Introduce your kids to the joy of classical music.
For general information you may access our (Not) Just for Kids 2023-2024 Brochure here. Upcoming 2023-2024 season dates and themes are as follows:
September 8 & 9, 2023: Percussion
October 27 & 28, 2023: Strings
December 1 & 1, 2023: Brass and Friends
February 2 & 3, 2024: Broadway: Singing, Acting and Dancing
March 15, & 16, 2024: “R+J4evr” with Shakespeare on the Sound
May 10 & 11, 2024: Woodwinds
The Norwalk Symphony Orchestra (Not) Just For Kids program is a lively, fun and interactive program designed to be educational as well as entertaining...and it's free! Members of the orchestra demonstrate their instruments, play for the children, and answer questions in hour long presentations. Throughout the season presentations are made for all instrument families: strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Some programs will incorporate a chance to hold and try to play a beginning level instrument in the “Petting Zoo.”
Celebrate the Brass Family of Instruments
Join us as we explore the Brass Family: trumpet, trombone, horn and tuba! Created for our (Not) Just for Kids program partners and the Norwalk Public Schools, these videos celebrate Black History Month and brass music.
You may use this Brass Family Lesson Outline to enhance this unit with stories and visual art projects. Additional instructions for DIY Didgeridoo are here.
As a special feature, each video has the option of 'closed captions' in Spanish or English. Just follow the instructions in the YouTube descriptions to activate this feature.
Meet the Brass Family, with Sandra Miklave, Executive Director
Meet the Trumpet, with Charlie Johnson
Meet the Trombone, with Matt Russo
Meet the French Horn, with Bryan Meyer
Meet the Tuba, with John Liebensperger
Virtual (Not) Just For Kids
The Norwalk Symphony Orchestra has partnered with the Norwalk Public Schools and Stepping Stones Museum for Children to bring you an online version of our popular youth education outreach program!
Read more about the orchestra here.
Learn about woodwind instruments here.
Learn about brass instruments here.
Learn about string instruments here.
Learn about percussion instruments here.