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Music & Theater

CSO Family Concert: Pictures from an Exhibition

May 18, 2019 - May 18, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Symphony Center

220 S. Michigan Ave.

Chicago, IL 60604-2596

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Description

Modest Mussorgsky composed Pictures from an Exhibition as a musical depiction of a set of drawings and watercolors. This piece, famously arranged for orchestra by Maurice Ravel, leads the audience members on a sonic gallery walk and invites them to investigate how visual imagery can be transformed into sound. Recommended for ages 5 and up. An exhibition of visual artworks by students from Chicago Public Schools will be displayed in the Rotunda.

Event Cost: $6-$57.

Event Times: 11 a.m. & 12:45 p.m.

Additional Information

Website: https://cso.org/ticketsandevents/production-details-2018-19/family-matinees/pictures-from-an-exhibition/?perfNo=9266

Neighborhood: Chicago

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