Falk School - Pittsburgh Symphony Extravaganza

  • What:  PTO Family Event - PSO: Honeck Conducts Beethoven Masterpieces
    • Manfred Honeck, conductor
    • Lars Vogt, piano
  • Who: Falk School parents and students grades 2-8
  • When: Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 2:30 pm
  • Where: Heinz Hall
  • Tickets: Purchase discounted tickets through PTO
    • Student tickets $12 (Post-concert Reception included) - Regularly $33
    • Adult tickets $19 (Post-concert Reception included) - Regularly $33
    • Order Form - pdf file - Ticket order deadline: February 4, 2011

Concert Day Events: Heinz Hall, "Meet the Maestro" before the concert, After concert Reception with PSO members and Lars Vogt

Falk School Related Activities:  Beethoven is Everywhere at Falk, Beethoven in Music Classes, Monique Mead visits music classes, André Cárdenes and Monique Mead present to middle level studentsMonique Mead and Sung-Im Kim Present to the 3rd grade Music Classes,  Intermediate Music Stories, Primary Storm Paintings, Movement of Beethoven, Intermediate Connect with Beethoven Using Technology, Beethoven Pathfinder (Library Resource List), Reading Aloud in Library

Additional Notes:

This unique opportunity is made possible by Falk School parents Monique Mead, violinist, and Andrés Cárdenes, former PSO concertmaster.  Educational enrichment activities will take place at school in the weeks leading up to the concert.  Ms. Mead and Mr. Cardenes will give music workshops at Falk.  The concert soloist, Lars Vogt, will visit Falk on Thursday February 24th to speak and perform for the students. 

On the concert day, Falk families will have an opportunity to meet Maestro Manfred Honeck at 1:30 at Heinz Hall. 2nd and 3rd grade students are invited to participate in musical activities with Ms. Mead and other CMU music instructors in the Simmons Grand Ballroom (lower lobby) after intermission. A snack will be provided. Activities will last throughout the second half of the concert while parents and older students listen to Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 1 and the Leonore Overture. After the concert, parents pick up their children to attend the reception, held in the same ballroom.

All Falk families are invited to attend the post-concert reception held in the Simmons Grand Ballroom (lower lobby).  Attendees will have an opportunity to meet soloist, Lars Vogt and some members of the PSO.  Refreshments will be served.

Save the Date Flyer - Word document
Order Form - pdf file

Manfred Honeck, PSO Music Director

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Prepared by Linda Herward 3/29/2011
Contact Linda Herward at herward@pitt.edu