Before each Zukerman ChamberPlayers concert, kids share pizza with the musicians asking about their lives and the music they play. Everyone then heads to the hall for the concert.

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
Sean Newhouse, Conductor

A new twist on a classic story! Featuring stop-motion model animation from the Oscar-winning team at BreakThru Films International, this concert combines the classical musical tale of Peter and the Wolf with a brand new film that’s been a hit with audiences across the country.

St.Vincent Family Series concerts are designed just for kids. Don't forget to arrive early for hands-on Music Explorer activities.

Join our spectacular musical journey through a wildly diverse family of percussion instruments and fun, energetic musical styles. This event is part of the Kids Fare kids' concert series at Northwestern University.

Parents and children everywhere remember reading Dr. Seuss’s story of “Sam-I-am” and his hilarious advocacy of a rather questionable meal. Here, we put one of the great children’s books of all time to music. You may know composer Rob Kapilow from NPR's popular What Makes It Great series. Of course, many composers loved to create works for youngsters and the young-at-heart. Conductor Patrick Reynolds celebrates those works in this fun and varied program.

ROSSINI­­ Overture, The Barber of Seville
­BIZET Children's Games
­J. STRAUSS, JR. Pizzicato Polka
­KAPILOW Green Eggs and Ham

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Patrick Reynolds, conductor
Vera Mariner, soprano

Dayton Power and Light Family Series

Celebrate the many different keyboard instruments - including pianos, accordions, concertinas, and melodeons - in a kaleidoscopic blend of music, dance, and song. This concert is part of Northwestern University's Kids Fare kids' concert series.

Music for Life is a special way for families to experience classical music. Parents (or grandparents) bring children between the ages of four and ten to our concerts. They sit together in the audience for the first orchestral work on the program. Then Maestro Heatherington excuses the children to go to a separate room with professional music educators from the Music Institute of Chicago. There they learn more about the music they have heard, the composer or the historical and cultural setting of the music. Instructors use visual arts, drama, storytelling and movement to stimulate the children's own imagination and creativity. Adult companions enjoy the remainder of the concert, join the children during intermission for refreshments, and pick them up when the concert is over. The program is FREE for the children, and free childcare for the entire concert is available for siblings under the age of four. Simply purchase the adult tickets and register your child with the box office.

SONGS AND SPECTACLES: THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF Schubert

With contagious charm, the celebrated cellist and children's book author Steven Isserlis leads cocnerts that introduce families to our greatest composers. Guest artists to be announced

In May, some talented neighbors from Cincinnati pay us a visit. Madcap Puppet Theatre is widely known for programs in the strong story-telling tradition of Jim Henson and Sesame Street. Our debut program with them features Little Red Riding Hood, dancing frogs, a swaggering toreador and even a wild hoedown!

GLINKA Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture
­ANDERSON Fiddle Faddle
­ANDERSON Plink, Plank, Plunk
­ROSSINI Guillaume Tell: Pas de six
­DVORAK Slavonic Dance, op. 72, No. 7 in C major
­­BIZET March of the Toreador from Carmen
COPLAND Hoe Down from Rodeo
­GRIEG Peer Gynt: In the Hall of the Mountain King

Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
Patrick Reynolds, conductor
Madcap Theatre

Dayton Power and Light Family Series

We all have something in common; we love to be scared. But we like to be scared in a safe environment. Especially kids. That’s what makes the PhilharMonster concert such a joy for families with children age 3 to 12. We blend equal parts spookiness, musicality and sheer fun to present the area’s best Halloween performance event. Even the Orchestra gets into the act, bedecked in their scary Halloween finery. Neal’s dramatic entrances always get raves from the little ones. Preconcert activities include a costume contest, so check the website in early October for categories and rules.

Dayton Philharmonic
Neal Gittleman

Special family series package for 3 concerts:
October 30th 2010
Februay 13th 2011
April 3rd 2011
Adults $54, Children $36

Nerdy Mr. Kirby, from the National Institute of Children's
Entertainment (N.I.C.E.), doesn't believe in the magical power
of music. But when our conductor waves his magic baton, Kirby
is transformed into a marionette! Join us for this nutty program
hatched by the wild, comic mind of our special guest, Dan Kamin.

Dan Kamin guest artist,
Patrick Reynolds, conductor
Dayton Philharmonic Youth Rochestra

Special family series package for 3 concerts:
October 30th 2010
Februay 13th 2011
April 3rd 2011
Adults $54, Children $36

Cincinnati group Drums for Peace makes a joyful visit to Dayton,
City of Peace, for a jubilant concert that will get your kids (and
the kid within you) moving to the rhythm of life. This program
demonstrates how rhythm is a critical part of every musical genre
– from world beat to pop to dance to classical and includes a highspirited
blend of music from African, South American, European
and American instruments and sound textures.

Neal Gittleman, conductor
Drums for Peace, guest artists

Special family series package for 3 concerts:
October 30th 2010
Februay 13th 2011
April 3rd 2011
Adults $54, Children $36