Doors: 10:00 AM
Concert: 10:30 AM
Artists:
Kalena Bovell, conductor
Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson, soprano
Janae Burris, narrator
What do you get when you mix a boy, a duck, a cat, a wolf — and an orchestra? You get Peter and the Wolf, Prokofiev’s beloved symphonic fairytale that uses the playful story of a wolf on the prowl to introduce young listeners to the instruments of the orchestra. The 2023 Festival Family Concert, conducted by Kalena Bovell and featuring vocals by Jennifer Bird-Arvidsson, also includes an upbeat suite from Bizet’s Carmen, Eric Whitacre’s musical setting of the children’s classic Goodnight Moon, and Samuel Coleridge-Taylor’s festive overture celebrating his African culture, Danse Nègre.
Program:
Georges Bizet, Carmen Suite No. 1 for orchestra
Eric Whitacre, Goodnight Moon (2011)
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, “Danse Nègre” from African Suite, Op. 35, No. 4
Sergei Prokofiev, Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67
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