My daughter is now 6 1/2 and ready to move on from the excellent programs that Little Orchestra Society offers for kids (see my posts of March 12, 2017 and Nov.13, 2016). It's now time for Meet the Music, presented by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and my daughter loved yesterday's "Four Harmonious Friends for Narrator and Ensemble," written by Bruce Adolphe and performed by him on piano, Kaoru Wantanabe on flute, Mike Block on cello, Steve Wilson on bass trombone and Shane Shanahan on percussion.
This mixture of instruments from various cultures represented different animals and their adventures together around a tree, which each of them claimed as their own. The concert part itself was proceeded by a brief but useful talk and demonstration from each performer about the history of their instruments and followed by questions from the audience.
I didn't think the music of the concert part was that beautiful but my daughter loved it. It was a step up from charming goofiness of LOS kids and was advertised as for children six and older, as opposed to the 3-10 of LOS. My daughter appreciated the combination of the serious and humorous and the introduction to various instruments from around the world. The whole performance lasted about an hour in comfortable Alice Tully Hall and the prices were reasonable ($10-$30).
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