Bring the whole family to the South Bend Symphony Orchestra’s Annual Family Concert for a heartwarming conclusion to your Thanksgiving weekend! The South Bend Symphony Orchestra, featuring the Notre Dame Children’s Choir, brings the annual Shein Trust Family concert to life. Eudora Welty’s The Shoe Bird is a fun and inspiring story for all ages!
“This enchanting tale, brought to life with the musical talents of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra and the Notre Dame Children’s Choir, offers a unique opportunity for families to experience a magical blend of literature and music,” said Alastair Willis, Music Director of the South Bend Symphony Orchestra. “We are thrilled to bring this delightful story to our community.”
Adapted from Eudora Welty’s book, The Shoe Bird is a musical fable written for children’s choir, narration, and orchestra. The story follows Arturo, the parrot, when he picks up and repeats a boy’s comment, “Shoes are for the birds!” which results in much chaos!
While describing the many birds of the story, the music introduces the audience to the orchestra’s instruments by featuring each instrument of the woodwind section.
The Symphony thanks Shein Trust for supporting this concert series and Jordan Lexus of Mishawaka for being a distinguished Artistic Partner of the 2024-25 Season.
TICKETS – Student/Children tickets are only $13 and adult tickets are $25.
ONLINE – www.dpactickets.nd.edu
PHONE – DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Box Office (574) 631-2800.
(Noon – 6 pm, Monday – Friday)
IN-PERSON – Visit our friends at the DeBartolo (100 Performing Arts Center Notre Dame, IN 46556) during the times listed above or two hours before any performance.
To VIEW the 2024-25 Season schedule, visit www.southbendsymphony.org
Dates, programs, and venues are subject to change.
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About the South Bend Symphony Orchestra
The South Bend Symphony inspires, entertains, and connects the community with the transformative power of orchestral music. Producing more than 20 mainstage programs each year and nearly 70 smaller ensemble concerts, the Symphony serves more than 29,000 attendees annually. As the region’s only professional orchestra, the Symphony is committed to fostering a robust, connected arts community in service to the greater Michiana region.
In addition to being recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and other state and local arts funding organizations, the South Bend Symphony Orchestra is the recipient of the Community Foundation of St. Joseph County’s Leighton Award for Nonprofit Excellence, which recognizes the best-run nonprofit organization in St. Joseph County, Indiana.
Learn more about the South Bend Symphony Orchestra at www.southbendsymphony.org.
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About Notre Dame Children’s Choir
The Sacred Music Academy is the ecumenical community engagement arm of Sacred Music at Notre Dame and oversees the Notre Dame Children’s Choir, the Notre Dame Organ Training Program, the Children’s Community Choral Festival, summer programs for youth and adults, as well as parish-based choral and organ programs.
Our particular emphasis is on the musical training of children to sing and play organ music in sacred settings. Historically, child choristers played central roles in the musical life of the church.
The Notre Dame Children’s Choir and its satellite community choirs, Elkhart Children’s Community Choir and the forthcoming West Side Children’s Choir of South Bend, educate over 300 singers in music literacy, vocal training, and choral music every week. With choirs for children from birth through high school, we believe all children can learn to sing and read music. Our choirs perform the music of Bach, Palestrina, Mozart, Haydn, and Britten, as well as spirituals, hymns, and chant.