education>BSO programs Know Your Orchestra! Watch the excitement as Bangor Symphony Orchestra musicians bring the joy of live music into classrooms throughout Maine. Know Your Orchestra! is just one way the Symphony helps teachers meet core curriculum goals and Maine Learning Results - and children expand their world with new experiences. For information, or to schedule a visit to your school, please call program coordinator Jackie Frisk at 207.942.5555/800.639.3221 or email her at symphony@bangorsymphony.com. Strings Attached Throughout the season, the BSO, Bangor School Department and the Bangor Public Library have launched a series of educational "informances" as an offshoot of the BSO's Know Your Orchestra! outreach program. The Strings Attached outreach program showcases the Kruger Brothers, local and regional fiddling ensembles, and BSO musicians to build new audiences for two gneres of music - American folk and classical. To find out more and to see if the program will be in your area, click here Youth Concert Series Every spring, the winners of the BSO Maine High School Concerto Competition perform with the full Symphony Orchestra at the Youth Concert Series - dazzling the thousands of Maine students, teachers, chaperones and community members who attend. Don't miss this season's concerts - Monday, May 12, 2008 at 9:45 and 11:30 am, Bangor Auditorium. Concerts are open to public, private, and homeschooled children and chaperones; tickets are $3 each. The community is invited to the 11:30 am concert; tickets are $10 each. Concerto Competition Open to all Maine high school students, the competition offers each year's winners the chance of a lifetime - to perform with the full Bangor Symphony Orchestra for thousands of students and teachers at the Youth Concerts in May. This year's Maine High School Concerto Competition is set for Saturday, February 23, 2008 at 1:00 p.m., Minsky Recital Hall, School of Performing Arts, University of Maine. Snow date is February 24. Access Music Open to Music students of all ages and youth 17 and under with a Bangor Public Library card, Access Music is a program designed to expose music students and youth to the concert experience. Music Students Music students can contact the Symphony office, provide the name of the music instructor, and receive a ticket to a Bangor Symphony classical concert free of charge. Bangor Public Library Card Holders Youth 17 and under can bring their Bangor Public Library cards to a Bangor Symphony classical concert and receive a ticket to attend the performance free of charge. All youth must be accompanied by an adult. Seating is in the upper balcony & lower orchestra sections only and is subject to availability. Youth Orchestra The Bangor Symphony Youth Orchestra & Symphonic Band is a nonprofit organization founded in 1968 to support and inspire a diverse group of middle to high school student musicians. The BSYO music program is made up of a full Orchestra and Symphonic Band, as well as advanced ensembles. Our Fall session starts in early September and our Spring session starts in early January, with our final concert taking place in April. All middle to high school students with intermediate to advanced musical ability are encouraged to audition. Auditions are held prior to each session, but interested students are encouraged to contact us throughout the year. For additional information, please leave a message at the Bangor Symphony Orchestra Office 207-942-5555 (800-639-3221) or email bsyoboard@roadrunner.com Instrument Petting Zoo The BSO Instrument Petting Zoo travels to schools and BSO events around the state. Play the instruments the Bangor Symphony musicians play! Violin, clarinet, trombone...it's all there! This interactive program is a great opportunity to play and hear the different sounds from the wide variety of musical instruments. Have fun discovering your musical talents. Arts and Culture Just for Kids

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Sunday, May 11, 2008: Famous Fifths Schubert: Symphony in B flat major, no. 5 Beethoven: Symphony no. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 Mozart: Symphony No. 5 in B-flat Major, K. 22 Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5 Shostakovich: Symphony no. 5 in D minor, op. 47

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