Family Concert: Kids’ Choice—5 Minutes That Made Me Love Classical Music
Saturday, August 10, 2019, 12:30 PM MDT
Sun Valley Pavilion
Festival Orchestra
Sameer Patel, Conductor
Peter Henderson, Piano
Students from the Music Institute’s Advanced Chamber Orchestra
Grieg
In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt
Brahms
Hungarian Dance No. 5 in G Minor
Ravel
The Fairy Garden from Mother Goose
Beethoven
Adagio cantabile from Pathétique Piano Sonata
Peter Henderson, Piano
Tchaikovsky
Excerpts from The Nutcracker
Dvořák
Largo from Symphony No. 9, “From the New World”
Williams
The Imperial March from Star Wars
Mussorgsky
The Great Gate of Kiev from Pictures at an Exhibition
With students of the Music Institute’s Advanced Chamber Orchestra
About this program
Concert preview
Family Concert: Kids’ Choice—5 Minutes That Made Me Love Classical Music
We reached out to our students, musicians, and children of musicians with the questions: “What piece of music did you love when you were young? What inspired you? What piece of music made you love Classical music?” We received so many responses we’d be here for days if we played them all! Several works were chosen by lots of people, like the pieces that open and close tonight’s program. ...
Pre-Concert Chat: 5 Minutes That Made Me Love Classical Music
Please join Peter Henderson, the Festival’s principal keyboard player, 45-minutes before the performance for a 30-minute, enlightening chat about this concert's selections, chosen by Festival students, musicians, and children of musicians, and learn what to look for during the performance. Join in person on the lawn next to the Paver Bar or live stream audio on your phone at the link below.