Your Inside Scoop | September 2021

From the Executive Director

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Tiny Tots concerts last month! We loved making music with and for you. I know it's still hot outside, but Christmas Tiny Tots tickets are going fast. And with all our Tiny Tots concerts at significantly reduced capacity, concerts will fill up quicker than in the past. If you know you want to come more than once throughout the season, family packs are the way to go - you get discounted tickets and guaranteed seats to each series of the season. Now that kids are back in school, we have a lot of school programming to share with you - in-person and online. We returning to in-person school programs! First with small ensembles this fall, and large-scale ensembles in 2022. Our virtual curriculum for schools releases at the end of next month! It, along with all our virtual programming for schools - is free to all schools who sign up during the 2021-22 school year. Programming includes interactive online performances, on and offline musical games, lesson plans, educational videos, learning tools, and more. You can request access for your school here. Musically,

Shelby Mattingly, Executive Director

The 21-22 Tiny Tots season is underway! These programs include a 45-minute immersive, interactive orchestral performance and a DIY instrument making kit for your child(ren) to do at home. Our season includes immersive concerts for the holidays, music from around the world, exploring the science of sound, and a celebration of all the instruments. Come play with music! You can purchase individual Tiny Tots tickets or family packs. With family packs, you get tickets for one concert for each series in the 21-22 season. You can use them on the date of your choice. If you need to cancel at any time, your tickets are kept on credit to be used at another time. Buying a family pack gets you a 17% discount off the individual ticket price and a 50% discount on all Tiny Tots virtual programming – in addition to guaranteeing you seats to limited capacity events.

Tiny Tots Tickets

We are committed to equity and access in the orchestra space. Need discounted or free access? Request it here.

Event: New American Arts Festival

Inside the Orchestra musicians will be performing twice this Saturday, September 18th, during the New American Arts Festival. This one-week festival celebrates the diversity of the Colorado Arts Scene with over fifty performances, food trucks, wellness workshops, and more. Free and fun for the whole family. Learn More

For Schools in Colorado and Beyond: Virtual ALL Virtual Programming is free to ALL schools for the 2021-22 school year.  Submit a request form for virtual programs here. New! Virtual Curriculum: A new yearlong virtual curriculum that brings orchestral music into your classroom. Designed for K-5th grade students, the trilingual (English, Spanish, French) curriculum will be organized in monthly topics and weekly lessons. Students take a deep dive into subjects such as orchestra basics, fundamental music concepts, musical storytelling, and careers in the arts. Diversity and equity in composers, performers, and artistic styles is woven throughout the curriculum as students learn about the full, rich world of the orchestra. Programming includes: Performance videos Educational videos on instruments and music On/offline lessons Activity guides and workbooks Musical games

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Fun with Music: Get Inspired

Sound Medicine From predicting seizures to tracking mosquitoes, from moving blood cells to creating sound-based microchips, "...the role of sound in science extends beyond the range of audible frequencies: Ultrasonic and other silent acoustic waves have made their way into researchers’ repertoire, helping them push the boundaries of conventional medicine and research." Read the full article here. Playing with Food We often say you can make an instrument out of anything, and it's true! You can even play with your food - at a way higher level than one might imagine. Get inspired by The Vegetable Orchestra from Vienna. They make instruments out of veggies, play them in concerts, and then serve the audience a meal! Check out a quick overview video about them here, and their library of performance videos here.

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