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:

I still credit Dr. Noize as being one of the foundational experiences in my musical journey… Truly your program changes lives! Who knows what I’d be majoring in at Vanderbilt if not for Phineas McBoof!  I’m majoring in percussion performance with a minor in business, focusing on arts administration and sustainability… Whoo boy that’s a mouthful!

Eric Whitmer

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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.

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Upcoming Events

Date City Venue
Thursday 09/25/25 - Sunday 09/28/25 Los Angeles, CA Children’s Music Network Conference
Doctor Noize is an elected Board Member of the Children’s Music Network and will be attending and performing at the annual conference!
Tuesday 11/04/25 Lone Tree, CO, CO Lone Tree Arts Center
Time: 10:00am. Hometown Record Release Party Show #1 at the Doc’s beloved premiere hometown concert venue to celebrate the release of his retrospective album “Positive Energy! (The Music Of Doctor Noize)”
Tuesday 11/04/25 Lone Tree, CO, CO Lone Tree Arts Center
Time: 11:30am. Hometown Record Release Party Show #2 at the Doc’s beloved premiere hometown concert venue to celebrate the release of his retrospective album “Positive Energy! (The Music Of Doctor Noize)”
Monday 01/19/26 Lone Tree, CO Reach Studios
On Martin Luther King Day, Doctor Noize releases the first Single & Video “Diversity” from his upcoming retrospective album “Positive Energy! (The Music Of Doctor Noize)” — a collaboration with the voices and perspectives of a few of his favorite solo artists in family music.
Friday 02/20/26 Lone Tree, CO Reach Studios
The release date of Doctor Noize’s retrospective album “Positive Energy! (The Music of Doctor Noize)!” A celebration of his diverse career and impact in family music and education, it includes two favorites from each Doctor Noize album, plus new tracks exclusive to this album with an acclaimed array of luminaries!
Friday 03/20/26 Lone Tree, CO Reach Studios
For National Disability Awareness Month, Doctor Noize releases his second new Single & Video from his “Positive Energy! (The Music Of Doctor Noize)” album. “Some People See, But I Don’t” features his the Doc’s wife Janette Cullinan, the voice of Backbone The Octopus on the Doctor Noize recordings, who is also a blind former executive of a Fortune 5 American company, along with a chorus of other impressive American leaders with disabilities.
Wednesday 04/22/26 Lone Tree, CO Reach Studios
On Earth Day for Environmental Awareness Month, Doctor Noize releases his sustainability Single & Video “Funk The Planet” — the third single from his new album “Positive Energy! (The Music Of Doctor Noize).” He wrote and performed the song with his all-star side band Konshens & The Earth Band, featuring frontman extraordinaire Konshens The MC from DC, multi-Grammy winner & UN Goodwill Ambassador Ricky Kej, and multi-Grammy-winning producer extraordinaire Lonnie Park.

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