NSO Family Concert: Carnival of the Animals
Join the National Symphony Orchestra for a delightful Family Concert featuring Saint-Saëns' Carnival of the Animals as its centerpiece.
- Sun., May 13, 2012
- Concert Hall
- 1 hour
- $15.00 - $18.00
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About
Poetry and narration by Jack Prelutsky
Images by Mary GrandPré
Ready for a puzzling riddle? When does a piano hop like a kangaroo, a violin bray like a donkey, and a cello swim like a swan? In Carnival of the Animals, of course!
Beloved children's author and America's first children's poet laureate Jack Prelutsky takes the stage with the NSO for a musical and lyrical program built around Camille Saint-Saëns' classic Carnival of the Animals. With narrated poetry and an IMAG projected picture parade of the musical suite's 14 fantastic animals as illustrated by Mary GrandPré, this Carnival roars to life before kids' eyes. For age 5 and up.
Come early for the Musical Instrument "Petting Zoo." An hour before each NSO Family Concert, young concertgoers can get up close and hands-on with the instruments they'll see played on the stage--from violins, trumpets, and oboes to trombones and percussion--in the Kennedy Center Atrium. A project of the Women's Committee for the NSO.
Stay after the 3 p.m. concerts for a Kids' Chat. Following the 3 p.m. concert, young audience members can ask questions and hear engaging stories in an up-close-and-personal talk with the concert artists.
Artists
Tito Muñoz, conductor
Lisa Emenheiser, piano
Eileen Cornett, piano
Jennifer Waters, soprano
Sarah Mesko, mezzo-soprano
Jack Prelutsky, narrator
Resources
David and Alice Rubenstein are the Presenting Underwriters of the NSO.
Performances for Young Audiences is made possible by Bank of America.
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The Macy's Foundation and Washington Gas are the proud sponsors of the NSO Family Concerts.
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Additional support for Performances for Young Audiences is provided in part by The Clark Charitable Foundation; the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities; Mr. James V. Kimsey; The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; the Park Foundation, Inc.; the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation; an endowment from the Ryna and Melvin Cohen Family Foundation; the U.S. Department of Education; the Verizon Foundation; and by generous contributors to the Abe Fortas Memorial Fund, and by a major gift to the fund from the late Carolyn E. Agger, widow of Abe Fo
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