Overview
At a Glance
This special Family Concert combines music and mime to introduce young audiences to the life and music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. An impetuous street musician is caught playing the orchestra’s grand piano. She is offered the chance (much to her surprise) to “be Mozart” for this program about one of the most famous composers of all time. The street musician and her prankster companion lead the audience on a musical adventure that reveals the very human story of Mozart’s life — and his musical genius. Audiences will enjoy excerpts of some of Mozart’s most famous works, including Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Papageno’s Bird Song from The Magic Flute, and more. For ages 7 and up.
The Family Concert series is sponsored by Giant Eagle.
Pre-Concert Activities
These free pre-concert activities
are presented beginning at 1 p.m.
Instrument Discovery with Royalton Music Center
Smith Lobby (on the Ground Floor of Severance Hall)
What is it like to play a violin or cello? Can you make a sound on the flute? How do you hold a trumpet or trombone? Children can learn the answers to these questions discovering their “inner musician” in this hands-on music-making experience with the assistance of staff from Royalton Music Center and students from Baldwin-Wallace College.
The MozART Corner
Founders Gallery (on the Box Level of Severance Hall)
Young artists can choose from a selection of line drawings of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in The MozART Corner. Children can create a colorful Mozart keepsake to take home as an addition to their Severance Hall “Mozart Experience.”
Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra Chamber Music Groups
Reinberger Chamber Hall (on the Ground Floor of Severance Hall)
Talented musicians from the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra perform a chamber music program including music by Mozart and others.
