At a previous Children's Concert, music student Heather MacLean of Delray Beach, FL (left) holds her bassoon while Jeremy Bohn of Dunkirk takes a closer look. |
The Musical Journeys Program of the Fredonia School of Music will continue its third season of free concerts designed to appeal to very young children. Selected student ensembles from the Fredonia School of Music will perform half-hour Children’s Concerts on four Saturday mornings at 10:30 a.m. continuing on Saturday, Nov. 15 in the Dunkirk Free Library,
535 Central Avenue in
Dunkirk.
Planned with the help of SUNY Fredonia faculty who are experts in music and education, the concerts are designed to introduce very young audiences (from infants to 6-year-olds) to musical instruments. The child-friendly environment will invite the children to sit on the floor close to the musicians; family members are encouraged to bring blankets or carpet squares to sit on. Strollers can be parked around the edges of the seating area.
“This venue gives preschool children a great chance to get close to the musicians and the music; to really participate and experience music intended just for them,” said Sarah Hamilton, associate professor of oboe.
A female vocal ensemble will perform at the Nov. 15 concert. The musicians are Fredonia School of Music students Ciara Oneill-Mendoza of Vestal, Ashley Moran of Medford, Kristyn Christman-McCarty of Liverpool, Charlea Grieco of Pine Bush, Marissa Greenwald of Williamsville, and Kateri Gormley of Bloomingburg.
“Our goal is to present an active, fun, music event that engages even the youngest children” said Katherine M. Levy, associate professor of music at the Fredonia School of Music. “Children’s Concerts help our excellent SUNY student musicians learn how young children respond to music at the same time as the young children who attend experience how live music moves and sounds and feels.”
Upcoming Children’s Concerts will be held on Feb. 29, 2009 at the Darwin R. Barker Library in Fredonia; and Apr. 25, 2009 at the Dunkirk Free Library.
The Children’s Concert Series is part of the Musical Journeys Program, a community outreach project offered by the Fredonia School of Music. More information is available at www.fredonia.edu/som/mjp or call 716-673-4628.
