{"id":475,"date":"2017-01-02T17:09:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-02T22:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greensborosymphony.org\/rehearsal\/?page_id=475"},"modified":"2018-12-06T12:18:28","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T17:18:28","slug":"orkidstra","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/greensborosymphony.org\/rehearsal\/education\/orkidstra\/","title":{"rendered":"OrKIDStra!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Greensboro Symphony OrKIDStra series combines music and literacy. Children\u2019s books are brought to life through performances by the Greensboro Symphony Percussion Ensemble, larger-than-life illustrations, and sing-a-longs in highly engaging performances led by acclaimed storyteller Logie Meachum.<\/p>\n

Over the past five years, thousands of four-year-olds from Guilford Child Development\u2019s Head Start program have enjoyed performances in the UNCG Recital Hall. Many parents have been able to attend with their children. Copies of the featured titles have been donated to the Guilford Child Development centers so that all children may have books to read at home with their families.<\/p>\n

The OrKIDStra program expanded in the 2017-2018 season to also include visits by GSO musicians to Guilford Child Development Head Start centers. In 2018-19, classes will expand to Davidson and Alamance Counties.<\/p>\n

By 2020, the Orkidstra program of classes and concerts will be active in five counties: Guilford, Alamance, Rockingham, Randolph, and Davidson.<\/p>\n

Past concert themes for this series have included:<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2018: Pete the Cat’s Train Trip<\/em> by James Dean<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2017:<\/span> Caps for Sale by <\/em>Esphyr Slobodkina
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2016:<\/span> Abiyoyo<\/em> by Pete Seeger
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2015:<\/span> Chicka Chicka Boom Boom<\/em> by Bill Martin Jr. &\u00a0John Archambault
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2014:<\/span> The Tale of Peter Rabbit<\/em> by Beatrix Potter
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2013:<\/span> A Million Chameleons<\/em> by James Young
\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 2012:<\/span> Freckles and the Great Beach Rescue<\/em> by Ellen Bryant Lloyd<\/div>\n
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Since 2014, Orkidstra concerts have also been performed in venues across the community, including the Greensboro Science Center, the Greensboro Children’s Museum, and the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro. In these cases, OrKIDStra concerts are free with paid admission to the facility.<\/div>\n
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