BEYOND OUR BACKYARD

2022 LYO Discovery Concert for Middle Schools

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Middle schools, home schools, and other age-appropriate groups in the region are invited to bring middle school students to an exciting field trip opportunity at the beautiful historic Brown Theatre. This engaging and educational concert will be performed by the most advanced orchestra of the LYO, Symphony Orchestra. Be immersed in music from places and cultures distant from and different from our own. Led by LYO Music Director and music educator, Doug Elmore.

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Don’t miss Beyond Our Backyard, featuring pieces including: 

Night on Bald Mountain by Modest Mussorgsky
Vårsång by Jean Sibelius
Waltz of the Flowers by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
D'un matin de printemps by Lili Boulanger
Morning from Peer Gynt Suite No.1 by Edvard Grieg
Autumn from The Seasons by Alexander Glazunov

...and more, performed by talented young orchestral musicians from the region! 

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Complete the registration form on this page to reserve seats for your school or middle-school aged group. If your middle school is on holiday break during this concert date, individuals or small groups may sign up with a parent/guardian as chaperone. 

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Date: Monday, November 21, 2022  

 

Time: 10:30 AM – Performance duration is approximately 50 minutes.

Schools may begin arriving at 10:00 AM.

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Location: Brown Theatre, 315 West Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202

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Cost: Free!

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Assistance of $400 toward your school's bus costs is available to qualifying schools with 75% or more eligible student membership receiving free or reduced lunch. Apply early to request a subsidy. Bus subsidies have been provided through the generosity of The Eye Care Institute and Butchertown Clinical Trials, as well as BrightSpring Health Services.

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For questions or to adjust seat reservation numbers, email abrody@lyo.org.

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