This series of three FREE classical "pops" concerts, each one hour in length, is geared to children and their families. Each concert has narration and music selections that are lively, tell a story, and/or demonstrate the colors of the orchestra. Dress is casual. Pajamas, teddy bears, and blankets are welcome for the youngest audience members, especially for a spot on the floor directly in front of the orchestra. Conventional seating is also available.

The programs are frequently collaborative efforts with guest artists appealing to youngsters (dancers, costumed actors, children's performing groups, etc.) Sometimes audience members even get to conduct!

Pajama Jamborees are held selected Wednesdays from 7-8 p.m. at Vogel Hall or the Bradley Pavilion of the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, 123 E. State Street entrance.

September 23, 2009 LET'S MEET THE ORCHESTRA

FCS takes apart the orchestra and puts it back together again.

October 28, 2009 HALLOWEEN PAJAMA JAMBOREE

Come in costume for an evening of musical treats.

December 9, 2009 HOLIDAY PAJAMA JAMBOREE

Join us for an evening sing-along with holiday tunes by FCS special guests, Milwaukee Children's Choir Concert Choir

"Symphony Sundays - Classical Music for All Ages" is a concert series that makes classical music accessible to everyone including single adults, couples, seniors, music students, families, and children. Symphony Sundays are informal events that welcome newcomers and established symphony enthusiasts alike. The historic Pabst Theater offers relaxed, yet elegant surroundings for these afternoons at the symphony.

Concertgoers will be inspired by the musical masterpieces of renowned composers presented by the professional musicians of Festival City Symphony. Conductor Monte Perkins will offer descriptive program information from the podium.

Concert ticket prices are kept low because of the generosity of our sponsors!

Children's Program Notes - Children who arrive 15 minutes early are invited to participate in Children’s Program Notes, a pre-concert group activity and orientation, presented by Music Educator Jayne Perkins, which introduces the music they are about to hear to increase their understanding and enjoyment.
Children's Program Notes begins at 2:45 p.m. "Symphony Sundays" are held Sundays at 3 p.m. at the Pabst Theater, 144 E. Wells St., Milwaukee.

January 31, 2010 HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

FCS begins its Symphony Sundays season by joining with the international music community to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the birth of Henry Purcell, the 250th anniversary of the death of G.F. Handel, and the 200th anniversary of the death of Joseph Haydn. In honor of these events, join the orchestra at this concert for Handel's popular Water Music Suite, Haydn's sprightly Symphony No. 99, and the Variations on a Theme of Henry Purcell by Benjamin Britten, better known as "A Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra."

March 28, 2010 AMERICAN CLASSICS

Music of two American composers comprises Festival City Symphony's second Symphony Sundays concert. In this concert, FCS will present two of the treasures of American music by Aaron Copland, his Lincoln Portrait, narrating the life of one of our greatest presidents, and his ballet score Appalachian Spring. Samuel Barber's moving and evocative Adagio for Strings and his Overture to School for Scandal will start the concert.

April 25, 2010 I LIKE TCHAIK

A concert of music by Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky will conclude the FCS season, with a hint of the British. Tchaikovsky's Shakespeare-inspired Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy will begin the program. Next, the orchestra will feature long-time FCS principal clarinetist Franklyn Esenberg in the performance of British composer Gerald Finzi's pastoral and whimsical Five Bagatelles for Clarinet and Strings. The season ends with Tchaikovsky's autobiographic Symphony No. 5, his "Fate" symphony.

Programming subject to change.