Resources for Encore! Kids: Peter and the Wolf

Peter and the Wolf is the third installment of our three-year Encore! Kids cycle. (Next year is Carnival of the Animals!)

Whether your a classroom teacher, a homeschooler, or parent, below you'll find some additional resources to help your children prepare for the concert experience.

Overview

The children are expected to be prepared to sing three songs with the orchestra, "Twilight," "Lean on Me," and "What Does the Fox Say." Additionally, you'll find below the official choreography for "What Does the Fox Say, which will also be modeled onstage. 

The Concert Experience - videos, links, and downloads

Intro to Richard Strauss' Zarathustra   (listen) 

See video of the intro the this epic symphonic work featured in 2001: A Space Odyssey" 

Twilight – Encore! Kids Theme Song * (kids sing along) 

Maestro Wolff composed this catchy theme song. Click here to download a rehearsal piano track to sing along with.  Click on the video to the right from a previous year's Encore! Kids concert to listen/watch Twilight with full orchestra.

Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev    
(listen and watch) 

Watch this excellent, narrated performance by the Vancouver Symphony.

"Tapestry" *  (sing and dance)

The new song by composer David Michael Wolff will have your kids singing, dancing and flying on their own magic tapestry.

Encore!       Lean on Me *

Click here for a rehearsal track to Lean on Me.

* These three songs require preparation in Music Class.