M is for Music
Symphony for Kids presented by Imperial Oil

M is for Music

Conducted by Cosette Justo Valdés
Saturday, May 11 ● 2:30 PM

End of Season Sale

As our way of saying thank you for your support throughout the season, we’re offering a one-time, special sale on tickets for all May and June ESO concerts. From April 29 to May 1, the more you buy, the more you save!

  • Buy one or more tickets for ONE ESO concert = 15% off
  • Buy one or more tickets for TWO ESO concerts = 30% off
  • Buy one or more tickets for THREE or more ESO concerts = 40% off
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Sale Ends May 1 at 11:59 PM.

*Subject to availability. This offer cannot be combined with other offers, and cannot be used on youth-priced tickets, ESO Monthly Membership tickets, or ESO Encounters tickets. Not available in Price Level 3 for M is for Music or Rachmaninoff & Dance or Price Level 5 for Schubert's Unfinished Symphony, Fantastic Dances: Rachmaninoff & Ravel, From Broadway to Hollywood, James Horner: A Voyage of Immersive Film Scores, or Marvelous Melodies: Dvorak's Cello Concerto. Limit of 8 tickets per household per concert. No promo code is needed to redeem. The End of Season sale offer is valid for 15% off of one or more tickets to one of the listed concerts, 30% off of one or more tickets to two of the listed concerts, or 40% off of one or more tickets to three or more of the listed concerts. This offer cannot be retroactively applied to past purchases.

Sarah T. Murdoch is a curious eight-year-old girl who isn’t looking forward to her school’s field trip to the symphony. She is sure that M stands for Meh, not music. There are ZERO Jellyfish at the Winspear Centre and not a single dinosaur. But could music be its own adventure? In this delightful introduction to the symphony, Sarah explores the big questions: What is music for? Where does it come from? And is fancy-schmancy orchestra music really for everyone?  Let your imagination be captivated by the ESO while following along on Sarah’s adorable musical journey! 

This concert does not include an intermission.

Fun, family-friendly activities are available in the lobby prior to each concert, so be sure to arrive early.

  • Magical Musical Book (Main Lobby) - Decorate your cover page for your very own magical book! There are six total activities to complete before the show. Bring along your book to each lobby activity and collect all the stamps!
  • Storytime (Founders’) - Sit down, relax, and enjoy some of your favourite stories!
  • Wonderful Word Wall (Dress Lobby) - A is for adagio, B is for... Your choice! Create music words using letters and contribute to our giant word wall!
  • Sarah’s Song Sing-along (Studio B) - Sing along to one of the main melodies of the show – Sarah's song.
  • Dance Ed (Upper Circle Lobby) - Join Dance Ed and get your groove on to some fun dances based on a few pieces you’ll hear in the concert!

Program to Include

DANDERFER M is for Music
ROSSINI William Tell Overture: Finale
MUSSORGSKY Night on Bald Mountain
BARBER Adagio for Strings
BIZET Carmen Suite No. 1: V - Les Toréadors
PINKFONG Baby Shark
BERNSTEIN West Side Story - Selection for Orchestra
SAINT-SAËNS Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Flight of the Bumblebee
WILLIAMS Star Wars Main Title

Program subject to change.

This concert does not include an intermission.

Featured Artists

Cosette Justo Valdés, Conductor
Shauna Johannesen, Actor

39 - Land Acknowledgement

Land Acknowledgement

The Winspear Centre and Edmonton Symphony Orchestra would like to acknowledge that we are on Treaty 6 Territory, a traditional meeting ground, gathering place, and traveling route for many Indigenous Peoples. We honour and recognize the rich artistic, cultural, and musical traditions of the Cree, Nakota Sioux, Metis, Dene, Saulteaux, and the many more Indigenous communities that call this land we share, home.

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