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Pre-Concert Festivals begin at 10:00 am 

Offer your child another thrilling season of Lollipops concerts! Entertaining and educational, these one-hour concerts introduce children to great music, expanding their hearts and minds while bringing them joy.

The Pre-Concert Festival puts the musical experience right in their hands, through activities coordinated by the CSO Education Department. Kids meet the instruments of the orchestra at The Symphony Guild’s Musical Petting Zoo, have fun making musical arts and crafts, and are treated to demonstrations by local musicians.

Click here to see video of a Lollipops Pre-Concert Festival 2008
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4 Saturday mornings at 11 am in the Belk Theater of the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center 

VIVALDI’S RING OF MYSTERY
with Classical Kids Live!
Sat Feb 20

A talented orphan girl, a mysterious violin, and a magical city spin a Ring of Mystery that will captivate children. When Katarina comes to a Venetian orphanage to study with the great Antonio Vivaldi, she must solve two mysteries: Who was her family? And where is the valuable Stradivarius violin that has disappeared? Vivaldi's masterful music becomes the story's soundtrack, as the clues to these puzzles converge.

PETER & THE WOLF
Sat May 1

Don’t miss Prokofiev’s classic, as Peter and his animal friends outwit the wicked wolf in this perennial family favorite. Composed as a child’s introduction to the orchestra, with characters represented by different musical instruments, Peter & the Wolf is a must-see for every child and parent.
PAST PERFORMANCES

THE MOZART EXPERIENCE
with Magic Circle Mime Co.
Sat Jan 16

An impetuous street musician is caught playing the orchestra's grand piano. Much to her surprise the conductor does not scold her but instead offers her the chance to "be Mozart" for this program in which the audience gets to experience Mozart's life as a very human story as well as a great musical adventure.

www.magiccirclemime.com

A Halloween Spectacular
with Dan Kamin
Sat Oct 31

A real Halloween treat! (No tricks.) Nerdy Mr. Kirby, from the National Association of Children’s Entertainment (N.I.C.E.), doesn’t believe in the magical power of music. But when the conductor waves his magic baton, strange things begin to happen.