The Well-Tempered Ear
Classical music: Two performances of a FREE family concert for young children of “Beethoven Lives Next Door” take place this Saturday morning at the Goodman Community Center
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By Jacob Stockinger
This Saturday, young children and their families can experience the world of classical music through the eyes and ears of Ludwig van Beethoven.
Beethoven will be portrayed by Whitney Derendinger (below) of the UW-Madison Department of Theatre and Drama.
Two performances of the FREE concert will combine music, storytelling and learning for the whole family as Beethoven and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, with help from students from the University of Wisconsin’s Mead Witter School of Music, bring to life the compositional journey of the infamous theme and first movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony – heard in the YouTube video at the bottom that has more than 53 million views — which closed the WCO season last weekend.
Here are the details:
WHERE: Goodman Community Center, 149 Waubesa Street, on Madison’s east side
WHEN: Saturday, May 19, 2018
CONCERT 1
9:00 a.m. | Preconcert Activities
9:30 a.m. | Performance #1 (40 minutes)
CLICK HERE to get tickets to Concert 1
CONCERT 2
10:45 a.m. | Preconcert Activities
11:15 a.m. | Performance #2 (40 minutes)
CLICK HERE to get tickets to Concert 2
The WCO’s Family Community Concert Series is a new, free-of-charge but ticketed educational program for children ages 4-10 and their families.
A unique format will encourage audience members of all ages to interact with classical music and each other like they never have before and serve as a new way for parents to introduce their children to classical music.
WCO will use music to inspire connections within families and communities and to foster a love for music that spans generations.
Families can also help prepare children for the experience. For more information and a preparatory study guide, go to:
https://wisconsinchamberorchestra.org/education/wco-connect-family-concerts/concert-experience
The event is sponsored by CUNA Mutual and Findorff Construction.
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