To make this concert experience a positive and enjoyable one for everyone, please observe and discuss the following rules with your class:

1.  Ushers will direct you to your seats.  Your entire class must be together before you will be seated.  Concerts begin promptly at 9:30 am and 10:45 am.  There will be no seating while the musicians are performing.

2. No food or chewing gum is allowed inside the auditorium.  If you plan to bring lunches, please leave them on the buses until the concert is concluded.

3. No flash photography inside the auditorium.

4. Please hold applause until the end of each selection. Students will know that it is time to clap when the conductor drops both arms to his side. Students should be reminded not to talk or leave their seats while a performance is in progress.

5. Please do not run inside the hall.

6.   Please visit rest-rooms before the concert begins or before your arrival at the theatre. There is no intermission, and once the concert has concluded you will have limited access to the restrooms.  Students must be accompanied to restrooms by an adult.

7. Students should be reminded to dress appropriately for the occasion. Orchestra members wear formal black suits and ties and some form of "dress up" attire worn by the audience reflects a respect for both the musicians and the concert hall itself.

We appreciate your cooperation. If you have any questions about these or any other aspects of the Young People's Concerts, please feel free to telephone the Oakland East Bay Symphony offices at 510-444-0801.

Maestro Morgan and the orchestra look forward to welcoming you and your students to the Oakland East Bay Symphony family and the theatre. Enjoy the show!