Spokane Symphony Fourth Grade Concert

For a tradition dating back over 50 years, area schoolchildren filled the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 26-27, to attend the Spokane Symphony Fourth Grade Concert. Classic and modern music filled the room for the students, who will be choosing instruments to play in the fifth grade.

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Thu., Oct. 27, 2016

Hamblen Elementary School student Sheldon Hencz, left, and Cody Gutman wore a necktie and a bow tie to the annual Spokane Symphony Fourth Grade Concert, Oct. 27, 2016, at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox. Gutman said he wanted to wear it to the Fox because it’s a fancy place and it was picture day at school.

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Spokane Symphony Assistant Conductor Jorge Luis Uzcåtegui leads the musicians during the symphony’s annual concert for fourth-graders, Oct. 27, 2016, at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox.

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Students from the Loon Lake School District walk along Sprague Avenue as they attend the annual Spokane Symphony Fourth Grade Concert Oct. 27, 2016, at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox.

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Franklin Elementary School student Elliot Golden conducts the Spokane Symphony through the Overture to “William Tell” during the annual Spokane Symphony’s Fourth Grade Concert Oct. 27, 2016 at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox. Golden was chosen by lottery for the chance to conduct before a nearly full house of area children. Students and teachers from a 100-mile radius, numbering near 6,400, experienced classical music and the theme from “Star Wars” during the two-day, four-session event.

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Paul Raymond performs on a manual typewriter during “The Typewriter” at the annual Spokane Symphony Fourth Grade Concert Oct. 27, 2016, at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox.

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Paul Raymond performs on a manual typewriter during “The Typewriter” at the annual Spokane Symphony Fourth Grade Concert, Oct. 27, 2016, at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox.

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Fourth-grade students like what they hear in the front row while listening to the Spokane Symphony perform “The Typewriter” Oct. 27, 2016, at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox.

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Elementary school students stand and applaud the Spokane Symphony at the conclusion of the annual Fourth Grade Concert, Oct. 27, 2016, at the Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox.

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Students from area schools head for their buses after attending the Spokane Symphony’s Fourth Grade Concert.

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