New Haven, CT (December 13, 2013): Explore the world of music with the New Haven Symphony Orchestra’s Family Concert series! NHSO Family Concerts provide a lively introduction to the instruments of the orchestra through 60-minute interactive programs designed just for children and families.
Tickets are on sale now at www.NewHavenSymphony.org – adult tickets are $15 and include one free child’s ticket (each additional child ticket is $5).
The Family Concert series begins in January, when the NHSO Woodwind Quintet introduces children to their instruments with Sergei Prokofiev’s timeless classic Peter and the Wolf. Hosted and narrated by Yale’s Tom Duffy, this afternoon concert will delight children of all ages. Other selections include a musical telling of the famous story Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel, set to music by Mr. Duffy, and a special swingin’ version of Edvard Grieg’s In The Hall of the Mountain King. Saturday, January 11 at 2:00pm at Davis Street School, and Sunday, January 12 at 2:00pm at Shelton Intermediate School.
Continuing in February, the NHSO Jazz Quartet and renowned Connecticut storyteller Tom Lee bring Tales and Tunes to life in a charming family program. With rhythm as the focus of an interactive concert, all can join in on the telling of pattern stories and the singing of familiar songs. This enchanting event promises to engage the whole family in the wonderful world of musical stories with foot-stomping tunes from your NHSO! Saturday, February 8 at 2:00pm at Davis Street School, and Sunday, February 9 at 2:00pm at Shelton Intermediate School.
Finally, the Family series concludes in March, as the violin, viola, and cello introduce you to the string family with a Simply Strings program that explores the wonderful world of chamber music. Learn how the instruments work together – hands, body, and feet! Through excerpts of many classical pieces, everyone will see and hear how the NHSO String Trio makes music together as a team! Saturday, March 1 at 2:00pm at Davis Street School, and Sunday, March 2 at 2:00 at Shelton Intermediate School.
Starting at 1:30pm before each concert, the NHSO will offer an Instrument Discovery Zone where children can tap, tickle, and toot real orchestral instruments before the 2:00 pm performance. Following the concert, families are invited to stay for an afternoon snack and meet the performers.
Come to all three Family Concerts and, through the Symphony’s Passport to Music program, your child will win a prize!
Supported, in part, through the generosity of the City of New Haven Mayor’s Community Arts Grant Program, Valley Community Foundation, and Yale-New Haven Hospital. With additional support from Season Media Sponsor New Haven Register.
