We offer several different ways in which individual students can be involved with the creative process of Utah Symphony | Utah Opera. Students can do some behind the scenes work through our Job Shadowing and Internship programs or they can get a little more involved with the performance aspects of the symphony and opera.
Opera-tunities
Junior and senior high school students are invited to attend final dress rehearsals of main stage opera productions for only $3.Opera-tunities occurs the Thursday before Opening Night in Salt Lake City's Capitol Theatre beginning at 7 and ending usually close to 10 p.m.
For more information: http://www.usuoeducation.org/for-schools/opera-tunities
Utah Symphony Recommends
For the 2011-12 season, Utah Symphony musicians offer their instrument-specific recommendations for concerts. Click Here
Youth Guild
The Utah Symphony Youth Guild is dedicated to giving students a greater involvement with the arts and supporting the Utah Symphony through volunteer service and education activities. Membership is open to students ages 8 to 18. While the Youth Guild encourages everyone to reap the many benefits of learning to play an instrument, membership is open to musicians and non-musicians alike. Click here to learn more about Youth Guild.
Navigating Orchestra Websites
There are several websites with creative and fun materials and activities. The websites, with their URLs are listed below.
- Carnegie Hall Listening Adventures: http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/explore_and_learn/art_online_resources_listening_adventures.html
- Cincinnatti Public Radio: http://www.classicsforkids.com/
- Dallas Symphony Orchestra: http://www.dsokids.com/
- Dallas Symphony Orchestra (for older students): http://www.studiodso.com/
- League of American Orchestras: http://www.playmusic.org/
- New York Philharmonic: http://www.nyphilkids.org/main.phtml?
- San Francisco Symphony: http://www.sfskids.org/templates/splash.asp
- St. Louis Symphony: http://www.stlsymphony.org/cp/video.htm
The St. Louis Symphony has a series of videos of educational and interactive videos featuring members of the St. Louis Symphony. They are created for pre-K through grades 3 or 4, and include lesson plans. - From the Top: http://www.youtube.com/classicalkids#p/u/4/i7c-MjfXDME
Check out the Music to Me video created by From the Top. It is a "4-minute video designed to inspire young musicians to reach for the stars. A wide variety of young musicians talk about why they play and what music means to them." This is a video clip that can be revisited with the same 'recharge your batteries' effect each time. - Dream Out Loud: http://cso.org/Institute/SchoolsAndTeachers/DreamOutLoud.aspx
The Institute of the Chicago Symphony includes the Dream Out Loud Music Education Advocacy Campaign which utilizes the unique individual stories of Chicago Symphony Orchestra members to inspire young musicians to continue their musical studies and to stick with it during periods of challenge or frustration. - Polyphonic On Campus: http://polyphonic.org/oncampus/
Written by young musicians for young musicians, this newly launched site has items of interest at their Vlogs, Articles and Community videos. - Naxos Licensing: http://www.naxoslicensing.com/
Naxos Licensing has a Music Sample feature on their website that changes every month. It's a nice way to sample unfamiliar music or to be reminded of the music you've come to love. Check it out! -
The Discovery Orchestra Music Chats: http://www.discoveryorchestra.org/discoverychats.html
George Marriner Maull is the Music Director of the Discovery Orchestra. As part of his education efforts, he has created an extensive series of Discovery Chats about a wide variety of musical topics. They’re short and informative.
Questions?
If you have questions or would like more information about how to use these websites, call Beverly Hawkins at 801-869-9092.