Have you taken your little ones to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Kids’ Koncerts? The concerts are a great opportunity to successfully introduce children to the world of classical music. The Kids’ Koncerts are designed for children aged 4 – 11 years. The concerts are 60 minutes in length and feature the ENTIRE Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.
Dressed in their concert-blacks, the musicians treat the Kids’ Koncerts as seriously as any other performance. There are additional performers on stage, helping to engage the young audience members. Each of the VSO Kids’ Koncerts is themed. Music is married to a script; the music makes the story come alive. I applaud the VSO for this brilliant approach to music education.
Instrument Fair: Begins one hour before each concert in the Orpheum lobby. Children can touch and play real orchestral instruments generously provided by Tom Lee Music. This hands-on opportunity is FREE for VSO Kids’ Koncert ticket holders.
If you are curious, you can read the write ups I’ve done on the previous Kids’ Koncerts we’ve attended:
Listening to the VSO Kids’ Koncert
Magnificent Mozart
Winter Solstice
Inspector Tovey Astounds
Latin Beats Heroic Feats
FiddleFire Amazes
VSO Canadiana Concert
Vivaldi’s Superb Ring of Mystery
The schedule for the 2017/18 Kids’ Koncerts series is:
Fred Penner – October 8, 2017
Classical Kids: Mozart’s Magnificent Voyage – January 7, 2018
Platypus Theatre: Peter and the Wolf – February 11, 2018
Magic Circle Mime: Music, Noise & Silence – April 8, 2018
Inspector Tovey – May 20, 2018
VSO Kids’ Koncerts:
When: October 8, 2017 & January 7, February 11, April 8 & May 20, 2018
Time: 2pm – 3pm
Where: Orpheum Theatre
Address: 601 Smithe St, Vancouver
Website: www.vancouversymphony.ca
Enter to Win!
One lucky Family Fun Vancouver reader is about to win FOUR tickets to the May 20th VSO Kids’ Koncert. This concert will be the final Kids’ Koncert in the 2017/18 season and the last Kids’ Koncert conducted by Bramwell Tovey before he leaves the VSO at the end of the season. Use the contest widget below to enter. Please remember that multiple entries are not only allowed, they are encouraged. Good luck!
Here are some more articles we think you'll like!
About The Author
Lindsay Follett
Lindsay is the City Editor for Family Fun Vancouver. Her greatest joy is found spending time with her family and heading out on new adventures: be it taking in a theatre performance, tumbling with her kids at a play facility, cheering at a sporting event or indulging at a yummy new restaurant. Lindsay truly believes family experiences give fuel to daily life. In addition to being the fabulous Vancouver City Editor, Lindsay is also the National Sales & Marketing Director for the entire Family Fun Canada network. Looking to work with Family Fun to promote your event or destination? For advertising opportunities on any of the Family Fun sites please email her at lindsay@familyfuncanada.com!
English
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
French
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
We haven’t had the chance to be at one of his concerts, we’d love to catch this one!
I attended a Kids Koncert when my son was 3 and he loved it. It would be wonderful to watch Mr. Tovey conduct his final Kids Koncert.
We would love attending on of his concerts! We would love to attend one conducted by him. 🙂
Oh no! He is amazing, from what I hear, as I haven’t seen him live myself (that I can remember).
Yes I have. He will be missed!
We have never been to one of his concerts
This would be a first time for us!
Yes, we have, they’re fantastic!
My dad is teaching my little to play the banjo!
My son loves banging on drums.
We love the piano!
No instruments yet!
I have a passion for bassoon. It is so warm and full. When I used to play it would vibrate by whole body.
Our house is rock opera all the time! Singing really takes the edge off 😆
both of my kids play piano and love music!
My son plays the harmonica.
My kids sing in choir
My kids don’t play, but they love music
My son plays the recorder… but not very well!
I’m hoping to start my daughter with piano soon!
DD has started learning recorder in music class. I think that counts as a musical instrument .
My kids play the piano
My favourite character is the Wolf
Love to win the tickets!
I really love Grandfather in Peter and the Wolf.
I don’t think I have ever seen Peter and the Wolf so I can’t give you a favourite…
I would say Peter
My fave Peter and the Wolf character is the bird/flute.
I like Peter!
I love piano ❤️
I love the sax
Piano
I love listening to the saxophone.
I like the Tuba the best
I like the trumpet the best
Piano!
My favourite instrument is the tuba.
My son started to play violin last month. He would love to go to the concert.
My favourite instrument is the cello!
Piano
My favourite instrument is the ukulele.
My fav is the piano!
I saw Fred Penner as a child during a school field trip. I’ve never forgotten it! I would LOVE to give my music-loving kids the same experience and inspiration! Thank you for the opportunity to win tickets ❤️😊
I don’t think I have seen him perform live before – but I’m sure he’s great!
No, I haven’t seen him perform live.
I have never seen Fred Penner perform.
I have never seen Fred Penner live!
We’ve seen fred Penner performing live in Surrey and he was just as awesome as I remember!
We’ve never seen Fred perform live but we listen to him in the car non-stop!
We have never see Fred Penner live.
I’ve never seen Fred Penner live.
My favourite composer is Vivaldi
I love Ludwig van Beethoven
My favourite instrument is piano
My favourite composer is J.S. Bach.
I have always been a big fan of Tchaikovsky.
My favourite composer is JS Bach
My daughter loves the violin!
My nieces would love this !
My kids love the tuba.
My kids are learning piano and ukulele. This would be the perfect concert to take them!
The ‘Heart’ (harp), Trumpet and Flute!
My son is really interested in the guitar and wants to learn how to play!
Piano!
Definitely the drums like her dad.
Piano!
Piano and drums
My son loves the guitar.
DD is really interested in keyboard/piano right now.
Piano
The piano and drums!
The piano!
My daughter loves the piano!
My grandson is trying the recorder that he got for his bday quite a bit lately.
My daughter is interested in the piano currently as she is taking lessons and LOVES it!
My kids all play the piano, but they would live to try the harp, violin and guitar!
my favorite musical instrument is the trumpet.
Piano and the xylophone are my favourite instruments.
I love the flute!
My daughter is in love with classical music, especially piano. sh was asking me to start learn piano since she was 3. and now she is 8 and still loving it)
Trombone
The flute!
The violin is another one of my favorites.
The piano. Thank you!
The guitar!
The Piano is my favorite!
my favourite instrument is the ukulele
My favourite musical instrument is the piano, and I also love the ukulele.
My grandchildren enjoy every kids’ concert! Annerose
My favourite musical instrument is the violin.
My favourite musicual instrument is the piano
My favourite instrument is the violin, and I really admire those who can play it.
My Favorite instrument is the piano.
Favorite instrument is the guitar as I try to play it.
The violin.
Favourite instrument by far is the piano!
My favourite instruments is the cello.
Favourite instrument is the cello.
Yes yes I wanna go with my kids!!
I’d love to introduce my 2 yr old to the symphony! She went in utero all the time 🙂
Guitar
We have attended for the past two years and it has been wonderful! Would love to win tickets for next season 🙂
Love the Symphony.
My daughter Sophia loves to play the piano.
Our school concert was all about classic – my girls would love to go!
I would love to win a family pack to see this! Thanks for the contest!
DD likes playing piano whenever we go to ppl’s houses that have them. I myself was quite accomplished on ukulele, and hope she follows my lead.
My kids fall asleep to classical music nightly. They’d love to go to a concert.
My kids would love to learn to play the guitar.
My daughter is interested in playing the piano.
this is a great prize and information. I’ve been appreciating the Family Fun Canada as a great source of information for my family. It’d be so good if we can win tickets! Thanks!
My children love music and these concerts look like a great way to expose them to more music.
I want to win because it would be a great cultural experience for myself and my daughter as we can’t afford luxuries like this.
I love the VSO. Now my kids are finally at an age that they can appreciate the concerts. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
The Kid Koncerts look like fun. What age of children have you taken and how did it go?
my 5 year old daughter loves music! She is so in tune with the tempo, mood, and the emotions the music evokes. I love to watch how she interprets the music in her body language, facial expressions and dance. I think it’s important to nurture this love that she has. It is a way for her to express herself.
I love music and I took my son last year. It was a great mother-daughter date and I hope to expose my other boys to this experience as well!
My daughter loves classical music on the radio and I think she would really love to see it live!
I want to attend the VSO Kids’ Koncerts because I want to share the Orchestra experience with my 3.5 year old boy.
My son’s favorite music is classical — he would be amazed to watch the instruments and musicians live on a stage, instead of blasting it on CBC and dancing around!
My 8 year old and 6 year old play the violin so this would be awesome!
I would love to win so my kids could experience how the professionals play! They’d love it!
We love music, this would be amazing.
My kids love music!