About
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6
Spend a morning with us at FirstOntario Concert Hall and watch the HPO in rehearsal. This is a fantastic opportunity to give your students a behind the scenes look at the inner workings of professional orchestral life.
Enter through our stage door, and get a glimpse of backstage before joining us in a conference room to learn about what you are about to hear. Composer-in-Residence, Abigail Richardson-Schulte introduces students to the composers and pieces planned for the day’s rehearsal.
After learning about the pieces, schools are escorted to the first balcony where they have the opportunity to watch a rehearsal in progress from the best vantage point in the house. We have a microphone set up so that students hear the feedback the conductor is giving to the orchestra, and get an opportunity to see first-hand how that feedback then sounds in the orchestra.
Our rehearsal experiences are available on a first-come, first-served basis. We can accommodate 2 schools at a maximum of 50 students per school.
Educational Connections with this program:
Written near the end of the 19th century, this work gives teachers an opportunity to talk about late Romanticism in orchestral music. It’s also an opportunity to talk about Russia at the turn of the century, and how that effected artists of the time.
The four movement symphonic form is an easy pedagogical connection with this symphony, particularly in discussions surrounding the Sonata Allegro form.
Finally, the 2nd movement of this symphony is in 5/4 time, which offers teachers a fantastic opportunity to discuss irregular time signatures, and the 4th movement is in sonata-rondo form.
Contact Music Education Manager Megan Benjafield at mbenjafield@hpo.org to reserve your rehearsal.
Please note: Our bookings are based on the planned rehearsal schedule. Students may not see all repertoire being rehearsed, and the repertoire is subject to change without notice.