The Williamsburg Symphonia’s extensive education and outreach programs have delighted thousands of young people and earned the praise and gratitude of parents and teachers. Orchestral leaders and teachers alike believe that music encourages children to be more creative and strengthens listening and language skills. Each year, our Symphonia orchestra members go to area schools to perform great music, and hundreds of families come to concerts specially designed for them.

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• For Schools and Teachers: To help introduce students to orchestral music, participating teachers receive stimulating preparatory material.
  
• For Kids and Families: To familiarize young people with musical instruments and the people who make music, there are creative concerts and post-concert activities galore.
  

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For Schools and Teachers

Each season The Williamsburg Symphonia presents in-school concerts to more than 3,000 students in W-JCC and upper York County schools. To help introduce students to orchestral music and the experience of a live performance, participating teachers receive stimulating preparatory materials, including Teacher’s Guides for grades 1–3 and 4–6 and a CD or cassette tape of the music to be performed. These materials enable teachers to make the most of their students’ concert-going experience. Our programs support the SOL tests and include:

• Peter and the Wolf
  
• Meet Our Musicians Ensembles
• Cotton Candy Classics
• Master Classes

For Kids and Families

Each year The Williamsburg Symphonia presents a delightful Sunday afternoon Family Concert designed for children ages 3–10 and their families, performed in the Kimball Theatre. Creatively themed, the program also features post-concert activities, such as instrument demonstrations and hands-on experiences with instruments from the various orchestral sections. This delightful learning event is enjoyed by hundreds of people each year and presents a wonderful opportunity to introduce young children to symphonic music and musicians.

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