Annual Benefit Concerts

Community Ticket Program

Education & Family Concerts

Chameleons in the Community

FREE FAMILY CONCERT
The Sounds of Song and Dance

Saturday, June 1, 2013, 2 PM
Weld Hall at Hyde Park Branch Library
35 Harvard Avenue, Hyde Park, MA 02136

Free admission, no tickets necessary
Free parking
Stroller accessible, and appropriate for all ages!

Program:
Sing, swirl, tango, and twirl... Whether you like to find the beat or break into song, music makes your spirits soar! So kick up your heels and join us for an afternoon of classical chamber music inspired by songs and dances from around the world.

Instrument Petting Zoo:
An instrument “Petting Zoo” and demonstration will follow the performance. Children will be able handle and play orchestral instruments as guided by members of Chameleon, and will be encouraged to touch, blow, pluck, bow, and strike.

Musical selections to include:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Divertimento in E-Flat Major, for string trio
Joseph Canteloube, Rustiques for oboe, clarinet & bassoon
David Lang, Anvil Chorus for solo percussion
Karel Husa, Evocations of Slovakia for clarinet, viola & cello
Alfonso Fuentes, Mejunje Del Fagobongo for bassoon & percussion
Bright Sheng, The Stream Flows for solo violin
Mark O’Connor, Emily’s Reel for string trio
Hans Spencer, Urban Pastorale for chamber ensemble & kids – world premiere

About Chameleon's Education Program:
Our programs are designed to actively connect music with our world, our lives and our emotions, rather than simply introducing kids to Mozart, Beethoven and the classical historical context. We challenge them to find something personal in the music - how it makes them feel - rather than simply tell them how or when it was written - and connect them to the process of creating and enjoying music.

The interactive performances include four (one public and three school) hour-long concerts along with instrument demonstrations along with a series of in-class workshops for Boston Public School students in grades 3-5.