Educational Concert SeriesFor more than 80 years, the Education Concert Series(ECS) has introduced classical music to metro-<strong>Detroit</strong>school children by featuring interactive programs with the<strong>Detroit</strong> <strong>Symphony</strong> <strong>Orchestra</strong>, for children in grades 3-12.Performances last approximately 45-50 minutes and takeplace in <strong>Orchestra</strong> Hall. Registration forms for the <strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong>series will be mailed, emailed and made available to downloadfrom our website in late August. For more information aboutthe program or if you would like to be added to our email/mailing list for the next season, please contact the DSO at313.576.5499 or ecs@dso.orgYoung People’s ConcertsThe National City Young People’s Concerts are invigorating and an exciting introductionto classical music often including dance, theater, storytelling and video technology. Get toknow the DSO and discover all that the orchestra can do! Young People’s Concerts haveintroduced generations of children to classical music, a friendship that lasts a lifetime. Visitthe box office or call:(313) 576-5<strong>11</strong>1DSO Family and Educational ConcertsPartners in Educational ExcellenceMaster Calendar and CreditsEducationalConcert SeriesOctober 20 10am / <strong>11</strong>:15amOctober 21 10am / <strong>11</strong>:15amApril 29 10am / <strong>11</strong>:15amMay 6 10am / <strong>11</strong>:15amMay 10 10am / <strong>11</strong>:15amat <strong>Orchestra</strong> HallYoung People’sConcertsOctober 30 <strong>11</strong>amDecember 18 <strong>11</strong>amJanuary 29 <strong>11</strong>amApril 16 3pmApril 30 <strong>11</strong>amat <strong>Orchestra</strong> HallSuper SaturdaysInstrument Petting ZooFamily & Educational ConcertsTiny TotsOctober 30 10-<strong>11</strong>amDecember 18 10-<strong>11</strong>amJanuary 29 10-<strong>11</strong>amApril 16 10-<strong>11</strong>amApril 30 10-<strong>11</strong>amat Music BoxUniversity ofMichigan CampusActivitiesMarch 19Classical RootsResidencyMarch 4 10:45amMarch 5 8:30pmat <strong>Orchestra</strong> HallMahler<strong>Symphony</strong> No. 8March 18 8pmat <strong>Detroit</strong> Opera HouseMarch 19 8:30pmat Hill AuditoriumSphinx ArtistNovember 13 1-4pmDecember <strong>11</strong> 12-4pmMarch 19 1-4pmat <strong>Orchestra</strong> HallApril 23 1-4pmat Music BoxBeethovenFestivalMarch 24 7:30pmMarch 25 10:45amMarch 25 8pmMarch 26 8:30pmApril 8 10:45am / 8pmApril 9 8:30pmApril 10 3pmApril 14 7:30pmApril 15 8pmApril 16 8:30pmat <strong>Orchestra</strong> Hall
<strong>Detroit</strong> Children'sChoirThis organization, founded in2006, brings together childrenin grades 3-8 from urbanand suburban communities,representing a wide range ofethnicities, religions and socioeconomiclevels. Comprised ofin-school, neighborhood andconcert choirs, the DCC programaims to make a choral experienceof excellence available toALL 8-14 year old youth inthe <strong>Detroit</strong> Area. For moreinformation e-mail cmschoch@detroitchildrenschoir.org or call(248) 819-7191, or visit www.detroitchildrenschoir.orgSphinxWorking to build diversity inclassical music, the SphinxOrganization offers free musicinstruction through the SphinxPreparatory Music Institute atWayne State University andthrough the Sphinx OvertureProgram. Sphinx Prep offersclasses in music history, theory,ear training and performanceserving string, woodwind,brass, percussion and pianoinstrumentalists. The SphinxOverture Program provides freebeginning violin lessons andother string instruments as well.For more information pleasecontact Jada Wright-Green at(313) 877-9100 x708 or jada@sphinxmusic.org.Oakland University— PreparatoryOakland University's Departmentof Music, Theatre and Dance(MTD) is a leading center ofperforming arts education insoutheast Michigan. MTD'soutstanding educational andperformance opportunities forundergraduate and graduatestudents are greatly enhanced byour <strong>Detroit</strong> <strong>Symphony</strong> <strong>Orchestra</strong>partnership, through affiliatedfaculty musicians, and accessto partnerships in outreachprograms.Wayne StateUniversityLocated in the heart of <strong>Detroit</strong>’sMidtown Cultural Center,the Department of Music atWayne State University offersseven undergraduate and sixgraduate degree programs.The department offers annualscholarships for select CivicYouth Ensemble participants whoenroll to study music at WayneState. Visit www.music.wayne.edufor more information.Michigan StateUniversity — CMSThe Michigan State UniversityCommunity Music School —<strong>Detroit</strong> is an extension of theEast Lansing campus College ofMusic. The Community MusicSchool (CMS) offers opportunitiesfor the study, appreciation, andtherapeutic use of music for allages and abilities. Financial aid isavailable. Call (313) 578-9716 orvisit www.cms.msu.edu.WRCJ RadioWRCJ 90.9 FM is a listenersupportednon-profit public radiostation licensed to <strong>Detroit</strong> PublicSchools and managed by <strong>Detroit</strong>Public Television. The station islocated inside the <strong>Detroit</strong> Schoolof Arts, a public high schooltraining young people for careersin performing, visual, and mediaarts. 90.9 FM broadcasts classicalmusic from 5am to 7pm eachday and jazz at night. Please visitwww.wrcjfm.org or call listenerservices at (248) 305-3900 ormain offices at (313) 494-6400.UMSIn its 132nd season, UniversityMusic Society (UMS) — oneof the oldest performing artssponsors in the country —connects audiences with thevery best from the full spectrumof the performing arts, includinginternationally renownedrecitalists, orchestras, danceor chamber ensembles, jazzand world music performers,and opera and theatre. UMScontributes to a vibrant culturalcommunity by presenting 60-75performances and over 100free educational activities eachseason. UMS commissions newworks, sponsors artist residencies,and organizes collaborativeprojects with local, national,and international partners.While proudly affiliated withthe University of Michigan andhoused on the U-M campus,UMS is a separate not-for-profitorganization. Call (734) 764-2538for more information.Cultural AllianceThe Cultural Alliance ofSoutheastern Michigan (CASM)is a professional associationof more than 100 nonprofitarts and culture organizations.Cultural Alliance members in aseven-county region representtremendous diversity of sizeand scope. CASM members alsorepresent every conceivablenuance of arts and culturaldisciplines including art museumsand centers, performing arts,history and preservation,science and nature, and artseducation providers. They rangefrom regional attractions withnational audiences to grassrootsorganizations serving particularconstituencies. The CulturalAlliance of Southeastern Michiganserves as their collective voice.Call (313) 831-<strong>11</strong>51 for moreinformation.Liggett SchoolStrings at Liggett is a uniqueprogram led by a DSOsanctionedinstructor and isdesigned to provide students inthe third through eighth gradesentry to intermediate level stringtraining in classical violin, violaand cello. University LiggettSchool in Grosse Pointe Woodsis the oldest coeducational dayschool in Michigan, deliveringacademic excellence to studentsfrom age three to grade 12 formore than 130 years.(313) 884-4444 and www.uls.orgUniversity PrepUniversity Prep Science & Math(UPSM) schools are a first-classaddition to the 90/90 charterschool movement in <strong>Detroit</strong>.These schools graduate at least90% of their students and sendat least 90% on to college — nomatter what it takes. Locatedwithin the <strong>Detroit</strong> Science Center,UPSM Middle School studentsreceive a personalized, handson,project-based educationin one of the most unique— and inspiring — learningenvironments in the country. Formore information about Uprep,please visit uprepsm.com or call(313) 832-3400DSA/DPS<strong>Detroit</strong> School of Arts is a publicschool of choice located on thegrounds of <strong>Detroit</strong> <strong>Symphony</strong><strong>Orchestra</strong>. This school offersinstrumental music, vocal music,dance, forensics, and visualarts. <strong>Detroit</strong> Public Television,housed within the <strong>Detroit</strong> Schoolof Arts, operates collaborativeinstructional activities. Call (313)494-2129 for more information.Civic <strong>Orchestra</strong>Civic Experience / Power of DreamsCivic Jazz LIVE!DSO Educational ActivitiesDSO Family and Educational ConcertsPartners in Educational ExcellenceMaster Calendar and CreditsPartners in Educational Excellence
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