Katie Condon, Kinder Konzerts Music Educator and Narrator, beginning Lesson 1: We Are the Audience (3:50)

FRIENDS has reimagined Kinder Konzerts

We are now able to offer Kinder Konzerts in a format that will provide access to our award-winning program (and our Minnesota Orchestra musicians) in the Twin Cities area, and for the first time, beyond.

Introducing Virtual Kinder Konzerts©, and our companion materials: a curated box full of hands-on learning tools, art projects, instruments, a notebook of Activities & Lessons for Home & School, and much more, thoughtfully packaged for you in Kinder Konzerts in a Box©.

One-Dog Canoe was commissioned in memory of Ara Burwell, founder of Kinder Konzerts, with the gracious support of the Burwell Family Foundation.

Listen to the Musical Story of One-Dog Canoe

Watch and listen to One-Dog Canoe. In honor of Kinder Konzerts 40th anniversary, FRIENDS of the Minnesota Orchestra commissioned composer Daniel Nass to set this beloved book by Mary Casanova. Featuring musicians of the Minnesota Orchestra, this piece is a delight for audiences of all ages.

Kinder Konzerts in a Box materials are intended for children Pre-K through First Grade, although we believe adults and other children can enjoy and participate in the Virtual Kinder Konzerts lessons as well.

Limited scholarship funds are available from FRIENDS of the Minnesota Orchestra and generous donors to help offset the cost of Kinder Konzerts in a Box for families and schools. Please click HERE to complete an application, and we will get in touch with you.