Palace Study Hall - EDUCATION SERIES

Friday, October 24, 2008, 10:30 AM

Tickets: $8.25

(The Field Trip Coordinator attends free.)

Pictures for Your Ears

Maestro Leif Bjaland and the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra explore the fascinating connection between music and the visual arts. Inspired by a collection of Russian artwork, Mussorgsky wrote his imaginary musical tour, Pictures at an Exhibition. Beethoven used music to depict scenes from a walk in the country in his Symphony No. 6, with musical images of a thunderstorm and bird calls. Artists may also be inspired by music to create a work of art, and some composers and artists experience a condition known as synesthesia, where they perceive colors and music together.

Maestro Bjaland invites you to close your eyes and let the music and your imagination create your own visual images as the WSO presents Pictures for Your Ears. 

A DVD multi-media educational study guide will be provided.

Best for grades 3-4.

Curricular Integration: Music, Visual Arts, Science, and Social Studies

To book your student field trip to this event:
Contact Robyn Colossa at the Palace Theater: 203-755-8483 ext. 134