April 28, 2019 | 10 am – 3 pm

The 3rd Annual KUSC Kids Discovery Day returns to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. This colorful, family-friendly music festival includes live concert performances by artists from LA Opera, Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Street Symphony, USC Thornton School of Music, and the Colburn School Jumpstart Band. Other highlights of the day include the LA Phil Affiliates Instrument Petting Zoo, puppet shows, operatic arts and crafts, and a live KUSC radio broadcast from the museum from 9a-1p.

Schedule of Activities and Performances

Grand Foyer

10 am – 1 pm   Create your own ‘Opera-saurus’ helmet with LA Opera

10 am – 3 pm   American Youth Symphony hosts Anatomy of Violin 101 with Metzler Violins, musical crafts with Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and more!

Otis Booth Pavilion – Level G

10 am – 3 pm   Instrument Petting Zoo with LA Phil Affiliates

South Entrance

9:30 am      American Youth Symphony Wind Quintet

Sin Censura Exhibition

10 am         Las Colibrí Mariachi

North American Mammal Hall – Level 1

10:30 am   Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Fellows

11 am         Artists from LA Opera

12 pm         Artists from LA Opera

1 pm           Colburn School Jumpstart Sax Quartet

1:30pm       Chamber Music with USC Thornton School of Music

2:00pm       YOLA – Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles Ensemble

2:30pm       American Youth Symphony Wind Quintet

Rotunda

11:30am/12:30am/2pm   NHM Puppet Theatre Performance