A Rabbit, Live Music, and a Reading
The Velveteen Rabbit
IT’S ONE THING to give your kids music lessons. It’s another thing to let them see, listen to, and talk to real musicians. And what better way than to combine it with a live reading by a professional actor?
So make plans to bring your children and grandchildren and come share the magic of live classical music by Chamber Music Charleston accompanying The Velveteen Rabbit.
When: Saturday, October 17 at 1:00 P.M.
Where: Circular Congregational Church
150 Meeting Street in downtown Charleston
The 45-minute program—the first in this year’s Classical Kids Series—will open with an introduction about the instruments (violin, viola, cello, bass, clarinet, bassoon, and horn) followed by familiar children songs arranged for chamber ensemble.
Musicians by Nastya Kuznetsova
Then film, television, and stage actress Chris Weatherhead from Actors’ Theatre of South Carolina will read The Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams’ classic story of a stuffed rabbit and his quest to become real through the love of his owner.
Chamber Music of Charleston musicians will accompany Chris as illustrations from the book are projected on screen for everyone to see. And don’t miss the cookie and punch reception afterwards, where you and your kids can meet Chris and the musicians.
Classical Kids Series is the creation of Sandra Nikolajevs, founder of Charleston Chamber Music. Sandra is a passionate musician and a wonderful teacher who is genuinely interested in promoting classical music education in the Charleston region. (She and six other members of Chamber Music Charleston will also be performing an unusual Beethoven piece the next day in Circular Congregational Church—more about that in an upcoming post.)
To learn more about the rest of this year’s events by the Classical Kids Series,
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