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Contact: Meg Whalen, Director of Public Relations FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CSO Announces 2011-2012 Lollipops Series The Charlotte Symphony (CSO) announces its 2011-2012 Lollipops concerts series, a set of four family concerts that celebrate stories, humor, and the wonders of a live orchestra. Performed on Saturday mornings, each hour-long concert is preceded by a pre-concert festival, which invites children to explore music in hands-on activities such as a lively drum circle and The Symphony Guild of Charlotte’s “Musical Petting Zoo.” The series opens on September 24 with The Story of Babar, Jean de Brunhoff’s popular children’s book, with music by Francis Poulenc. The Phantom of the Lollipop (October 29) will send silly shivers down kids’ spines on Halloween weekend. The final concerts, A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (February 11) and Peter and the Wolf (May 5), introduce young audiences to the instruments of the orchestra in well-loved classics presented with a new twist. The 2011-2012 Lollipops season will be led by CSO Associate Conductor Jacomo Rafael Bairos, who came to the Charlotte Symphony in September 2010 as Assistant Conductor and led Lollipops family concerts, education programs, and occasional special and run-out concerts in the 2010-2011 season. Special guests include Michael Boudewyns (seen last season in Green Eggs and Ham), Drew Allison’s Grey Seals Puppets, and PROJECT Trio. A full season description is below. Subscriptions to all four concerts are on sale starting at $40. For more information, call 704-972-2000 or visit the Charlotte Symphony website at www.charlottesymphony.org. ### About the Charlotte Symphony Charlotte Symphony Lollipops Family Concerts 2011-2012 Concerts begin at 11 a.m. Preconcert festivals at 10 a.m. Call 704-972-2000 or visit www.charlottesymphony.org for tickets or information. The Story of Babar Pack your trunks! You’re invited to Babar’s coronation! Join the Charlotte Symphony, Babar, Arthur, Celeste, the Old Lady, and all their jungle friends as Babar makes his rise from rags to riches in Jean de Brunhoff’s popular children’s story, eloquently set to music by Francis Poulenc. Long live King Babar! Also featuring the delightful “Toy Symphony.” The Phantom of the Lollipop Join crazy professor Dr. Frankenstein on a musical adventure as he attempts to create his masterpiece, the Great Phantom! Drew Allison and his Grey Seal Puppets return to the Belk Theater to help celebrate Halloween with the Charlotte Symphony. Don’t forget to come in your favorite Halloween costume! A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra Does a bassoon sound like a baboon? Can a trombone moan or a kettledrum hum? Introduce children to the instruments of the orchestra through Benjamin Britten’s classic, A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, then hear those instruments strut their stuff as they twist and shout to the tunes of The Beatles. Peter and the Wolf |
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