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	^{Pre-K -3rd GRADE PROGRAMS In-School Ensembles Mission: Imagination 4th - 6th GRADE PROGRAMS Carnegie Hall Communities LinkUP! In-School Ensembles Margre Durham Concerts for Youth} ^{MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS Celebrate Creativity Choral Collaborative}^{"Choose your Own Adventure" with the Omaha Symphony Music Alive Music Mentors}
	^{MATERIALS AND INFORMATION} 2009-10 Education Brochure Program Registration Form Program Sponsors Contact Information
	Funding Available Through the Nebraska Arts Council The Nebraska Arts Council’s School Bus for the Arts program provides grants of up to $500 to Nebraska preK-12 schools to help underwrite the cost of busing and admission fees for arts events. Please visit http://www.nebraskaartscouncil.org/, or call 1-800-341-4067 for details.
	CARNEGIE HALL'S COMMUNITIES LINK UP! RECORDER PROGRAM Orchestra Rocks! Grades 4-6 Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:45 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Holland Performing Arts Center $5.00 per student National Standards for Music Education: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Through hand-on classroom learning and a fully interactive concert, students join the Omaha Symphony with instruments in hand to explore time, rhythm, and groove in orchestral music. Printed curriculum materials approach repertoire experientially through the composer's lens, incorporating skills-based activities, creative work, and recorder, string, voice, and body percussion selections. *Teacher Training* Once you have been accepted into the program, you will be asked to attend a Teacher Training Session where you will learn about adapting the Carnegie curriculum to fit your classroom needs. This teacher training will take place on Thursday, October 15, 2009, at Beveridge Middle School from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. *Registration* Reservations for LinkUP! are taken on a *first come, first served* basis beginning September 4, 2009. Click here to download the registration form. Fill out the form in its entirety, providing information for each participating classroom. POSTMARK OR DATE STAMP THE FORM(S) ON OR AFTER September 4, 2009. Reservations postmarked or date stamped before September 4, 2009, will NOT be accepted. Reservations will be taken on a first come, first served basis.
	CELEBRATE CREATIVITY Presented in partnership with the Joslyn Art Museum Middle School/High School November 3, 5, and 6, 2009 - Middle School November 4, 2009 - High School Joslyn Art Museum $14.00/student Schedule of Events: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Workshops and Josly Tour 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Omaha Symphony Concert Celebrate your Creativity with the Omaha Symphony and Joslyn Art Museum! This day-of-the-arts event allows your students to discover their inner artist through hands-on workshops in music, visual art, theatre, dance, photography, and the martial arts. Following morning workshops, students join the Omaha Symphony for "Perceptions," a live concert that explores the transformative power of music. NEW FORMAT FOR HIGH SCHOOL DAY! High School Students who participate on November 4th will have the opportunity to participate in a two hour intensive workshop of their choosing. With workshops offered in music, theatre, dance, and visual art, your students will have an in-depth, immersion experience in their preferred discipline. National Standards for Music Education: 6, 7, 8, 9
	"CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE" with THE OMAHA SYMPHONY Middle School and High School Fee dependent upon activity The Omaha Symphony education programs strive to be a creative and flexible resource for you and your students. If you have a great idea, we want to hear about it! Activities may include but are certainly not limited to: Artist "Meet & Greets" Concert preparation events in your classroom or at the concert hall Tours of the Holland Performing Arts Center Open rehearsals Job shadow/careers in the arts opportunities Omaha Symphony Musicians in your classroom Any other great idea you may have! Student Ticket Pricing! The Omaha Symphony has incredible discounts for educators and students. 50% OFF MasterWorks Concerts $9.75 Student Rush Vouchers Receive monthly student/educator e-mails featuring additional discounts Take advantage of these offers & join our email list! Contact Joe Pettit at 402.342.3836 x121 or jpettit@omahasymphony.org.
	CHORAL COLLABORATIVE Presented in partnership with Opera Omaha November 15, 2009 7:30 p.m. Holland Performing Arts Center Choral Collaborative provides opportunities for high school choirs to perform large symphonic and operatic works with the Omaha Symphony and Opera Omaha guest soloists. Working towards a formal performance through individual and combined rehearsals, students are granted unparalleled experiences and access to the world of professional arts. Congratulations to the 2009/10 Choral Collaborative Choirs: Bellevue East, Bellevue West, Fremont, Lincoln Southwest, Omaha Burke, Papillion-La Vista, and Papillion-La Vista South.
	IN-SCHOOL ENSEMBLES Grades K – 6 Experience the Omaha Symphony without ever leaving your classroom! The Omaha Symphony's interactive chamber ensemble programs feature professional musicians in an up-close and personal setting. With these programs your students will participate in instrument demonstrations, question and answer opportunities, and experience thrilling repertoire performed live. Call today to arrange a performance for your school! Fees advised upon registration. National Standards for Music Education: 6, 7, 8, 9
	MARGRE DURHAM CONCERTS FOR YOUTH Grades 4 – 6 February 17, 18, & 19, 2010 9:45 a.m. and 11:10 a.m. Holland Performing Arts Center $3.50/student, teacher, or chaperone *Click here to download the teacher packet!* *Click here to download the brochure!* “Influence & Inspiration . . . Then & Now" Focusing on understanding music in realtion to history and culture, Concerts for Youth 2010 will explore how current events, invention, literature, and society have influenced and inspired composers in the past and the present. Whether it's joining the orchestra on stage, answering questions from a seat in the audience, or working together to perform a piece of music, the Omaha Symphony's Concerts for Youth acknowledge that students learn by doing. National Standards for Music Education: 6, 7, 8, 9
	MISSION: IMAGINATION Age 4 – 3^rd grade $3.00/student, teacher, or chaperone *Click here to download the teacher packet!* *Click here to download the brochure!* Mozart's Missing Memory Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is premiering his latest compostion with the Omaha Symphony. Through a freak accident during the rehearsal, Mozart loses his memory! With the concert only moments away, Maestor Richardson, the orchesra and the audience rush to Mozart's aid, teaching him about tempo, dynamics, instrumentation and accompaniment to help him complete his masterpiece. National Standards for Music Education: 1, 6, 9 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. performances Wednesday, October 7, 2009 St. Wenceslaus School 15353 Pacific Street Thursday, October, 8, 2009 St. Mary's School 903 Mission Avenue, Bellevue Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Catlin Elementary School 12736 Marinda Street Thursday, January 28, 2010* Westside Community Center 3534 South 108th Street Performances also available at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Friday, January 29, 2010 First United Methodist Church 7020 Cass Street Tuesday, February 9, 2010 Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church 7706 S. 96th St., La Vista Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Jewish Community Center 333 S. 132nd Street Thursday, March 2, 2010 St. Philip Neri School 8202 North 31st Avenue Wednesday, March 3, 2010 Queen of Apostles 3304 4th Avenue, Council Bluffs Tuesday, April 27, 2010 Saints Peter & Paul School 3619 "X" Street Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Trinity Learning Center 15555 West Dodge Road *Performances also available at 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. performances Thursday, January 28, 2010 Westside Community Center 3534 South 108th Street Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Trinity Learning Center 15555 West Dodge Road
	MUSIC ALIVE! Presented in parntership with Nebraska Shakespeare Middle School/High School January 27, 2010 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. Holland Performing Arts Center $5/student, teacher or chaperone *Click here to download the teacher packet!* *Click here to download the brochure!* **Romeo & Juliet meet West Side Story** The Omaha Symphony and Nebraska Shakespeare collaborate to bring your students a compelling concert experience that teams music and drama. Music Alive is an ideal opportunity for your students to immerse themselves in the tragic love story of Romeo & Juliet through the skill of Nebraska Shakespeare's actors and Bernstein's exhlarating music from West Side Story. National Standards for Music Education: 6, 7, 8, 9 National Standards for Theatre Education: 6, 7 National Standards for English Language Arts: 1, 3
	MUSIC MENTORS Middle School and High School Maximize your students' potential! With 40 additional teachers on stage, the Omaha Symphony Music Mentors program creates a learning environment not found in any traditional classroom. Focused on the specific needs of YOUR students, this side-by-side program encourages ensemble growth and inspires individual passion for music. National Standards for Music Education: 2, 5, 6, 7
	OMAHA SYMPHONY EDUCATION PROGRAM SPONSORS Adah and Leon Millard Foundation Council Bluffs Guild of the Omaha Symphony Dixon Family Foundation Doug Riley Family Foundation Dr. C.C. & Mable L. Criss Memorial Foundation Iowa West Foundation Kinder Morgan Foundation Lincoln Finanacial Foundation Mutual of Omaha Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Nebraska Arts Council Omaha Symphony Guild Pacific Life Foundation Qwest Foundation Richard D. Holland Union Pacific
	For further information or to register for one of the Omaha Symphony Education programs please contact: Jennifer Boomgaarden Director, Education and Community Partnerships Staff Conductor Omaha Symphony 1605 Howard Street Omaha, NE 68102 402-342-3836 x 108 jboomgaarden@omahasymphony.org or T. Adam Goos Manager, Education and Community Partnerships Omaha Symphony 1605 Howard Street Omaha, NE 68102 402-342-3836 x 107 agoos@omahasymphony.org