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Very Young People’s Concerts

  • Created for students in pre-school through second grade
  • Audience participation: Learn the difference between steady beat and rhythm, activities to emphasize a march and a waltz
  • Highlights: Wilson’s “Seventy Six Trombones” from The Music Man, W.C. Handy’s St. Louis Blues March, Rosas’ Sombre las Olas (Over the Waves), Mason Bates’ Warehouse Medicine, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5
  • Other repertoire: Reich’s Clapping Music, James Price Johnson’s Drums: A Symphonic Poem, and Hyken’s 5th Symphony Remixed

Opportunities to See The Show

Clayton Center for the Arts

Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at 9:30 & 11:00* a.m.

Groups of 50 or more, click here for online reservations.

Groups of 10 – 49, please call 865-521-2305 to make arrangements for your group. Please confirm your group numbers prior to your call. You will be asked to pay for your group when your reservation is made and no exchanges or refunds are offered for these tickets.

Groups of fewer than 10, please purchase tickets at the door.

Tickets are $8 each, with one adult free for every 10 paying students. Groups of fewer than 50, please confirm your number as you will be asked to pay when you reserve your seats. The KSO has a no refund policy for these tickets. Tickets are required for children ages 2 and up.

*11:00 AM concert is recommended for home school groups!

Tennessee Theatre

Thursday, February 27, 2020, at 9:30 a.m. only.

Groups of 50 or more, click here to be placed on our waiting list.

Groups of 10 – 49, please call 865-521-2305 to make arrangements for your group. Please confirm your group numbers prior to your call. You will be asked to pay for your group when your reservation is made and no exchanges or refunds are offered for these tickets.

Groups of fewer than 10, please purchase tickets at the door.

Tickets are $8 each, with one adult free for every 10 paying students. Groups of less than 50, please confirm your number as you will be asked to pay when you reserve your seats. The KSO has a no refund policy for these tickets.

For more information about the Very Young People’s Concerts, please contact the Director of Education & Community Partnerships or call 865-521-2325.

 

Student Ticket Subsidy Funding

Very Young People’s Concerts are eligible for the Student Ticket Subsidy (STS) Program:

Student Ticket Subsidy funds artist fees, tickets and transportation costs for students from Tennessee Public schools. Students will experience a broad variety of cultural opportunities, arts disciplines and artists during field trips or with in-school teaching artists. Please note that you Must register in the Tennessee Arts Commission Online Grants System before you can submit a grant (A registration may take between 1-7 days to be approved. Please register prior to any grant opening or deadline to avoid missing a potential funding opportunity). For more information, visit the Tennessee Arts Commission Online Grants System. For more information, visit the Tennessee Arts Commission website.

  • Schools can request up to $3,000
  • Allocated by county and awarded on a first-come, first-served basis
  • By August 2, 2019 – register in the new Online Grants System
  • Prior to August 13, 2019 – make a reservation with the KSO and receive a confirmation number by email first (this confirmation number will be noted on your grant application)
  • Applications must be received 30 days prior to concert date (Funds for Knox County are usually depleted within a few days.  It is recommended that you apply on August 13.)
  • Payments made directly to schools from the TN Arts Commission

Please note that the eGrant application for Student Ticket Subsidy opens August 13, 2019, 9:00 a.m. 

KSO/Knox County STS Online Grant Information

 

Resources

Teachers Guide

Knox County Risk Assessment Form

 

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