….……24

KSO Youth Concert Puzzle Page…………………………..…...………….………..……………………………..25

Show What You Know………………………………………...…………….…………….…………………………….26

Post-Concert Reflection………………………………..…………………………...………………………………….28

Thank You to KSO Youth Concert Design Team……...……..…………..………………………………..…30

Student and Teacher Guide cover design, composer pages, lesson formatting and graphic design by Cori Somers

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Youth Concert 2014-2015: Sight to Sound Welcome to the Kalamazoo Symphony Youth Concerts 2015! This year’s program will take us on a musical journey with

composers who have used the symphony orchestra to create images of our natural world through music. You will explore

Sunrises, thunderstorms, rivers, animals and more!

We have exciting participation pieces this year too! You will have the opportunity to sing with us, create a storm of your

own, and submit artwork that will be shown during the concert!

We look forward to seeing you at the Kalamazoo Symphony concert, enjoying the music that sparks your imagination!

CONCERT PROGRAM

Schwantner “Sunrise Ignites Daybreaks’ Veil” from Chasing Light

Borodin In the Steppes of Central Asia

*Working “The Storm of Chenery Auditorium”

Mystery Composer ???????????????

Saint-Saëns “The Royal March of the Lion” from Carnival of the Animals

White The Mosquito Dance

Saint-Saëns “The Elephant” from Carnival of the Animals

Rimsky-Korsakov “Flight of the Bumblebee” from The Tale of the Tsar Saltan

*Smetana “The Moldau” from Ma Vlast

Williams “The Flying Theme” from E. T.

*Thiele/Weiss What a Wonderful World

* Indicates a student participation piece!

Youth Concerts are made possible in part by: The Burdick-Thorne Foundation, Education for the Arts, John E. Fetzer Institute

Fund, Diane S. Robertson, Mignon Sherwood DeLano Foundation, Stucki Family Foundation, Tyler-Little Family Foundation, Youth

Concert Luncheon supporters , Dorothy U. Dalton Foundation, Harold and Grace Upjohn Foundation, Irving S. Gilmore Founda-

tion, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra League, Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs, National Endowment for

the Arts, Pfizer Corporation, Youth Concert Fund Supporters, Zoetis, Schupan And Sons, Upjohn Mason Grandchildren’s Chair in

Music Education

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What do you see when you hear music? What kinds of images come to mind when you listen carefully? Won-derful cascades of your beautiful world may come bub-bling up when you close your eyes and become a part of the music.

We invite you to submit your artwork based on Friedrich Smetana’s Work “The Moldau” from Ma Vlast

All artwork chosen will be displayed on our screen during the KSO’s performance of The Moldau!

Meet the Instrument Families of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra!

The String Family

The Brass Family

Can you Identify all of the instruments of the Symphony Orchestra? What are the parts of the instruments? How are they played?

Where on the instrument does the sound come from? Does the musician sit or stand on stage?

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The Woodwind Family

The Percussion Family

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“Sunrise Ignites Daybreak’s Veil” CD Track 3

From Chasing Light By Joseph Schwantner

Special thanks to Kimberly Licavoli from North Ward and Dawson Elementary, Allegan Public Schools for creating this lesson.

Beneath the sickle moon,

sunrise ignites daybreak’s veil

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During Schwantner’s Lifetime:

Schwantner

born

Joseph Schwantner was born in Chicago, Illinois.

He is known for his dramatic and unique style and as a gifted orchestral “colorist”. He is one of the most prominent American composers today.

Schwantner began his musical study at an early age in classical guitar. He also studied jazz and folk.

His first compositional aspirations were noticed by his guitar teach who consistently experienced Schwantner elaborating on pieces he would be studying. From this, Schwantner’s teacher suggested he collect these ideas and create his first musical composition.

Remaining in Chicago after high school, he continued his musical study in composition to the city’s American Conservatory, where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1964. He was exposed to and closely explored the music of Debussy, Bartók, and Messiaen.

He earned masters and doctorate music degrees in composition from Northwestern University in Chicago.

He was awarded the Pulitzer prize in music in 1979.

Joseph Schwantner has composed over 18 orchestral works and 19 chamber works.

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1969 Astr

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1972 Pocket c

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1975 Micr

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Meet the Composer Joseph Schwantner

Born 1943

1982 Mich

ael Jack

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as release

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1993 The World

Wide W

eb

went public

2010 The first to

tal lunar

eclipse

occurre

d since

1638

Special thanks to Cori Somers from the Kalamazoo Symphony for designing this lesson.

In the Steppes of Central Asia CD Track 5 By Alexander Borodin

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During Borodin’s Lifetime:

1833

1869 Cincinnati Red Stock

ings beca

me

the first

professi

onal base

ball team

1887 1872 Yellowsto

ne National P

ark was

establis

hed as the first

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ark in

the U

nited State

s.

1879 Milk

was s

old in

glass bottles f

or 1st

time

Borodin died

Borodin born

1836 Arkansa

s beco

mes the 25th

state

1844 first electr

ic te

legram known

as Morse

Code

1863 The Emancipation Pro

clama-

tion was m

ade by Abraham Linco

ln

1853 Ste

inway Pianos Co. m

oves

from G

ermany to

New York

Borodin was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His mother and father never married. His father, a foreign noble, and a 24-year-old Russian woman, had Alexander registered as the son of one of his serfs, Porfiry Borodin.

As a boy a young boy, Borodin studied piano.

Borodin was a Russian Romantic composer, doctor and chemist. He was a member of the group of composers called “The Five” or "The Mighty Handful," who were dedicated to producing a spe-cifically Russian kind of music.

When Borodin was 17 he entered the Medical–Surgical Academy in St Petersburg, which was lat-er home to Ivan Pavlov, and pursued a career in chemistry. On graduation he spent a year as sur-geon in a military hospital, followed by three years of advanced scientific study in western Eu-rope.

Between 1862 and 1879 Borodin spent his spare time studying composition with Mily Balakirev.

He married Ekaterina Protopopova, a pianist, in 1863, and had at least one daughter, named Gania.

Borodin suffered from poor health, having overcome cholera and several minor heart attacks. He died suddenly during a ball in 1887.

Meet the Composer Alexander Borodin

1833 - 1887

The Storm of Chenery Auditorium By Marcia Working

Special thanks to Marcia Working for designing this lesson.

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When the orchestra performs a piece of music, each player has a copy of the music to read so that they can practice

and perform their part correctly. The Conductor’s music is called a score. The score shows all the music for all of the

instruments. This way the Conductor knows each and every part of the music and helps the orchestra to stay together.

The scores below are pictures that will help your classroom orchestra perform a storm. It must be decided what sounds

will be used and who should perform them. Choose a conductor and try out these two examples of scores. You can

even draw up your own score!

Example 2

Example 1

Rub Hands Snap Fingers Pat Knees

Thunder!

19-20

56-58 55-56 54-55

48-49 47 46 44-45 38-40

36-37 34-35 30-33 21-22 13-18 Measures 1-12 23 25 27

59-60

41 42 43 50 51 53

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During the Composer’s Lifetime:

Mystery Composer

1770 - 1827

He was born in Bonn, Germany on December 17, 1770. He was one of seven children.

He learned to play the piano at a young age and quickly became a very good piano player. When he was eight years old, he went to a monastery in Bonn to study the organ.

When he was 12, he began to study the piano seriously. He also began to compose pieces when he was 12. The more he wrote music, the better he became.

In his early twenties, he went to Vienna, Austria to study with a very well-known composer named Joseph Haydn.

At the age of 26, he began to realize that he was losing his hearing, which got worse as he got older. Before he died, he was almost completely deaf, but he was still composing beautiful mu-sic.

He had an unusual skill where he could hear music in his head and then write it down without ever playing it on the piano.

He never married and he didn’t have any children. In fact, he spent most of his life alone.

Many people think he is one of the greatest composers in the history of music. He composed hundreds of important pieces, including many symphonies.

He died on March 26, 1827. Three days later, 20,000 people gathered at his funeral to say good-bye to the loved and respected composer.

1796 Edward Je

nner disc

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e

smallp

ox vaccine

1818 Canada and the U

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on where

the bord

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1770 Englis

hman Jose

ph Priestl

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invented th

e erase

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1812 The first passe

nger railro

ad

began in England

1827 1778 H

awaii was d

iscovere

d by

Captain James C

ook

1793 Eli Whitn

ey invente

d the

cotton gin

1789 George W

ashingto

n became

the 1st

U.S. Pre

sident

1776 The American Revolution began

Born

Died

“The Royal March of the Lion” CD Track 7 from Carnival of the Animals By Camille Saint-Saëns

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Special thanks to Norma-Jean Forshey from Kalamazoo Public Schools for designing this lesson.

A

A

B

(5 x)

(4 x)

2:17 2:15

2:02

2:09

1:58 2:01

1:45

1:52

1:51

1:57

1:17

1:31

1:24

1:38

0:36 0:4

0:49

Introduction

(5 x) (6 x) 0:06 0:21 0:29 0:32

During Saint- Saens’ Lifetime:

1835

1902 The Teddy Bear is

intro

duced

1900 The photoco

pier was i

nvented

13 Saint-S

aens

was born

1920 Women are

grante

d the

right t

o vote in

the U

.S.

Saint-Saens

died

1845 Florida beco

mes the 27th

state

1869 The first tr

anscontinental

railroad is

complete

d

1889 The first W

all Stre

et Journ

al

is publis

hed

1907 The first electr

ic wash

ing

machine is

invente

d

1921

Meet the Composer Camille Saint-Saëns

1835-1921 Saint-Saëns was born in Paris, France, on October 9th, 1835. His father, a government clerk, died three

months after his birth. He was raised by his mother, Clémence, with the assistance of her aunt, Charlotte Masson, who moved in .

Saint-Saens began taking piano lessons when he was two years old. He was taught by his Aunt Charlotte. His first public concert appearance occurred when he was five years old, when he accompanied

a Beethoven violin sonata. In the late 1840s, at the age of 13, Saint-Saëns entered the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied

organ and composition. Here he became friendly with the even younger Georges Bizet, who was only 10. Saint-Saëns won many top prizes and gained a reputation that resulted in his introduction to Franz Liszt, who would become one of his closest friends.

Saint-Saëns was a multi-faceted intellectual. From an early age, he studied geolo-

gy, archaeology, botany, and lepidoptery (the study of moths and the three super families of butterflies, skipper butterflies, and moth-butterflies).

In addition to composing, performing, and writing musical criticism, he held discussions with Europe's finest scientists and wrote scholarly articles on acoustics, occult sciences, Roman theatre deco-ration, and ancient instruments.

In 1875, nearing forty, Saint-Saëns married Marie Laure Emile Truffot, who was just 19. They had two sons, both of whom died in 1878, within six weeks of each other, one from an illness, the other upon falling out of a fourth-story window (as the composer, approaching his house, watched).

Saint-Saëns died of pneumonia on 16 December 1921, aged 86, at the Hôtel de l'Oasis in Algiers.

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Mosquito Dance CD Track 9 By Paul White

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Special thanks to Norma-Jean Forshey from Kalamazoo Public Schools for designing this lesson.

> 0:53

0:19

0:41

0:23

0:46

0:08

0:31

0:28

0:50

0:26

0:48

(4 x) 0:13

0:35

0:16

0:38

1914 WW

I began

During White’s Lifetime:

1895

1926 A.A. M

ilne’s

first W

innie the Pooh

book was p

ublished

1905 National A

ssocia

tion of

Audubon Society in

corp

orates

1933 The choco

late ch

ip cookie re

cipe

was invente

d by Ruth W

akefield

Paul White was a professional violinist. Before coming to Rochester, New York to be on faculty at the Eastman School of music, he had already studied with some of the virtuosi of his era: George Chadwick and Eugene Ysaÿe.

White attracted the attention of George Eastman, and accepted his invitation to per-form with the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra.

He also wanted to study conducting with Eugene Goossens at the Eastman School. In 1928 he was invited to join the Eastman faculty, and remained for the next 37 years. He initially taught violin, but soon became professor of ensembles, for which he is best

remembered. From 1929 to 1953 he was assistant conductor of the Rochester Civic Orchestra, which

brought music outside of the concert hall by performing in high schools. He became the orchestra’s conductor in 1953, a position he held until his 1965 retirement.

White performed as second violin in the Kilbourn String Quartet. He appeared as guest conductor with the Boston Pops Orchestra, the New York Philhar-

monic, the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and the Rochester Philharmonic. White composed more than a dozen works altogether The Boston Pops recorded his Five Miniatures for Orchestra for the RCA Victor label.

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first Peanuts

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on

Meet the Composer Paul White

1895- 1973

Paul White

was Paul

1921 Babe Ruth se

ts re

cord

of 137

care

er home ru

ns

1962 First a

utomate

d subway

train in

New York City

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Special thanks to Stephanie Measzros from Kalamazoo Public Schools for designing this lesson.

“The Elephant” “Flight of the Bumblebee”

from Carnival of the Animals from The Tale of Tsar Saltan By Camille Saint-Saëns By Rimsky - Korsakov

CD Track 11 CD Track 13

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Introduction A A

Bridge B CODA

The Elephant

Flight of the Bumblebee

Introduction A B

A CODA

Introduction A A

During Rimsky - Korsakov’s Lifetime:

Verdi b

orn

1844

17

Verdi d

ied

1908 1859 Darw

in published his

theory of e

volution

1861 –1865 U.S. C

ivil War

1848 Harri

et Tubman esca

ped from sl

avery

and joined th

e underground ra

ilroad

1851 The sewing m

achine

was invente

d by singer

1853 Steinway Pianos

was founded

1869 Cincinnati Red Stock

ings were

baseball’s

first fu

lly pro

fessional te

am

1875 First K

entuck

y

Derby

1889 Eiffel Tower

built in Paris

1867 The Typewriter w

as invente

d

1844-1908 Rimsky-Korsakov was born in Tikhvin, 120 miles east of Saint Petersburg, into an family with a

long line of military and naval service. At age six, he took piano lessons from various local teachers and showed a talent for aural skills,

but he showed a lack of interest, playing, as he later wrote, "badly, carelessly, and poor at keep-ing time."

At age 12 he joined the Imperial Russian Army and studied mathematics and music. There, he developed a love for music, fostered by visits to the opera, orchestral concerts.

In 1871, the 27-year-old Rimsky-Korsakov became Professor of Practical Composition and In-strumentation (orchestration) at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. He retained his position in active naval service, and taught his classes in uniform (military officers in Russia were required to wear their uniforms every day, as they were considered to be always on duty).

Professorship brought Rimsky-Korsakov financial security, which encouraged him to settle down and to start a family. In December 1871 he proposed to Nadezhda Purgold. The Rimsky-Korsakovs had seven children.

In the spring of 1873, the navy created the post of Inspector of Naval Bands and appointed Rim-sky-Korsakov. As Inspector, he visited naval bands throughout Russia, supervised the bandmas-ters and their appointments, reviewed the bands' repertoire, and inspected the quality of their instruments.

Beginning around 1890, Rimsky-Korsakov suffered from a heart ailment. After December 1907, his illness became severe, and he could not work. In 1908 he died at his Lubensk estate near Luga(modern day Plyussky District of Pskov Oblast), and was buried in Tikhvin Cemetery at the Alexander Nevsky Monastery in Saint Petersburg, next to Borodin, Glinka, Mussorgsky and Stasov.

Meet the Composer Nikolai Rimsky - Korsakov

Special thanks to Beth Stachura from Comstock Public Schools for designing this lesson.

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1.

2.

“The Moldau” from Ma Vlast CD Track 15 By Smetana

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During Smetana’s Lifetime:

1825 Erie Canal o

pens, lin

king

Great L

akes and Atla

ntic Oce

an

1844 Adolph Sax invente

d the

saxophone

1876 Alexander Graham Bell

patente

d the te

lephone

Smetana

born Smetana

died

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ere in

vented

in Californ

ia by Levi S

trauss

1879 Thomas Ediso

n invente

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practica

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1884

1824

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Meet the Composer Friedrich Smetana

1824 - 1884

Smetana was born east of Prague near the traditional border between Bohemia and Moravia,

then provinces of the Habsburg Empire.

Smetana studied music under his father, an amateur violinist. He took up piano under a

professional teacher and performed in public at the age of six.

Smetana moved to Prague in 1839 to study music. He attended concerts, visited the opera, listened

to military bands and joined an amateur string quartet for whom he composed simple pieces.

Encouraged by Franz Liszt he opened a piano school in Prague in 1848 and the next year married the pianist Kateřina Kolářová.

In 1856 he wrote his first symphonic poems and in the same year was appointed conductor of the philharmonic society of Gothenburg (Sweden), where he remained until 1861.

In 1862 he returned to Prague, where he played the leading part in the establishment of the national opera house.

By 1874 he had become almost totally deaf and suffered from tinnitus, but he continued to compose; Má vlast was written after his deafness had developed.

In 1884 following attacks of depression and symptoms of mental instability, Smetana entered an asylum in Prague. He died there in 1884.

1880 Dr. E

mily Sto

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the first

woman lic

ensed to

prac-

tice m

edicine in

Canada.

1835 The Unite

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Special thanks to Jeanna Cervantes-Hickman from Kalamazoo Public Schools for designing this lesson. 20

Transition: (2:37-3:05)

After the Cesura (pause) what happens

to the motif?

Theme A Restated: (1:56-2:30)

What makes this section of the theme stand out from before?

Which instruments create a feeling of lift and flight?

Coda: (3:05-3:37)

Brass fanfare

Which instruments do you hear carrying the main melodic motif?

What is the Timpani doing?

B Section Restated: (1:29-1:55)

How does John Williams build suspense in this

restatement of the B motif?

B Section: (0:48-1:19)

How does this section differ from theme A?

Is the theme in a higher or lower range?

Theme A: (0:12-0:30; 0:30-0:48) & (1:20-1:28)

Which instrument family plays the melodic motif?

How does it change?

Brass Stings Percussion Woodwinds

Introduction: (0:00-0:12)

Describe what you hear.

Hoe does it make you feel?

“The Flying Theme” CD Track 17

From E.T. (Extra Terrestrial ) By John Williams

Meet the Composer John Williams

Born 1932

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During Williams’ Lifetime:

John Williams was born in Queens, New York in 1932. His father, a jazz drummer and classical percussionist,

was his first music teacher. The family moved to Los Angeles when he was 12 years old.

Mr. Williams went to UCLA to study composition. After serving in the Air Force, he attended the Julliard

School in New York.

While in school he worked as a jazz pianist. He played in clubs and on professional recordings.

He returned to L.A. after finishing school and began his landmark career in film music. He started out by

writing music for television shows and won two Emmy Awards.

Some of Mr. Williams’ most famous scores include: Jaws, Star Wars, Superman, E.T., Indiana Jones, Home

Alone, Jurassic Park, and the Harry Potter films.

He wrote many familiar theme songs for events such as the Olympic Games, the Special Olympics, and the re

-dedication of the Statue of Liberty. He composed the theme for NBC News as well.

Mr. Williams has also written many concert pieces, including concertos for cello, flute, clarinet, violin, trum-

pet, and tuba.

Mr. Williams conducted the Boston Pops Orchestra from 1980-1993 and has appeared as guest conductor

with orchestras in the United States and England.

Mr. Williams has won five Academy Awards, twenty-one Grammys, and has been awarded honorary

degrees from seventeen universities.

1932

1939 World

War I

I begins

1947 The micro

wave oven was i

nvented

1962 The seatb

elt was i

nvented

2002 The Euro re

placed

national curre

ncy in

12

European co

untries

1945 World

War I

I ends

1997 The first sh

eep was c

loned

in Scotla

nd

1953 The Measle

s vacc

ine was i

nvented

1972 The compact

disk w

as invente

d

1971 US and Russi

a send pro

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What a Wonderful World Please use links provided by your By Bob Thiele and George David Weiss teacher for listening.

Sung by Louis Armstrong

I see trees of green,

red roses, too,

I see them bloom,

for me and you

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue,

And clouds of white.

The bright blessed day,

The dark sacred night.

And I think to myself,

What a wonderful world.

The colors of the rainbow,

So pretty in the sky.

Are also on the faces,

Of people going by,

I see friends shaking hands.

Saying, "How do you do?"

They're really saying,

"I love you".

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow,

They'll learn much more, Than I'll ever know.

And I think to myself, What a wonderful world.

Yes, I think to myself,

What a wonderful world.

Yeah.

Oh

Two

Bar

Intro

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Meet the Musician Louis Armstrong

1901 - 1971

During Armstrong’s Lifetime:

Louis Armstrong was an American jazz trumpeter and singer. He was born into a very poor family in New Or-

leans, Louisiana, the grandson of slaves. He spent his youth in poverty, in the rough neighborhood of Uptown

New Orleans . He spent much of his youth in and out of a Juvenile home and between homes of his separated

parents.

Until the age of 13, Armstrong was self-taught. Professor Peter Davis (who frequently appeared at the Juve-

nile Home) provided musical training and discipline to the otherwise self-taught Armstrong. Eventually, Davis

made Armstrong the band leader. The Home Band played around New Orleans and the thirteen-year-old Lou-

is began to draw attention by his cornet playing, starting him on a musical career.

At twenty, he could read music and he started to be featured in extended trumpet solos, one of the first jazz-

men to do this, while working on riverboats in New Orleans. He learned how to create a unique sound and

also started using singing and patter in his performances.

In 1924 Armstrong received an invitation to go to New York City to play with the Fletcher Hender-

son Orchestra, the top African-American band of the day. Armstrong switched from cornet to the trumpet to

blend better with the other musicians in his section.

During his long career he played and sang with some of the most important instrumentalists and vocalists of

the time; among them were Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, Fletcher Henderson, Earl Hines, the sing-

ing brakeman Jimmie Rodgers, Bessie Smith and perhaps most famously Ella Fitzgerald.

In 1964, Armstrong knocked The Beatles off the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Hello, Dolly!," which

gave the 63-year-old performer a U.S. record as the oldest artist to have a number one song.

Armstrong kept up his busy tour schedule until a few years before his death in 1971. He died of a heart

attack in his sleep on July 6, a month before his 70th birthday.

1901

Armstr

ong

born

Armstr

ong

died

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1906 Kellogg’s

Corn Flakes

are so

ld

to th

e public

1955 Rosa Parks r

efuses t

o give up her

seat o

n a bus in M

ontgomery Alabama

1971

1924 First W

inter O

lympic

games a

re played

1918 Daylig

ht Savings T

ime is

intro

duced

1937 The Golden G

ate Brid

ge is opened

1941 Mt. R

ushmore

is co

mpleted

1961 Peace Corps i

s founded

1969 Neil A

rmstr

ong becomes t

he

first

man on th

e moon

The Conductor’s Role

Conducting: By using hand signals and arm patterns, the

conductor helps the musicians play together.

Try some conducting patterns:

Sing “This Old Man” or “Old McDonald” while

you conduct a pattern in two beats with your

right hand:

ONE-two,

ONE-two

1 2

“This old man,

1 2

He played one…”

Duple Pattern

2

4

Triple Pattern

3

4

ONE-two-three,

ONE-two-three

Sing “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” or “Rock-a-

bye Baby” while you conduct a pattern in

three beats with your right hand:

1 2 3

“My coun - try,

1 2 3

Tis of thee…”

Four/Four Pattern

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4 ONE-two-three-four,

ONE-two-three-four

Sing “Frere Jacques” or “Bingo” while you

conduct a pattern in four beats with your

right hand: 1 2 3 4

“Fre-re Jac-ques

1 2 3 4

Fre-re Jac-ques”

TEMPO Largo: Try a slow tempo. Presto: Try a fast tempo.

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KSO Youth Concert Puzzle Page Directions: Find and circle the hidden words in the word search puzzle!

Power Listening Checklist:

Enjoy the sounds and sights at the concert

Zoom in to hear the details of the sound

Zoom out to hear all the sounds at once

Notice the feelings that the music communicates

Watch and hear individual instruments

Watch the conductor to see “hand signals”

Remember information about the music and composers

AUDITORIUM

AUDIENCE

OBOE

COMPOSER

CONCERT

CONDUCTOR

MOSQUITO

FLUTE

INSTRUMENT

MELODY

SUNRISE

ORCHESTRA

PERCUSSION

ELEPHANT

SYMPHONY

TRUMPET

STORM

VIOLIN

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Word Bank: A Q M D Y F L U T E D U O E J

H I F E V O C O U Y K V Z L R

C B N D L M T O I W D M A C O

O C R S W E Y I N Q B O C V C

M T E K T C P I U D P V L Y N

P Y X C N R L H M Q U W J E O

O T L H N O U J A S S C O K M

S R M W I E X M U N T O T O C

E E R V Q O I E E V T O M O C

R C P W T B L D A N Z W R M R

Q N Y N C O N B U D T G Y M R

O O R C H E S T R A X W H Y V

Z C I O O P E R C U S S I O N

M U I R O T I D U A S Z N X Y

P Z Y N O H P M Y S E D M X Y

Animal Compositions

1. “Flight of the Bumblebee,” by __________________

2. Which animals are represented by the Symphony in the pieces you studied? (Circle all that apply)

3. Two of the animals above are featured in_________________:

a. Pictures of an Exhibition b. Madam Butterfly c. The Nut Cracker d. Carnival of the Animals

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Show What You Know! Sunrise Ignites Daybreak’s Veil, by ____________________

1. This piece was composed and commissioned to be performed in in ______________? a. a movie b. a parade c. all 50 states d. Europe 2. In what country was the composer from? a. Italy b. United States c. France d. Canada

_______________________, by Alexander Borodin

1. How many themes did you hear in this piece?

a. 4 b. 3 c. 1 d. 5

2. What were the people doing during this piece?

a. Flying b. Jumping c. Walking/Hiking d. Sleeping

3. How would you feel on a long trip?

a. Excited b. Nervous c. Tired d. Happy e. _________?

Who is your Mystery Composer? ___________________

1. Creating a perfect storm takes_____________?

a. Time b. Team Work c. Patience d. All of the above

2. Following a conductor helps the ensemble stay together.

a. TRUE b. FALSE

3. A score shows the conductor___________.

a. 1/2 of the parts b. Only the Percussion parts c. All of the Instruments and parts

”__________” from Moldau, by Smetana

1. Circle the words and pictures that describe this music:

2. Friedrich Smetana was almost completely ___________by the age of 50:

a. Deaf b. Blind c. Fatigued d. Famished

“The Flying Theme” by ___________________

1.This composer is most famous for:

a. broadway b. ragtime c. film score d. opera

2. If you could fly, where would you go?

a. to the moon b. over the ocean c. across mountains d. over a big city e._________?

“_________________” is sung by Louis Armstrong

1. Louis Armstrong was most known for playing the __________.

a. Trumpet b. Bass c. Violin d. Clarinet

2. What do you think “What a Wonderful World” is about?

a. World Peace b. Appreciating beauty c. Paying attention to detail d. Being Happy

3. This composer was born in:

a. Kalamazoo, Michigan b. Orlando, Florida c. New Orleans, Louisiana d. Chicago, Illinois

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bouncy Wandering

flowing

Beautiful

Rol l ing

Match the Composer with the theme:

John Williams

Rimsky-Korsakov

Alexander Borodin

Camille Saint-Saens

Joseph Shwantner

Friedrich Smetana

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Paul White

Sunrise

Storm

Lion

River

Bee

Flying

Mosquito

Elephant

Post-Concert Reflection Instructions:

1. Choose 4 pieces from the concert. Draw a line to connect them to a box in the top row. 2. Write 3 or more key words in each box to describe what you noticed about each piece. 3. In the empty ovals, write 3 other things that you noticed at the concert. 4. Answer the questions below. 5. Use your ideas from this page to write your concert reflection on a separate piece of paper.

What was your favorite piece of music? ___________________________________________ Why? _____________________________________________________________________

What is your favorite instrument in the orchestra? ____________________________________

Why?______________________________________________________________________

What was your favorite part about going to the Youth Concert?___________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Why was it your favorite part?____________________________________________________ Do you play an instrument? ________ If so, which one? ________________________________ If not, which instrument would you like to play one day?________________________________

KSO Youth Concert 2015:

From Sight to Sound

What a Wonderful World

Ma Vlast

Mosquito Dance

In the Steppes of

Central Asia

Sunrise Ignites

Daybreak’s Veil Flight of the

Bumblebee Royal March of the Lion

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The Elephant Flying Theme

The Storm

Post-Concert Reflection Writing Page

Name:________________

Date:_________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Youth Concert 2014-2015 Design Team

Many thanks to the teachers who helped design this year’s materials.

We appreciate your hard work and dedication!

Liz Youker, Vice-President of Education & Community Partnerships

Cori Somers, Director of Educational Partnerships Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra

Major funding provided by: Burdick-Thorne Foundation, Diane S. Robinson, Tyler-Little Foundation, and Schupan and Sons

Recording Information Courtesy of Naxos of America

8.553474 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6, IV. Thunder Storm 8.550931 Smetana: Ma Vlast; 2. Moldau

8.550499 Saint-Saens: Carnival of the Animals 8.557456 Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia

8.559678 Schwantner: Chasing Light; 1. Sunrise Ignites Daybreak’s Veil

8.55674 Rimsky-Korsakov: The Tale of the Tsar Saltan; Flight of the Bumblebee

Stephanie Measzros

El Sol Elementary

Kalamazoo Public Schools

Beth Stachura

Green Meadow Elementary and

North Elementary

Comstock Public Schools

Kim Licavoli

North Ward and Dawson Elementary

Allegan Public Schools

Jeanna Cervantes - Hickman

Winchell Elementary

Kalamazoo Public Schools

Mary Foster

Arcadia Elementary

Kalamazoo Public Schools

Marcia Working

Orff Instructor

Crescendo Academy of Music

Norma-Jean Forshey

M.L. King-Westwood Elementary

Kalamazoo Public Schools

Cindy Cross

Hillside Learning and Behavior Center

Allegan ISD

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