Free Family Concerts: Tunes, Tales & Tricksters
Program
- Richard Strauss, Til Eulenspiegel einmal anders! for violin, bass, clarinet, bassoon & horn
- Carl Nielsen, Serenata en vano for clarinet, bassoon, horn, viola & bass
- Valerie Naranjo/Kakraba Lobi, Lo Ben Doma for solo marimba
- Peter Sculthorpe, Sonata for viola & percussion
- Mark O’Connor, Appalachia Waltz for violin, viola, double bass
- Astor Piazzolla, 1900 from Histoire du Tango for violin & marimba
- Gernot Wolfgang, Uncle Bebop from Three Short Stories for clarinet & bassoon
- Florence Price, Adoration for French horn & ensemble arr. Hans Spencer
Can music tell a tale? A crafty trickster comes to life, a clarinet woos an uninterested maiden, drums share memories from the Australian outback, and a violin sings a lullaby. Join us for a colorful morning of classical music – especially for kids – that transports us into the narrative, bringing the world of our imaginations to life with works by Strauss, Piazzolla, Florence Price, Mark O’Connor, and more.
An “instrument petting zoo” will follow the concert. Kids will be able to handle and play percussion, violin, viola, cello, and double bass as guided by Chameleon’s musicians, and will be encouraged to touch, pluck, bow, and strike.
"A seriously awesome rendering — made manifest the music’s sources: contrapuntal precision, Romantic saturation, iconoclastic audacity, all fervently, gorgeously spun together."
— The Boston Globe