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Phil and Friends readingWelcome to the new Family Music Day section of the site - this is the place to be if you're coming to (or have just been to) one of our exciting concerts for young people. Even if you haven't been to a concert yet you can take part in all the things we've got here and learn all about the Philharmonia Orchestra.

Our next Family Music Days have different themes - Once Upon a Time is all about Stories and Winter Wonderland is about, well, wintery things!

Things to do, games to play, music to hear....

 

Can you guess what it is?

Click here to try our listening game and identify instruments

What's your favourite instrument? Write and let us know!

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The Music

Click here to read about the exciting music you can hear at our next Family Music Day

Is there a piece you'd like to hear? Write and tell us!!

Find out more about how the Philharmonia Orchestra works

What instruments do we use? Why do the players sit that way? Who's that waving a stick? Find out more about how an Orchestra Works by clicking here

Write Us A Story!

We want your stories!  Listen online to the Overture from Mozart's Marriage of Figaro and then send us your stories inspired by the music.

Click here to listen to the piece and read some stories

 

The Gallery & Backstage

Helen Paterson and a viola frog princeClick here to go backstage and see some photos from our most recent family music day. Photos will be posted here on the monday after the concert.

To see drawings from our audience click here - why not send us your drawing - Email scanned pictures to info@soundex.co.uk or post them to Philharmonia Orchestra, FREEPOST LON 14481, London, WC1V 6BR (no stamp required from the UK)

We're sorry, we can't return any pictures.

Things to do

Download our Once Upon a Time Wordsearch by clicking here (downloads a pdf file)

or why not try our colouring sheet! (downloads a pdf file)  

 
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