AMARILLO SYMPHONY
KIDS
presents
Rhythm Around the
World!
Meet our Conductor and
Music Director:
JACOMO RAFAEL BAIROS
This is where
we play:
THE GLOBE-NEWS CENTER
FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
This is where
we play:
Concert Check-list
• Please no food, drinks, gum, cell phones, or cameras.
• We won’t have an intermission, please use the
restroom before the concert begins.
• We love our beautiful concert hall, please keep your
feet on the back of the seats in front of you.
• Listen to and follow Jacomo just like we do. He will
show you when it is time to applaud, to stomp and
clap, and even when it’s time to rock it out!
• He’s tricky so watch carefully.
• Have fun and come back again!
Rhythm Around the World
Program
Beethoven—Symphony No. 7, mvt. 3, excerpt
Sousa—The Stars and Stripes Forever, final repeat
Tchaikovsky—Waltz Finale No. 15, Suite 2, excerpt
Mozart—Eine Kleine Nacht Music, mvt. 1, excerpt
Tchaikovsky—Symphony No. 6, mvt. 2, excerpt
Stravinsky—Rite of Spring, excerpt
Grieg—In the Hall of the Mountain King
Grieg/arr. Hyken--In the Hall of the Mountain Swing
Beethoven—Symphony No. 5, mvt 1, excerpt
Beethoven/arr. Hyken—Symphony No. 5, mvt. 1, excerpt
Bernstein—Overture to Candide
Let’s Meet:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Let’s Meet:
Ludwig van Beethoven
•Classical era German composer
who influenced the Romantic Era.
•Born Dec. 17th, 1770 in Bonn,
Germany.
•Moved to Vienna, Austria.
•Began to go deaf at 28.
•Died March 26, 1827
•He was 57.
•Considered one of the greatest
musical geniuses of all time!
Fun Facts About:
Ludwig van Beethoven
•A brilliant pianist.
•Played piano for Mozart who said,
“You will make a big noise in the
world.”
•Had a bad temper, but could also be
kind and generous.
•Wrote some of his best music after
he went deaf.
•Had 4 pianos with the legs cut off so
he could ‘feel’ vibrations.
Fun Facts About:
Ludwig van Beethoven
•Wrote many types of music but most
known for his 9 symphonies.
•Symphony No. 5 is most famous.
•Wrote Symphony No. 8 to help his
friend, Maezel, who invented the
metronome.
•Some say his last words were,
“I shall hear in Heaven.”
•20,000 people attended his funeral.
Go Online:
Ludwig van Beethoven
Click to hear about Beethoven’s life and hear his amazing
music from the audiobook, “The Story of Classical
Music” on Naxos. (You have to log in to listen!)
Click the logo to listen to Classics for Kids radio show.
Hear Beethoven’s genius.
Click the pencil for Beethoven word search.
Can you find all 10 words?
Let’s Meet:
John Philip Sousa
Let’s Meet:
John Philip Sousa
•Romantic era American composer.
•Born Nov. 6, 1854 in Washington,
D.C.
•Died suddenly on Mar. 6, 1932.
•Died at the age of 77.
•Wrote many kinds of music but most
famous for writing marches.
•Wrote 136 marches.
•Known as the ‘March King.’
Fun Facts About:
John Philip Sousa
•Sousa’s father played trombone in the
US Marine Corps band.
•At 13, Sousa nearly ran off to join a
circus band. His father caught him
and enrolled him in the Marine Corps
band instead.
•Sousa played many instruments and
helped invent the sousaphone.
•Sousaphone is a tuba that wraps
around the body.
Fun Facts About:
John Philip Sousa
•Sousa conducted the Marine band 12
years then started his own band that
toured the world.
•The Sousa band became most famous
band in the world.
•His “Stars and Stripes Forever” is
the national march of the USA and
last piece he conducted before he
died.
•Even his name is patriotic-
SOUSA.
Go Online:
John Philip Sousa
Click on the sousaphone to learn more about America’s
March King, John Phillip Sousa.
Click to go to the children’s radio show, Classics for Kids.
Hear 5 great stories about Sousa.
Click on the pencil for Classics for Kids for the words to
“The Stars and Stripes Forever,” and a flag matching
game.
Let’s Meet:
Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky
Let’s Meet:
Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky
•Romantic era Russian Composer.
•Born May 7, 1840 in
Kamsko-Votkinsk, Russia.
•Died Nov. 6, 1893.
•Some say he died from cholera
because he drank unboiled water.
•He was 53.
Fun Facts About:
Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky
•Learned to speak French and German by
age 6.
•Was very shy and sad; had low selfesteem.
•Nobody thought he had musical talent
so he studied law. Went to work for the
government.
•Mozart’s music inspired him so much, he
began to study music at the age of 23.
Fun Facts About:
Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky
•Loved Russian melodies and folk songs.
•Wrote many symphonies, concertos, and
ballets.
•Visited the US and conducted at
Carnegie Hall.
•Most famous works are: The 1812
Overture; Symphony No. 6; The
Nutcracker Suite and Swan Lake ballets.
Go Online:
Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky
Click to hear about Tchaikovsky’s life and hear his
music from the audiobook, “The Story of Classical
Music” on Naxos. (You have to log in to listen!)
Click the logo to listen to Classics for Kids radio
show. Hear Tchaikvosky’s Russian passion.
Click on the pencil for some fun activities.
Can you find all 7 words on the Word Search?
Let’s Meet:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Let’s Meet:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
•Austrian musician and composer during
the Classical era.
•One of the greatest composers in all
of music history!
•Born Jan. 27, 1756 in Salzburg,
Austria.
•Died Dec. 5, 1791.
•He died of kidney failure.
•He was 35.
Fun Facts About:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
•Played piano at 3.
•Child prodigy-wrote 1st composition
when he was only 4.
•Music was effortless for him.
•Toured Europe when he was 6. He
played for kings and queens and other
important people.
•Met Bach’s youngest son, Johann
Christoph Bach on tour.
Fun Facts About:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
•Moved to Vienna, Austria.
•Between the ages of 8 and 19, he
wrote 33 symphonies.
•Married Constance and had children.
•Learned to speak 15 different
languages.
•Famous for symphonies, operas,
concertos, chorale music, and masses.
Fun Facts About:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
•Wrote over 600 pieces of music in his
short lifetime!
•He was only 35 when he died.
•Most famous operas: Marriage of
Figaro, Magic Flute, and Don Giavonni.
•Although he wrote music for the rich,
he was not very good with his money
and died broke.
•Buried in a pauper’s grave.
•Mozart’s last piece he wrote was
“Requiem.”
Go Online:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Click to hear about Mozart’s life and hear his
music from the audiobook, “The Story of Classical
Music” on Naxos. (You have to log in to listen!)
Click the logo to listen to Classics for Kids radio
show. Hear Mozart’s youthful energy and his
sheer genius!
Click on the pencil for some fun activities.
Can you find all 9 words on the Word Search?
Let’s Meet:
Igor Stravinsky
Let’s Meet:
Igor Stravinsky
•Russian pianist, composer and
conductor during the Modern era.
•Had great influence on 20th century
music.
•Born June 17 or 18, 1882 in St.
Petersburg, Russia.
•Has 2 birthdays because the Eastern
Orthodox calendar did not match ours!
•Died April 6, 1971.
•He was 88.
Fun Facts About:
Igor Stravinsky
•As a young boy, got to see
Tchaikovsky 2 weeks before
Tchaikovsky died.
•Began piano at age 9 but began to
study law.
•At 18, began to study composing with
famous Russian composer, RimskyKorsakov.
•Loved Russian music and Russian folk
tales.
Fun Facts About:
Igor Stravinsky
•Diagheliv, head of Russian Ballet,
asked him to write a ballet based on a
Russian folk tale.
•Audiences loved and hated, “The
Firebird.” Caused a riot at it’s 1st
performance!
•WW I-Picasso painted his portrait.
Police took it from him-thought it was
a secret plan!
•After WW II-moved to Los Angles,
CA; became US citizen.
Fun Facts About:
Igor Stravinsky
•In 1962 had dinner at White House
with Pres. Kennedy.
•Traveled a lot; died in 1971 while in
Europe.
•Buried on small island beside his
friend, Diaghilev, former head of the
Russian ballet, who had asked him
to write music for the “The Firebird”
ballet.
Go Online:
Igor Stravinsky
Click to hear about Stravinsky’s life and hear his
music from the audiobook, “The Story of Classical
Music” on Naxos. (You have to log in to listen!)
Click the logo to listen to Classics for Kids radio
show. Hear how Stravinsky’s music changed the
sound of modern classical music.
Let’s Meet:
Edvard Grieg
Let’s Meet:
Edvard Grieg
•A leading Romantic Era composer,
and Norway’s most famous composer.
•Born June 15, 1843 in Norway.
•Died Sept. 4, 1907.
•Was 64 when he died.
•Loved his homeland and the music of
Norway.
Fun Facts About:
Edvard Grieg
•Pianist.
•Studied music in Europe but went
back home every summer to write his
music.
•Loved Norway and helped Norway
gain own identity.
•Wrote a beautiful piano concerto,
Concerto in A Minor, that is still
played today.
•Wrote music for plays--most famous
piece is music for the play, “Peer
Gynt.”
Go Online:
Edvard Grieg
Click to hear part of Grieg’s beautiful piano
concerto and the music from Pier Gynt from the
audibook, “The Story of Classical Music” on
Naxos. (You have to log in to listen!)
Click the logo to listen to Classics for Kids radio
show. Hear Grieg’s “In the Hall of the Mountain
King.”
Click on the pencil for some fun activities.
Can you find all 8 words on the Word Search?
Let’s Meet:
Leonard Bernstein
Let’s Meet:
Leonard Bernstein
•American composer, conductor,
teacher, and pianist.
•Born Aug. 25, 1918; grew up in
Boston, Mass. area.
•Died Oct. 14, 1990.
•Was 72 when he died.
•First conductor to become a radio
and TV star!
Fun Facts About:
Leonard Bernstein
•Studied music at Harvard.
•Became assistant conductor of New
York Philharmonic.
•Big break came when he had to
conduct a radio broadcasted concert
last minute.
•Conducted the popular CBS TV
show, “Young Peoples Concert”
•Loved teaching kids about classical
music!
Fun Facts About:
Leonard Bernstein
•Liked jazzy, upbeat sounds and
wrote music with lots of energy.
•Liked to mix popular music with
classical music.
•Wrote 3 symphonies and music for
Broadway musicals.
•Best known for “West Side Story”
and “Overture to Candide.”
Go Online:
Leonard Bernstein
Click to hear part of Bernstein’s music to
“Westside Story” from the audibook, “The Story
of Classical Music” on Naxos. (You have to log in to
listen!)
Click the logo to listen to Classics for Kids radio
show. Hear Bernstein’s jazzy, energetic music.
Click on the pencil for some fun activities.
Read about Bernstein’s “Overture to Candide,”
test your knowledge of the instruments, and
then play a fun matching game.
Special thanks to:
• BECKY CASSO
Hillside Elementary Music Specialist
PowerPoint Design; Teacher Resource Materials
• YOUR TEACHERS
For bringing such wonderful, musical students!
• YOU
Thanks for joining us for
RHYTHM AROUND THE WORLD!
The Amarillo Symphony
P.O. Box 2586
Amarillo, TX 79105
806-376-8782
www.amarillosymphony.org
info@amarillosymphony.org