Very First Concerts with the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra at Crowden Music Center
FREE to the entire community!
San Francisco Chamber Orchestra and Crowden Music Center encourage audiences to get up and dance in Very First Concerts, a classical series designed with the youngest listeners in mind.
Each concert features a central theme, short selections, tumbling mats for fidgety toddlers, and hands-on musical activities geared toward families with young children (infants to 7 year-olds).
“What Does a Conductor Do?”
Community Music Day, October 23, 2011
Repeat performances at 11:00 a.m., 11:40 a.m., and 12:20 p.m.
Unravel the mystery of the maestro in this 20-minute concert. What’s the magic in that little wooden stick, and why is that guy standing in front of all those musicians in the first place? Come find out!
“The Rhythms of Life”
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 16, 2012
Repeat performances at 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m.
Clocks, footsteps, cadences of speech, the rhythms of daily life are all around us. Come explore these and more in a special musical presentation featuring the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra’s own amazing rhythm section, the percussionists.
"Take off your seatbelts and let your youngster wriggle, squirm, and dance to first-rate classical music. We've designed this series for very young listeners, and to allow parents to escape the restrictions of a traditional concert hall. Discover-or rediscover-the joys of live classical music with us!"
-SFCO Music Director Benjamin Simon