The Chicago Symphony Orchestra is an American orchestra in Chicago Illinois. Founded in 1891, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra is located at Orchestra Hall in Chicago, and also plays a summer season at the Ravinia Festival. The CSO offers many educational programs for young musicians, children and families, as well as schools and teachers.

Performances at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Visitors in Chicago luxury car rentals can enjoy a variety of performances at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO). The CSO has recently had the privilege of playing under Dutch master Bernard Haitink over the past several seasons. Haitink returns to the CSO this upcoming season with the installment of the Mahler series Symphony No. 9. Saxophone legends Charles Lloyd brings an evening of jazz to the Symphony Center, with drummer Eric Harland, table titan Zakir Hussain performing music, pianist Jason Moran and bassist Reuben Rogers. Carmina Burana features more than 300 musicians celebrating the Chicago Bar Associations Symphony Orchestra and chorus. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's annual Appreciation concert features new young musicians from Chicago Public Schools that have been identified through the 2011 Chicago Symphony Orchestra Young Artist Competition. As well, members of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra will perform a program conducted by Mei-Ann Chen.

Children and Family Programming

Adventures in Music provides guests in Chicago luxury car rentals with a program where they can learn about music in their communities at the Symphony center. Adventures in Music Community Partners include Jane Addams Elementary School, Budlong Woods Library, Chinese Mutual Aid Association, Lloyd Elementary School, Park Manor Elementary School, Sanders Academy of Excellence and many more. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Center offers special concerts designed for children in Chicago luxury car rentals ages 5 and up. Some of the Special Center concerts include Halloween Haunts, the Vienna Boys Choir, and Welcome Yule! The Chicago Symphony Center Family Matinee Series is a program where guest artists ignite children's imagination with musical presentations. Family Programs include The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Pulcinella Suite, and the Composer is dead.

Schools and Teachers

The Chicago Orchestra offers music experiences that are designed for elementary through high school students and teachers. The Orchestra Explorers is a program designed for musicians in Chicago luxury car rentals where they can receive a recording of music performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, guided listening segments featuring musicians from the CSO, student worksheets, posters, music instruction, lesson plans and many other resources. Dream Out Loud provides musicians in Chicago luxury car rentals with music education with many resources for students in elementary through high school. The Music Activity Partnership is between the Chicago Symphony and Chicago Public Schools, which serves schools who are lacking music programs or musical training. Concerts are designed for visitors who are in kindergarten through grade three, as well as all students of special needs, with a focus on music and visual elements (dance or mime). The Docent Program offers free in-school visited by trained volunteers from the Chicago Symphony that prepares students for CSO education concerts. High School Programs are open rehearsals that provide music students with the musical resources of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Young Musicians

Young Musicians in Chicago luxury car rentals can benefit from the many programs the Chicago Symphony Orchestra offers. The Crain-Maling Foundation Chicago Symphony Orchestra Youth Auditions provide young musicians in Chicago luxury car rentals with the opportunity to be evaluated by music professionals. The winner of the competition will then have chance to perform as a soloist on stage with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Civic Orchestra

The Civic Orchestra is the only training orchestra that is affiliated with a major American orchestra. Led by conductor Cliff Colnot, the Civic Orchestra of Chicago was founded in 1919. Since 1950, Civic Orchestra musicians have won 24 permanent positions with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and many others have earned positions in world-class ensembles. The Civic Orchestra present concerts to more than 20 000 people annually, and provides music education programs to more than 1500 every year.

For more information about the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, guests in Chicago luxury car rentals should visit http://cso.org.