Presents…
Musical Zoo
Children’s Concert
Featuring:
Carnival of the Animals
Peter and the Wolf
The Teddy Bear Picnic
And Other Animal Favorites!
Instrument ”petting zoo”
Jennifer Garibaldi, Conductor
Sunday, October 5th
1:30 p.m.
At the Bridgewater High School Auditorium
570 Garretson Road, Bridgewater, NJ
Admission Is Free!
For more information call 908-359-3136 or visit www.rvsb.org
This program is made possible, in
part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of
State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and
administered by the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission through
the State/County Partnership Local Arts Program. Supported by the Jointure for
Community Adult Education.
Raritan Valley Symphonic Band Presents
Children’s Concert, Sunday, October 5th
For Immediate Release
CONTACT: Ann Osterdale Rosenblum
(908) 766-1575 or 608-1325
E-mail: annosterdale@yahoo.com
Hillsborough, NJ: The Raritan Valley Symphonic Band, under the direction of Jennifer Garibaldi, will present a free children’s concert on Sunday, October 5 at 1:30 p.m. at Bridgewater High School. The school is located at the intersection of Garretson and Country Club Roads in Bridgewater, New Jersey.
The one-hour concert will be a “Musical Zoo” featuring music inspired by the animal kingdom, capped off by an “instrument petting zoo”, where children will be able to see and touch the instruments in the band, and have their musical questions answered. The program will include Prokofiev’s Peter and The Wolf, with story-teller Larry Plummer, telling the classic musical tale of young Peter and his animal friends; selections from Saint-Säens’ Carnival of the Animals; The Teddy Bear Picnic; and other children’s favorites, all arranged for wind ensemble.
Jennifer Garibaldi, who will lead the concert, is the Band’s Assistant Conductor, and a music educator in the Bernards Township Schools. “For some children, this will be their first exposure to live band music. We want this concert to be educational and fun, by showing children how composers use music to paint pictures with sound and letting the children get a hand’s on feel for the instruments” says Ms. Garibaldi. Several people in the Band recall being inspired to play an instrument after attending their first children’s concert in their early years, and hope that this concert and ‘musical petting zoo’ will do the same for today’s children.
The RVSB is recognized as one of New Jersey’s finest community bands, and is known for always giving its audience “something extra” in each concert. The Band’s conductor, Dr. Berz, is Director of Bands at Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey.
The concert is made possible, in part, by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts and administered by the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission through the State/County Partnership Local Arts Program. The Band is sponsored by the Jointure for Community Adult Education and by contributions from local businesses, corporations, foundations and private citizens. For more information about the concert, becoming a sponsor, to request assistance for those with disabilities, or to inquire about joining the Band, consult the Band’s website at www.rvsb.org or call 908-359-3136.
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