Free Family Concerts: Music, Magic & The Natural World
When & Where
- Saturday, June 4, 2022, 11 AM
Hyde Park Branch Library, 35 Harvard Avenue
Ticket Sales Closed
Tickets for this concert are no longer on sale.
Program
- Antonin Dvorak, Nature Lies Peaceful from “Cypresses” for string quartet
- Ivan Trevino, Wildlings for percussion duo
- Elinor Armer, selections from API Bees for violin, viola & percussion
- William Grant Still, The Jovial One from Lyric Quartette
- Somei Satoh, Birds in Warped Time II for violin & vibraphone
- Sapo Perapaskero/Hans Spencer, Turceasca for string quartet & percussion
- Mark O’Connor, Appalachia Waltz for solo cello
- Daniel Bernard Roumain, Klap UR Handz from String Quartet No. 5 “Rosa Parks”
Where does music come from? Composers are inspired by many sources – from the rolling hills of Appalachia to a city bus in Alabama and the birds and bees flying around us every day. Join us for a colorful, creative morning of classical music – especially for kids – exploring the intersection of imagination and the world around us, with works by Dvorak, William Grant Still, Somei Satoh, and Daniel Roumain, and more.
Instrument Petting Zoo
An instrument “petting zoo” will follow the performance in the library’s beautiful outdoor garden. Kids will be able handle and play orchestral instruments as guided by the musicians, and will be encouraged to touch, pluck, bow, and strike.
"joy and learning went hand-in-hand"
— The Boston Globe
