An enchanting story will come to life when players from the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra present another installment of the popular Once Upon an Orchestra musical series for small fry at 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM on Saturday, August 21 at McKee Botanical Garden, 350 US Highway 1 in Vero Beach, 32962.
Designed for preschool and kindergarten aged children, the 45-minute outdoor story time will feature two musicians from our string section, Konstantin Dmitrov on the violin and Paul Fleury on the cello.
Daniel Dorff’s “The Three Little Pigs” opens the fun-filled program, telling the familiar story while illustrating musical variations and leitmotifs, using plenty of humor and audience participation to tickle the funny bones of children and adults. The audience even helps the wolf blow the house down! The entire program will be narrated by Space Coast Symphony Orchestra Conductor, Aaron T. Collins and will entertain and educate tots about orchestral instruments in the strings family.
Begun with a grant from Indian River Impact 100, Once Upon an Orchestra programs are free, with regular admission to McKee Botanical Garden.
Space Coast Symphony Orchestra Conductor and Artistic Director, Aaron T. Collins is delighted to present the Once Upon an Orchestra concerts for kids by way of delightful stories. Collins is a past recipient of the Richard A. Stark Award for cultural leadership from the Cultural Council of Indian River County.
“These concerts at McKee Botanical Garden are fun for everybody, said Collins. “I’m not sure who gets a bigger kick out of them, the kids or the musicians!”
For more information about the Space Coast Symphony’s 2021-22 Season, youth programs or the Symphony for Everyone discount ticket program, please visit SpaceCoastSymphony.org or call toll-free (855) 252-7276.
