KleuterSinfonietta

KleuterSinfonietta is a co-production of Amsterdam Sinfonietta and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, which was initiated in 2004. During the initial experimental phase the project was presented in the Choir Hall of the Concertgebouw. In 2005-2006 this project was offered for the first time to a limited number of primary schools; the following season this was repeated on a larger scale with resounding success. Next season KleuterSinfonietta will once again be presented at schools as well as in the Concertgebouw.

Performance dates

The dates for this season’s public performances of KleuterSinfonietta in the Choir Hall of the Concertgebouw are:
Sunday 8 November 2009
Saturday 13 February 2010
Sunday 14 February 2010
Saturday 29 May 2010

Performance hours: 11.30 am, 1.30 pm and 3.30 pm.

To order tickets:
020 6718 345 / www.concertgebouw.nl

What is KleuterSinfonietta all about?
30 - 40 infants (4-5 years old) and their parents or teachers make the acquaintance of musicians from Amsterdam Sinfonietta, together with their instruments and their music, in a varied programme of fifty minutes duration.
Musical games, questions and answers, singing, movement and dance and, naturally, music performed on stringed instruments are the ingredients. A simple story functions as the binding element. The children are challenged to observe and discover, to participate, to move and above all to listen. In addition, smaller groups are formed around each musician to put together a short musical ‘story’. The parents or teachers are also actively involved. Amsterdam Sinfonietta’s own wide-ranging musical repertoire always provides the point of departure. During the first four KleuterSinfonietta mornings it became evident to us that this music also has plenty to offer to young children. They participated with enthusiasm and there was plenty of room not only for action, but also for wonder and amazement. And the children listened to the music with rapt attention. The main objective of Amsterdam Sinfonietta and The Concertgebouw is to give young children the opportunity to encounter ‘serious’ art music of high quality in an interactive manner, resulting in a positive and personal musical experience.