All performances held in the Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall of the Touhill Performing Arts Center on the campus of the University of Missouri – St. Louis.
Photos from past Youth Concerts can be seen here.
2013 Youth Concerts
Stolen Moments: the First 100 Years of Jazz
October 7, 2013 | 9 am | Grades 6–12
Stolen Moments is a thoroughly engaging, 70-minute multi-media program that introduces audiences to jazz music’s rich history and to the names, faces, and music of some of its many masters.
ELLINGTON!
October 7, 2013 | 11 am | Grades 3–6
October 8, 2013 | 9 am | Grades 3–6
ELLINGTON! is a highly engaging, multi-media program that illuminates the rich, vital legacy of the great American composer, pianist, and bandleader, Duke Ellington.
Get Hip!
October 8, 2013 | 11 am | Grades K–4
Get Hip! is an entertaining, interactive multi-media introduction to jazz. It illuminates some of the musics cultural origins, the concept of improvisation, and the function and responsibility of each individual component of the jazz ensemble.
Admission to these concerts is free. Questions can be directed to Phil Dunlap at phil@jazzstl.org or 314.289.4033.
Teachers interested in transportation reimbursement should contact Phil Dunlap at phil@jazzstl.org or 314.289.4033.
The Jazz St. Louis Youth Concerts address the following state and national education standards:
National Music Education: 6-9
Missouri Show-Me Standards: FA 1-5, CA 5-7 & SS 2, 5-6
Illinois Learning: 25A, B; 27A, B
Presented by Jazz St. Louis in partnership with JazzReach, a nationally recognized, New York City-based 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, creation, teaching, and performance of jazz music.
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