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and prices. Prices valid from 7/1/09-6/30/10.
Bring some of Massachusetts' most talented teaching musicians
to your school! Choose from our roster of music, winds, brass,
opera, oratorio, jazz, gospel, and world music programs.
Opera Boston
Story Telling through Song with Opera Boston
From its origins in Italy in 1600 through today's Broadway hits such as Wicked and West Side Story, opera has delighted audiences with its unique fusion of music, text, theater and visual art. This rich interdisciplinary art form offers students multiple points of entry and engagement, including story creation, communication though song (rhythmic language), and the creation of visual arts through scenery, props and costumes.
The Telephone: A Comic Opera in One Act, by Gian Carlo Menotti
Today, cell phones are everywhere, but does this easy form of communication really allow us to better connect with one another? Ben desperately wants to talk with Lucy and ask her to marry him. But each time the critical moment arrives, she interrupts him to answer the phone. Using persistence and some creative problem solving, Ben finally succeeds in getting Lucy's attention to ask this very important question! This engaging theatrical program features a complete performance of "The Telephone" plus a lively interactive introduction to the elements of opera and musical theater. (three artists and stage manager)
Performance Time: 50-60 minutes
Grade Levels: 3-8
Audience Limit: 300
Single: $740 Double: $1,184
Travel Fee: based on mileage
*Add $50 for each additional location.
Little Red Riding Hood: An Updated Classic in One Act
The classic tale of Little Red, Mother, Grandmother and the Wolf sparkles with energy and humor in this updated musical version by composer Seymour Barab. In this popular program, Little Red and Grandmother join forces to outwit the Wolf and send him packing! Besides the story, children will learn important lessons about the value of listening to parents, not talking to strangers and eating healthy food. This interactive program, featuring a complete performance of the classic story with imaginative sets and costumes, provides an engaging introduction to the elements of opera and musical theater. (four artists and stage manager)
Performance Time: 50-60 minutes
Grade Levels: Pre-K - 4
Audience Limit: 300
Single: $840, Double:$1,344
Travel Fee: based on mileage
*Add $50 for each additional location.
Add a Student Workshop
Opera's unique joining of words and music creates a powerful form of storytelling that has been popular for over 400 years. In this program students participate in both scripted and improvisatory activitiesthat explore the elements of opera. For grades 6-8, the session culminates with rehearsing, performing and critiquing a short skit or scene adapted from an opera or musical. Grades 3-5 will rehearse, perform and critique a musical version of a well-known folk tale.
Participants: 50
Grade Levels: 3-8
Price: $250 per workshop (includes two artists)*
*Additional fee of $125 if school cannot provide a pianist
Massachusetts Curriculum Links
English Language Arts
Foreign Languages
Multicultural Studies
Music
Theater
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Sandy Kiefer
Talking Cello
Up close and personal! Story telling and sound effects demonstrate what a cello can do. The one performer-one classroom approach gives kids a hands-on look at music making. Cellist, Sandy Kiefer, demonstrates how music and words connect by telling a story using special sound effects of the cello. The words of the story are then eliminated and only the sound effects remain, allowing children to trace the story by listening. Next, students write their own story as a group, which Sandy performs on the cello. During this interactive program, students use finger math, writing, and drawing skills. Follow up worksheets are left with each class. Sandy Kiefer, educator and cellist, is currently the Suzuki cello teacher at Longy School of Music and professor of music at the University of Rhode Island. She designed this engaging program specifically for younger students.
Grade Levels: preK-3
Performance Time: 30 min. (preK-2); 40 min. (2-3)
Audience Limit: 30 (preK-2); 75 (2-3)
Audience up to 30: Single: $215 Double: $345 Triple: $450 Quad: $535
Audience up to 75: Single: $350 Double: $560 Triple: $735 Quad: $875
Travel Fee: based on mileage
Massachusetts Curriculum Links
English Language Arts
Music
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Deraldo Ferreira & the Afro Brazilian Ensemble
This lively show highlights three principal elements of Brazilian culture: music, martial arts and dance. The rhythms played throughout the show are steeped in traditions of the past, brought into the present through soulful interpretation. The performers, drawing upon a lifetime of experience and practice, vibrantly demonstrate forms of capoeira, maculele, samba and their origins. Their movements are smooth, seemingly effortless and highly acrobatic. The performance weaves all these elements together with a sense of humor and play, making the show accessible and fun.
Grade Levels: preK-12
Performance Time: 45 minutes
Audience Limit: 300
Single: $800 Double: $1,280* Triple: $1,680* Quad: $1,995*
*One location only
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