The Windsor Symphony Orchestra String Quartet presents the first Concerts for Kids entitled The Busy Beaver on October 12th
The WSO places great value on creating innovative programs that are fun and encourage high level active listening skills at all ages. The WSO Concerts for Kids Series is designed specifically for concertgoers between ages 4-8. This interactive concert series is conducted and curated by Assistant Conductor Daniel Wiley and Co-hosted by WSO friend Jan Radford. These short 40-minute concerts are the perfect way for families to explore music in an informal and fun environment. Discover the various string instruments in the WSO as we follow Nicholas Oldland's book The Busy Beaver — a story of the busy but careless beaver who gnaws his way through the forest.
Before each concert, Music for Young Children leads craft tables in the Capitol Theatre lobby where every child can create their own instrument from common household materials, such as paper plate tambourines, wax paper kazoos, tissue box guitars, or egg shaker maracas. These crafts are often incorporated into the concert so that children can participate as active performers as well as listeners.
All the Concerts for Kids are designed to provide a safe and comfortable place for exploring new sounds and instruments, moving to different kinds of music, singing of familiar songs, and develop high-level active listening skills. High-level active listening skills are key for students to become great readers and learners – learning how to listen to music, how to tell the difference between instrument sounds, and how pitch is used to communicate in language and music.
Tickets are only $5 per person and can be purchased online at www.windsorsymphony.com or at the door.