Composer, teacher and performer Doctor Noize teams up with orchestras large and small to interactively inspire kids and newcomers to explore the worlds of classical music and the symphony in the hippest, most inclusive way imaginable.

 
The symphony concerts we performed with Doctor Noize were spectacular! I have never seen kids respond with so much enthusiasm to a classical music concert. He’s fun, funny and irreverent. His gift for inspiring kids is unparalleled.

Award-winning composer, teacher and performer Doctor Noize graduated with Distinction and Honors studying classical music at Stanford, but don’t let that fool you — his Symphony Shows are crazy, interactive fun.  Audiences sing, dance and connect with the orchestra, and leave wanting to explore more. Two programs are offered:  Phineas McBoof Crashes the Symphony, from the acclaimed musical recording of the same name, and Doctor Noize Goes Bananas!, taking kids on a tour of music history to decide that the future of orchestral music is gonna be a wild ride.

But... are these shows are impactful beyond the spectacle?  Pictured is Eric Whitmer, chosen from 1,000 kids at a Doctor Noize Symphony Show in Chico, CA to come onstage and learn to conduct the orchestra on the spot.  Eight years later, Eric contacted Doctor Noize.  He said he had learning differences, and decided, on that day, he would go to a top college and join an orchestra.  Eric graduated from a Top 15 academic school and became the timpanist in the very orchestra Doctor Noize brought him up to conduct as a kid:

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Orchestral music is the most adventurous and colorful music in the world.  Kids and newcomers are the most adventurous and colorful audience in the world, because their minds are not yet made up.  As young fine arts audiences in the digital age are increasingly elusive, it’s imperative that those of us who want to preserve the art form we love design and perform symphony shows that specifically appeal to new audiences.

Doctor Noize
Upcoming Events

Date City Venue
Tuesday 06/11/24 Basalt, CO Basalt Regional Library
Time: 1:00pm. Unplugged Songwriting Workshop! Doctor Noize will perform the song he writes with kids at this afternoon at the Unplugged Show in town that very evening — and the kids who wrote the song with him will be invited to perform it with him onstage at the concert!
Tuesday 06/11/24 Basalt, CO Basalt Regional Library
Time: 5:00pm. Unplugged Show! During his set, Doctor Noize will perform the song he wrote with kids that afternoon at the Unplugged Songwriting Workshop in town — and the kids who wrote the song with him will be invited to perform it with him onstage!
Tuesday 06/18/24 Lusk, WY Niobrara County Library
Time: 1:00pm. One of the Doc’s favorite audiences and communities to return to, down the street from the world’s best pizza place!
Thursday 06/20/24 Weston County, WY Weston County Library System
Time: 10:00am. Doctor Noize plays an Unplugged Show in Weston County at a location TBA.
Thursday 06/20/24 Weston County, WY Weston County Library System
Time: 2:00pm. Doctor Noize plays an Unplugged Show in Weston County at a location TBA.
Thursday 06/27/24 Fort Collins, CO Lincoln Center
Time TBA. Doc rocks the Lincoln Center again! A great venue he’s played several times. See you there!
Friday 07/19/24 Palo Alto, CA Magical Bridge Foundation Summer Concert Series
Time TBA. The Doc returns to the Magical Bridge in his old home stomping grounds! A great place for a concert and a great concert series he’s played before.
Monday 08/12/24 WY Wyoming Tour Venues
Weeklong Wyoming Tour! 15 Shows!!! Details TBA.
Monday 08/12/24 WY Wyoming Tour Venues
Weeklong Wyoming Tour! 15 Shows!!! Details TBA.
Monday 08/12/24 WY Wyoming Tour Venues
Weeklong Wyoming Tour! 15 Shows!!! Details TBA.
Tuesday 08/13/24 WY Wyoming Tour Venues
Weeklong Wyoming Tour! 15 Shows!!! Details TBA.
Tuesday 08/13/24 WY Wyoming Tour Venues
Weeklong Wyoming Tour! 15 Shows!!! Details TBA.
Tuesday 08/13/24 WY Wyoming Tour Venues
Weeklong Wyoming Tour! 15 Shows!!! Details TBA.
Wednesday 08/14/24 WY Wyoming Tour Venues
Weeklong Wyoming Tour! 15 Shows!!! Details TBA.
Wednesday 08/14/24 WY Wyoming Tour Venues
Weeklong Wyoming Tour! 15 Shows!!! Details TBA.
Wednesday 08/14/24 WY Wyoming Tour Venues
Weeklong Wyoming Tour! 15 Shows!!! Details TBA.
Thursday 08/15/24 WY Wyoming Tour Venues
Weeklong Wyoming Tour! 15 Shows!!! Details TBA.
Thursday 08/15/24 WY Wyoming Tour Venues
Weeklong Wyoming Tour! 15 Shows!!! Details TBA.
Thursday 08/15/24 WY Wyoming Tour Venues
Weeklong Wyoming Tour! 15 Shows!!! Details TBA.
Friday 08/16/24 WY Wyoming Tour Venues
Weeklong Wyoming Tour! 15 Shows!!! Details TBA.
Friday 08/16/24 WY Wyoming Tour Venues
Weeklong Wyoming Tour! 15 Shows!!! Details TBA.
Friday 08/16/24 WY Wyoming Tour Venues
Weeklong Wyoming Tour! 15 Shows!!! Details TBA.
Tuesday 08/20/24 Arapahoe County, CO Arapahoe Libraries
Time: 4:00pm. A full Doctor Noize Live! Virtual Show for the entire Arapahoe Library system. Please note this is *not* an in-person show — it will be streamed live to Library patrons! More TBA!
Wednesday 10/02/24 - Friday 10/04/24 Steamboat Springs, CO Strings Music Pavilion
Doctor Noize will be the Artist In Residence at Strings Music Festival for the second year in a row! He’ll compose and produce songs with kids, and play shows that include those songs.
Friday 10/04/24 Steamboat Springs, CO Strings Music Pavilion
Time: 7:00pm. Doctor Noize returns to the main stage of one of his favorite venues in the world to perform an “I’m Listening” duo show with his friend and 5-time Grammy nominee Justin Roberts. A video of a brand new single by the two artists will be partially filmed at the concert. Don’t miss this unforgettable show.
Wednesday 11/06/24 - Friday 11/08/24 Steamboat Springs, CO Strings Music Pavilion
Doctor Noize returns to Strings and Steamboat for the second stay of his 2024 residency as Artist In Residence at Strings Musical Festival. He’ll complete production of a brand new song written with student musicians in Steamboat!
Saturday 12/28/24 - Wednesday 01/01/25 Charleston, SC Renaissance Weekend
The Doc returns to Renaissance Weekend to present, perform, talk and learn.
Saturday 04/05/25 Parker, CO Schoolhouse Theatre At Mainstreet
Time: 10:00am. The Doc returns to the Schoolhouse Theatre in a concert sponsored by the PACE Center.

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