Educational Shows
for Adults and Children
for Adults and Children
All educational shows are designed for narrator and musicians. Instrumentation can be changed, increased, and/or decreased depending on your needs.
UNTOLD STORIES
Untold Stories introduces us to the tales of homosexual composers of music, including Hildegard, Lully, Saint-Saëns, Barber, Smyth, Bernstein, Carlos, and Wong Yiu-ming. Some stories will interest and amuse, others show the realistic view of being gay in music over the last 1000 years. This show is approximately 55 minutes of narration, musical performance, and singing. Join us for a thought-provoking, and amusing concert of music you know, alongside stories you don’t: lives hidden by prejudice and legal consequences.
Rated R, but can be cleaned up for younger age groups. Please contact me for more information.
FROM BACH TO BATMAN
A fun history of composers and their quirks including Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Carlos Gardel, Piazzolla, Neal Hefti. This program is suitable for ages 4+ and is about 50 minutes in length, although can be adjusted according to your requirements.
MOZART AND MORE
A sequel to "From Bach to Batman". This program is suitable for ages 4+ and is about 50 minutes in length, although can be adjusted according to your requirements.
AROUND THE WORLD
Around The World introduces the audience to music of different countries. We go West (USA) to East (China), through the USA, Celtic Folk Music, English Countryside, French Impressionism, Germany, Russia, Middle East, China. Approximately 55 minutes in length, and suitable for ages 8+. The show can be adjusted in length if required.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPERA!
"Ooooooooooooooopera" tells the story of any opera, in a condensed form (approximately 55 minutes). List currently being updated, but includes:
Carmen
The Magic Flute
La Traviata
La Bohème
The Barber of Seville
IT'S ∑LECTRIFYING
It’s ∑lectrifying is a concert about the Electric String Quartet. It demonstrates the effects and sounds that the Electric String Quartet can do, and is a fun way to introduce the audience to "classical" instruments, but with a modern feel. Program length can be from 20 to 50 minutes, and is suitable for ages 6+.
A HISTORY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Learn about where the violin came from, why chickens love xylophones, and how to start your own orchestra at home. Bring a cardboard tube, shoe box, string, rubber bands, paper, or anything else you can find. Don’t forget your imagination! Suitable for any age - interactive and fun, this program is approximately 45 minutes, but can be made shorter or longer depending on your requirements.