Amarillo Symphony Kids

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Amarillo Symphony Kids

• presents
• Rhythm Around the World!

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Meet our Conductor and Music Director

• Jacomo Rafael Bairos

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This is where we play

• The Globe-News Center
• for the Performing Arts

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This is where we play
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Concert Check-list

• Please no food, drinks, gum, cell phones, or
  cameras.
• We wont have an intermission, please use the
  restroom before the concert begins.
• We love our beautiful concert hall, please keep
  your feet on the back of the seats in front of
  you.
• Listen to and follow Jacomo just like we do. He
  will show you when it is time to applaud, to
  stomp and clap, and even when its time to rock
  it out!
• Hes tricky so watch carefully.
• Have fun and come back again!

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Rhythm Around the World Program

• BeethovenSymphony No. 7, mvt. 3, excerpt
• SousaThe Stars and Stripes Forever, final repeat
• TchaikovskyWaltz Finale No. 15, Suite 2, excerpt
• MozartEine Kleine Nacht Music, mvt. 1, excerpt
• TchaikovskySymphony No. 6, mvt. 2, excerpt
• StravinskyRite of Spring, excerpt
• GriegIn the Hall of the Mountain King
• Grieg/arr. Hyken--In the Hall of the Mountain
  Swing
• BeethovenSymphony No. 5, mvt 1, excerpt
• Beethoven/arr. HykenSymphony No. 5, mvt. 1,
  excerpt
• BernsteinOverture to Candide

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Lets MeetLudwig van Beethoven
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Lets MeetLudwig van Beethoven

• Classical era German composer
• who influenced the Romantic Era.
• Born Dec. 17th, 1770 in Bonn, Germany.
• Moved to Vienna, Austria.
• Began to go deaf at 28.
• Died  March 26, 1827
• He was 57.
• Considered one of the greatest musical geniuses
  of all time!

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Fun Facts AboutLudwig van Beethoven

• A brilliant pianist.
• Played piano for Mozart who said, You will make
  a big noise in the world.
• Had a bad temper, but could also be kind and
  generous.
• Wrote some of his best music after he went deaf.
• Had 4 pianos with the legs cut off so he could
  feel vibrations.

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Fun Facts AboutLudwig van Beethoven

• Wrote many types of music but most known for his
  9 symphonies.
• Symphony No. 5 is most famous.
• Wrote Symphony No. 8 to help his friend, Maezel,
  who invented the metronome.
• Some say his last words were,
• I shall hear in Heaven.
• 20,000 people attended his funeral.

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Go OnlineLudwig van Beethoven
Click to hear about Beethovens life and hear his
amazing music from the audiobook, The Story of
Classical Music on Naxos. (You have to log in
to listen!)
Click the logo to listen to Classics for Kids
radio show. Hear Beethovens genius.
Click the pencil for Beethoven word search. Can
you find all 10 words?
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Lets MeetJohn Philip Sousa
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Lets MeetJohn Philip Sousa

• Romantic era American composer.
• Born Nov. 6, 1854 in Washington, D.C.
• Died suddenly on Mar. 6, 1932.
• Died at the age of 77.
• Wrote many kinds of music but most famous for
  writing marches.
• Wrote 136 marches. 
• Known as the March King.

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Fun Facts AboutJohn Philip Sousa

• Sousas father played trombone in the US Marine
  Corps band.
• At 13, Sousa nearly ran off to join a circus
  band. His father caught him and enrolled him in
  the Marine Corps band instead.
• Sousa played many instruments and helped invent
  the sousaphone.
• Sousaphone is a tuba that wraps around the body.

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Fun Facts AboutJohn Philip Sousa

• Sousa conducted the Marine band 12 years then
  started his own band that toured the world.
• The Sousa band became most famous band in the
  world.
• His Stars and Stripes Forever is the national
  march of the USA and last piece he conducted
  before he died.
• Even his name is patriotic- SOUSA.

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Go OnlineJohn Philip Sousa
Click on the sousaphone to learn more about
Americas March King, John Phillip Sousa.
Click to go to the childrens radio show,
Classics for Kids. Hear 5 great stories about
Sousa.
Click on the pencil for Classics for Kids for the
words to The Stars and Stripes Forever, and a
flag matching game.
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Lets MeetPeter Ilych Tchaikovsky
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Lets MeetPeter Ilych Tchaikovsky

• Romantic era Russian Composer.
• Born May 7, 1840 in Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russia.
• Died Nov. 6, 1893.
• Some say he died from cholera
• because he drank unboiled water.
• He was 53.

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Fun Facts AboutPeter Ilych Tchaikovsky

• Learned to speak French and German by age 6.
• Was very shy and sad had low self-esteem.
• Nobody thought he had musical talent
• so he studied law. Went to work for the
  government.
• Mozarts music inspired him so much, he began to
  study music at the age of 23.

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Fun Facts AboutPeter Ilych Tchaikovsky

• Loved Russian melodies and folk songs.
• Wrote many symphonies, concertos, and ballets.
• Visited the US and conducted at Carnegie Hall.
• Most famous works are The 1812 Overture
  Symphony No. 6 The Nutcracker Suite and Swan
  Lake ballets.

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Go OnlinePeter Ilych Tchaikovsky
Click to hear about Tchaikovskys life and hear
his music from the audiobook, The Story of
Classical Music on Naxos. (You have to log in
to listen!)
Click the logo to listen to Classics for Kids
radio show. Hear Tchaikvoskys Russian passion.
Click on the pencil for some fun activities. Can
you find all 7 words on the Word Search?
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Lets MeetWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Lets MeetWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Austrian musician and composer during the
  Classical era.
• One of the greatest composers in all of music
  history!
• Born Jan. 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria.
• Died Dec. 5, 1791.
• He died of kidney failure.
• He was 35.

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Fun Facts AboutWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Played piano at 3.
• Child prodigy-wrote 1st composition when he was
  only 4.
• Music was effortless for him.
• Toured Europe when he was 6. He played for kings
  and queens and other important people.
• Met Bachs youngest son, Johann Christoph Bach on
  tour.

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Fun Facts AboutWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Moved to Vienna, Austria.
• Between the ages of 8 and 19, he wrote 33
  symphonies.
• Married Constance and had children.
• Learned to speak 15 different languages.
• Famous for symphonies, operas, concertos, chorale
  music, and masses.

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Fun Facts AboutWolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Wrote over 600 pieces of music in his short
  lifetime!
• He was only 35 when he died.
• Most famous operas Marriage of Figaro, Magic
  Flute, and Don Giavonni.
• Although he wrote music for the rich, he was not
  very good with his money and died broke.
• Buried in a paupers grave.
• Mozarts last piece he wrote was Requiem.

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Go OnlineWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Click to hear about Mozarts life and hear his
music from the audiobook, The Story of Classical
Music on Naxos. (You have to log in to listen!)
Click the logo to listen to Classics for Kids
radio show. Hear Mozarts youthful energy and
his sheer genius!
Click on the pencil for some fun activities. Can
you find all 9 words on the Word Search?
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Lets MeetIgor Stravinsky
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Lets MeetIgor Stravinsky

• Russian pianist, composer and conductor during
  the Modern era.
• Had great influence on 20th century music.
• Born June 17 or 18, 1882 in St. Petersburg,
  Russia.
• Has 2 birthdays because the Eastern Orthodox
  calendar did not match ours!
• Died April 6, 1971.
• He was 88.

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Fun Facts AboutIgor Stravinsky

• As a young boy, got to see Tchaikovsky 2 weeks
  before Tchaikovsky died.
• Began piano at age 9 but began to study law.
• At 18, began to study composing with famous
  Russian composer, Rimsky-Korsakov.
• Loved Russian music and Russian folk tales.

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Fun Facts AboutIgor Stravinsky

• Diagheliv, head of Russian Ballet, asked him to
  write a ballet based on a Russian folk tale.
• Audiences loved and hated, The Firebird. Caused
  a riot at its 1st performance!
• WW I-Picasso painted his portrait. Police took
  it from him-thought it was a secret plan!
• After WW II-moved to Los Angles, CA became US
  citizen.

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Fun Facts AboutIgor Stravinsky

• In 1962 had dinner at White House with Pres.
  Kennedy.
• Traveled a lot died in 1971 while in Europe.
• Buried on small island beside his friend,
  Diaghilev, former head of the Russian ballet, who
  had asked him
• to write music for the The Firebird ballet.

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Go OnlineIgor Stravinsky
Click to hear about Stravinskys life and hear
his music from the audiobook, The Story of
Classical Music on Naxos. (You have to log in
to listen!)
Click the logo to listen to Classics for Kids
radio show. Hear how Stravinskys music changed
the sound of modern classical music.
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Lets MeetEdvard Grieg
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Lets MeetEdvard Grieg

• A leading Romantic Era composer, and Norways
  most famous composer.
• Born June 15, 1843 in Norway.
• Died Sept. 4, 1907.
• Was 64 when he died.
• Loved his homeland and the music of Norway.

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Fun Facts AboutEdvard Grieg

• Pianist.
• Studied music in Europe but went back home every
  summer to write his music.
• Loved Norway and helped Norway gain own identity.
• Wrote a beautiful piano concerto, Concerto in A
  Minor, that is still played today.
• Wrote music for plays--most famous piece is music
  for the play, Peer Gynt.

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Go OnlineEdvard Grieg
Click to hear part of Griegs beautiful piano
concerto and the music from Pier Gynt from the
audibook, The Story of Classical Music on
Naxos. (You have to log in to listen!)
Click the logo to listen to Classics for Kids
radio show. Hear Griegs In the Hall of the
Mountain King.
Click on the pencil for some fun activities. Can
you find all 8 words on the Word Search?
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Lets MeetLeonard Bernstein
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Lets MeetLeonard Bernstein

• American composer, conductor, teacher, and
  pianist.
• Born Aug. 25, 1918 grew up in Boston, Mass.
  area.
• Died Oct. 14, 1990.
• Was 72 when he died.
• First conductor to become a radio and TV star!

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Fun Facts AboutLeonard Bernstein

• Studied music at Harvard.
• Became assistant conductor of New York
  Philharmonic.
• Big break came when he had to conduct a radio
  broadcasted concert last minute.
• Conducted the popular CBS TV show, Young Peoples
  Concert
• Loved teaching kids about classical music!

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Fun Facts AboutLeonard Bernstein

• Liked jazzy, upbeat sounds and wrote music with
  lots of energy.
• Liked to mix popular music with classical music.
• Wrote 3 symphonies and music for Broadway
  musicals.
• Best known for West Side Story and Overture to
  Candide.

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Go OnlineLeonard Bernstein
Click to hear part of Bernsteins music to
Westside Story from the audibook, The Story of
Classical Music on Naxos. (You have to log in
to listen!)
Click the logo to listen to Classics for Kids
radio show. Hear Bernsteins jazzy, energetic
music.
Click on the pencil for some fun activities. Read
about Bernsteins Overture to Candide, test
your knowledge of the instruments, and then play
a fun matching game.
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Special thanks to

• Becky Casso
• Hillside Elementary Music Specialist
  PowerPoint Design Teacher Resource Materials
• Your TeachersFor bringing such wonderful,
  musical students!
• YOU
• Thanks for joining us for RHYTHM AROUND
  THE WORLD!

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