| Music for Families continues on April 9 with “The Planets” featuring the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra conducted by Daniel Stewart and concludes on May 7 with “Superheroes” featuring Akiko Fujimoto conducting the San Francisco Symphony SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The San Francisco Symphony’s 2021–22 Music for Familiesseries, designed to bring children together with their parents to engage with classical music through interactive themed performances, kicks off February 19 with a program titled “Music Around the World—Percussion.” The program, conducted by Resident Conductor of Engagement and Education Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, takes the audience on a trip around the world with music which specifically highlights the percussion section, including Zoltán Kodály’s Viennese Musical Clock from Háry János Suite, Bartholomew-Poyser’s arrangement of the traditional tune Hlonolofatsa Bacchanale, John Philip Sousa’s The Stars and Stripes Forever, George Gershwin’s Introduction from Porgy and Bess, Charles Wilcoxon’s Heating the Rudiments, Phoon Yew Tien’s Martial Artists Welcome Spring, Richard Strauss’ Sunrise and Introduction from Also sprach Zarathustra, Bartholomew-Poyser’s arrangement of Parang, Parang, and Alberto Ginastera’sMalambo from Estancia Suite. The 2021–22 Music for Families series continues April 9 with “The Planets,” featuring Wattis Foundation Music Director of the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra Daniel Stewart leading the Youth Orchestra in music from Gustav Holst’s The Planets and Jessie Montgomery’s Starburst. The final Music for Families concert of the season takes place May 7 with Akiko Fujimoto conducting the San Francisco Symphony in a program titled “Superheroes,” featuring superhero-themed music from film scores including Alan Silvestri’s The Avengers, John Williams’ Star Wars: A New Hope and Superman, and Michael Giacchino’s The Incredibles; and selections from Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, Eroica, Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird Suite, Jean Sibelius’ Finlandia, Valerie Coleman’s Seven O’Clock Shout, and Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man. About Music for FamiliesThis popular series for Bay Area families was launched in 1993 and is designed to introduce children and their parents to the wonders of live orchestral music. Part performance and part family outing, the series consists of matinee concerts designed to spark the imagination of the whole family through an exploration of different aspects of the orchestra and its repertoire. Music for Families concerts are designed to be educational, engaging, and fun. They include performances of great symphonic music, fascinating musical discoveries, and informative talks about the orchestra, the instruments, the musicians, and the music. Music for Families concerts are geared to ages 5 and up. |
| MUSIC FOR FAMILIESMusic for Families: Music Around the World—Percussion |
| Saturday, February 19, 2022 at 2pm Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser conductorSan Francisco Symphony ZOLTÁN KODÁLY Viennese Musical Clock from Háry János Suite TRADITIONAL (arr. Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser) Hlonolofatsa Bacchanale JOHN PHILIP SOUSA The Stars and Stripes Forever GEORGE GERSHWIN Introduction from Porgy and Bess CHARLES WILCOXON Heating the Rudiments PHOON YEW TIEN Martial Artists Welcome Spring RICHARD STRAUSS Sunrise and Introduction from Also sprach Zarathustra TRADITIONAL (arr. Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser) Parang, Parang Ticket link: https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2021-22/Music-for-Families-around-the-world |
| MUSIC FOR FAMILIESMusic for Families: The Planets |
| Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 2pm Daniel Stewart conductorSan Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra JESSIE MONTGOMERY Starburst GUSTAV HOLST Music from The Planets Ticket link: https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2021-22/Music-for-Families-the-planets |
| MUSIC FOR FAMILIESMusic for Families: Superheroes |
| Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 2pm Akiko Fujimoto conductorSan Francisco Symphony ALAN SILVESTRI (arr. R. Pellett) The Avengers AARON COPLAND Fanfare for the Common Man LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Music from Symphony No. 3, Eroica IGOR STRAVINSKY Infernal Dance from The Firebird Suite JOHN WILLIAMS Leia’s Theme from Star Wars: A New Hope JEAN SIBELIUS Music from Finlandia VALERIE COLEMAN Music from Seven O’Clock Shout JOHN WILLIAMS March from Superman MICHAEL GIACCHINO (arr. Graham Chambers) Incredits from The Incredibles Ticket link: https://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2021-22/Music-for-Families-superheros |
