Young People’s
Concerts

Link Up

Thursday, May 15, 2025
Randal Swiggum, Conductor
Capitol Theater, Overture Center for the Arts
10:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.
Run time: 55 minutes

Link Up is a music education program created by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute that gives students in grades 3-5 the opportunity to explore music through a yearlong curriculum of classroom activities during which they learn to play the soprano recorder. A culminating concert brings the students into Overture’s Capitol Theater to perform with the Madison Symphony Orchestra! Link Up 2025 is scheduled to take place on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 10:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.

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Explore the Curriculum

The Madison Symphony Orchestra presents The Orchestra Sings, which is all about melody. Classroom activities will guide students through the exploration of popular orchestra repertoire, and students will learn to play popular classical melodies on recorder. The lessons will also develop students’ skills in listening, note-reading, rhythm, improvisation, composition, and ensemble and rehearsal skills.
Concert Repertoire:
“Come to Play,” Thomas Cabaniss
“New World” Symphony, Antonin Dvořák
“Ode to Joy,” Ludwig van Beethoven
“Ram Tori Maya,” Reena Esmail
“We Shall Not Be Moved,” Traditional, arr. Nathalie Joachim
Finale from The Firebird Suite, Igor Stravinsky
“Oye,” Jim Papoulis