Barbican Concerts

LSO Discovery Family Concert: The Dream, the Witch and the Waltz

Suitable for 7- to 12-year-olds

Sun 18 Mar 2012 2.30pm - Barbican Hall, London

Overview
Audio & Video

Overview

Waltzers

BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
RACHEL LEACH Dans le metro (audience participation)
OFFENBACH ARR MYDDLETON Cancan

Timothy Redmond conductor
Rachel Leach presenter
London Symphony Orchestra

It’s time to grab your dancing shoes, magic wand and…a raincoat as we head on a mind boggling journey through one man’s dreams and quite possibly the strangest love story ever told. We’ll be dancing at a masked ball, sheltering from thunder storms and casting witches’ spells as Rachel Leach takes us through the music and madness of Berlioz’ Symphonie fantastique. Like five different stories rolled into one, each scene opens up onto a new adventure for all the family, each one more fantastical than the next!

Tickets: £4 under 16s; £10 adults

Pre-concert workshops 10am –12.30pm
Get those creative juices flowing ready for the afternoon’s performance in exciting workshops based on the concert theme. You will get the chance to compose music alongside members of the LSO, as well as making your own props to take into the concert. Tickets £5 per person (adults and children)
Open to Family Concert bookers only. Please call the Box Office on 020 7638 8891 to book.

Free foyer activities 1–2.30pm
Arrive early for the Family Concert to join in our exciting pre-concert events and activities.

Crèche 2–4pm
For families with younger siblings, a free crèche is available for children aged 6 months to 6 years.
Open to Family Concert bookers only. Limited space - please call the Box Office on 020 7638 8891 to reserve a place.

Audience Participation - Rachel Leach Dans le Metro
You can download the instrumental and vocal parts for the audience participation piece below, and listen to a recording of the song by clicking on the tab called 'Audio & Video'. Please note that the instrumental section begins halfway through the song.