LSO Discovery Family Concert: I Need My Monster
Recommended for children aged 7+ and their families
Saturday 3 June 2023 • 2.30pm
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The Concert
To include excerpts from:
Camille Saint-Saëns Danse macabre
Modest Mussorgsky arr Ravel Pictures at an Exhibition
Béla Bartók Music for Strings, Percussion and Celeste
Benjamin Britten Overture: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
and music by Rachel Leach, Charles Gounod, Leroy Anderson and Edvard Grieg
Rachel Leach presenter
Tim Redmond conductor
London Symphony Orchestra
The concert will finish at approximately 3.30pm (timings subject to change)
Tickets
£16 £12 £10 adults, £5 under-18s
+ £4 booking fee per online/phone transaction
Save on Your Booking
Under-18s – £5 tickets
Groups of 10+ – save at least 20%
Barbican Access Members – free companion tickets
Presented in a fun and informative way, LSO Family Concerts feature music based on a theme and offer the chance for everyone to get involved by playing or singing along with the audience participation piece.
This Family Concert is based on the award-winning children’s storybook I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll, with illustrations by Howard McWilliam.
It’s all about a little boy who cannot sleep without his friendly monster, Gabe, appearing first. On our hunt for Gabe we’ll meet big monsters, small monsters, monsters with claws, scales and fur, each with their very own musical accompaniment. But you don’t need to be scared; there’ll be music from Saint-Saëns, Mussorgsky, Bartók and Leroy Anderson, among others, and a brand new song for children (and adults) to join in with.
Presented in a fun and informative way, LSO Family Concerts feature music based on a theme and offer the chance for everyone to get involved by playing or singing along with the audience participation piece.
Free Crèche (Opens 1.45pm)
Available for younger siblings under the age of 7. Places must be booked in advance by emailing the Barbican Box Office at tickets@barbican.org.uk or calling 020 7870 2500 (Mon–Fri 12 noon–5.30pm). Please give the age of the child the place will be for.
Pre-Concert Workshops
Arrive early to take part in free singing, crafts and instrument activities in the foyers ahead of the concert. Places for the music workshop must be booked in advance (see below), other workshops are sign up on the day at the Barbican. The timed workshops have a limited capacity and spaces are first come first served.
Singing Workshop, Freestage (12–12.40pm, 12.45–1.25pm, 1.30–2.10pm)
Warm up your voices and bodies, and learn My Monster Gabe, the participation song that you will get to sing along with in the concert. Led by Abigail Kelly and Jo Smith.
Drama Workshop, Fountain Room (12–12.30pm, 12.35–1.05pm, 1.10–1.40pm, 1.45–2.15pm)
Find your inner monster! Through a series of drama games, movement and storytelling exercises, we’ll create our own monsters and explore a day in their monster worlds. Led by Jess Haygarth.
Craft Workshop, Clubstage (Drop in from 12pm)
Create your very own monster mask and join the monsters hiding under the bed!
Music Workshop, Stalls Lounge (12–12.30pm, 12.35–1.05pm, 1.10–1.40pm, 1.45–2.15pm)
Learn the Instrumental Participation Piece, which you will be able to play along with in the concert. Bring your own musical instrument to participate, and be prepared to play along with the LSO in the concert itself. Led by Kizzy Brooks with LSO musicians.
Places must be pre-booked here.
Download the Music
You can download the music by clicking below if you’d like a sneak peek beforehand:
Trumpet & Clarinet in Bb Trumpet & Clarinet in Bb
Please Note: Instrument Cases
Enhanced security and bag measures are in place, so all instrument cases and large bags must be left in the cloakroom. Please take your instrument out of its case and into the Hall if you would like to join in the participation piece, and leave plenty of time to visit the cloakroom before the concert begins. Thank you for your cooperation.
