Mozart Family Concert on January 24th

Young Mozart has started his 2010 world tour, with Ann Arbor as his only stop in the U.S! The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra presents the third concert in the Benard L. Maas Foundation Family Series: Mozart World Tour: Ann Arbor on January 24, 2010 in the Michigan Theater at 4pm.

During this one-hour A2SO-commissioned play, co-sponsored by Toyota, actors on stage depict Mozart’s exciting story while the symphony plays some of the composer’s greatest pieces. This concert-play presents a unique, upbeat and engaging opportunity to familiarize youngsters with Mozart’s music and have a great time.

This musical play features a script written by award-winning Ann Arbor playwright Jeff Duncan. A professor of English at Eastern Michigan University, Mr. Duncan has written three books, numerous essays, and 20 plays. He has been awarded a Creative Writing Fellowship by the National Endowment for the Arts. Jeff is the author of the recently published “Low Crimes & Misdemeanors: Confessions of a Tulsa Boy.” Area audiences have enjoyed many of his plays written for and produced by Ann Arbor’s Wild Swan Theater.

Yesse Kim, first-place winner of the 2009 Rosalie Edwards Youth Competition, will play Mozart piano excerpts to accompany Wolfgang Mozart’s performance during the play. Kim is a Junior at Ann Arbor Pioneer High School.

Treat your youngsters to a string Instrument Petting Zoo in the Michigan Theater lobby before the concerts from 2:30-3:30. Join representatives from Shar Products and the A2SO for a fun and informative adventure where your children can actually play a violin and cello that is sized for them.

Enjoy other pre-concert family fun activities including some amazing instruments from the Stearns Ancient Musical Instrument Collection.

Mozart World Tour: Ann Arbor begins at 4pm on Sunday, January 24th in the historic Michigan Theater in downtown Ann Arbor. Admission to the performance is $6 for children and $15 for adults. Tickets are available by calling 734/994-4801, visiting the A2SO office at 220 East Huron, Suite 470, M-F 9am to 5pm, online at www.a2so.com, by e-mail at a2so@a2so.com, and if not sold out, at the Michigan Theater box office starting at 2pm on the day of the concert.

The Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra is a premier regional orchestra that offers live, symphonic music for all ages. The A²SO touches the lives of over 76,000 people annually from tiny tots to seasoned citizens in venues ranging from the Michigan Theater to Hill Auditorium, to schools in the five-county area, Ann Arbor, Dexter, and Ypsilanti District Libraries and senior centers. For concert or education programming information, contact the A2SO at 220 E. Huron, Suite 470, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, or phone 734/994-4801, or a2so@a2so.com.