Performances for Young Audiences: 2008-2009 Season

Detailed Schedule

Upcoming Events

NSO Kinderkonzert: Strings and Stories
Jan 10, 2009 | Buy Now
If you love animals and silly slapstick (and who doesn't!), then don't miss four NSO musicians in this zany program! The Kennedy String Quartet inspires everyone to listen, laugh, and learn through vivid music from the classic repertoire.
NSO Ensemble Concert: Connections: More History and Music
Jan 11, 2009 | Buy Now
Don't miss this new multimedia program from the creator of our popular Science and Music and Math and Music series that integrates many of today's most recognizable music works with landmarks from 19th-century American history.
NSO Teddy Bear Concert: More Tunes 'n' (Pig) Tales!
Jan 17 - 18, 2009 | Buy Now
Join two NSO principal musicians--violinist Marissa Regni and harpist Dotian Levalier--as well as Marissa's father Albert Regni on the saxophone, as they show how different sounds, melodies, rhythms, and instruments can be used to bring a story to life.
Unleashed! The Secret Lives of White House Pets
Jan 30 - Feb 22, 2009 | Buy Now
A young girl and her chihuahua are moving into the White House. When their new celebrity status begins to overwhelm them, they're taken on a hilarious journey back in time to meet other First Kids and their sometimes unusual pets. Age 7+.
Debbie Allen's OMAN…O Man!
Mar 12 - 15, 2009 | Buy Now
Bringing together young dancers from the Sultanate of Oman, the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, and the D.C. area, this exciting music and dance extravaganza will transport you to where the Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea meet and the desert dunes mystify.
NSO Family Concert: Go, Team, Go!
Mar 15, 2009 | Buy Now
The NSO salutes the start of the new baseball season with Steven Reineke's beguiling baseball cantata Casey at the Bat in this NSO Family Concert.
Circus INcognitus
Mar 27 - 29, 2009 | Buy Now
Jamie Adkins's failures often end up being his greatest successes. In this new show, his clowning and acrobatic feats on the ground and on a slack wire are brought to life in a story of a man who has something to say, but can't quite get it out. Ages 5+.
NSO Teddy Bear Concert: Tunes 'n' Tales
Apr 4, 2009 | On Sale 2/12/09,
Join two NSO principal musicians--violinist Marissa Regni and harpist Dotian Levalier--as they show how different sounds, melodies, rhythms, and instruments can be used to bring a story to life.
NSO Kinderkonzert: Got Rhythm?
Apr 5, 2009 | On Sale 2/12/09,
From Africa to America, nature to noise, classical to Cuba, explore where rhythm comes from, how it flavors our lives and lives within the music of the orchestra.
NSO Teddy Bear Concert: The Tale of Teddy and the Ten Hats!
May 2 - 9, 2009 | On Sale 2/12/09,
At Teddy Bear concerts, inspired by a popular family concert tradition in Europe, children ages three to five bring their favorite stuffed animal to interactive musical programs featuring members of the NSO.
Parachutists (or On the Art of Falling)
May 16 - 17, 2009 | On Sale 2/12/09,
Zagreb, Croatia's Theatre Mala Scena brings a charming new movement-theater piece for the very young, featuring two actors dressed as parachutists exploring play, dreams and wishes, rising and falling, and friendship. Ages 4+.
NSO Family Concert: Maestro Mouse Is in the House
May 31, 2009 | On Sale 2/12/09,
The Orchestra performs the world premiere of a new work about Maestro Mouse by composer Susan Kander with dialogue by Mary Hall Surface, commissioned especially for families by the Kennedy Center Education Department in collaboration with the NSO.

Past Events

Mermaids, Monsters, and the World Painted Purple
Oct 10 - 26, 2008
A world premiere Kennedy Center commission, award-winning Latino playwright Marco Ramirez's five imaginative stories capture the spirit and heart of his rich, distinctive culture. Ages 9+.
NSO Family Concert: Orchestra from Planet X
Oct 12, 2008
The Magic Circle Mime Company returns to perform their program with the Orchestra that is a combination of sci-fi thriller and an exploration of American music.
NSO Children's Concert with Iván Fischer
Nov 2, 2008
NSO Principal Conductor Iván Fischer introduces children to the world of classical music through short, carefully selected works performed by NSO ensembles.
Native Pride Dancers
Nov 22 - 23, 2008
Larry Yazzie, American Indian World Champion Fancy Dancer, along with his young son Jessup and the Native Pride Dancers honor the gifts of American Indian music and dance that have been passed down from their ancestors. Ages 5+.
The Trumpet of the Swan: A Novel Symphony
Dec 4 - 6, 2008
Though Louis is a trumpeter swan, he was born without a voice. Will the brass trumpet that his father gives him bring freedom, fame, fortune, and love? This world premiere Kennedy Center commission is based on E.B. White's classic. Age 7+.
Jason and the Argonauts
Dec 12 - 14, 2008
After being banished as a baby, Jason and his crew, played skillfully by two actors and plastic action figures on stage, must sail on The Argo to find the Golden Fleece in order to reclaim his rightful throne and unite his country. Age 9+.
Goodnight Moon and The Runaway Bunny
Dec 27, 2008 - Jan 4, 2009
Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia returns with a new puppet production of the classic and much-loved children's books by Margaret Wise Brown and illustrated by Clement Hurd. Age 3+.

All programs are subject to change.

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