Palace Study Hall - EDUCATION SERIES

Thursday, October 18, 2007, 10:30 AM

Tickets: $8.25

(The Field Trip Coordinator attends free.)

Funding support provided by:

The Bank of America Foundation

and Target Stores

The rhythm of music has as its source the rhythms found in nature. Each of us has our own internal clock - beating away and keeping a steady beat - the human heart. From the earliest prehistoric man beating his homemade drum, to the most elegant ballet dancer, the sense of steady beat is innate and derived from the regular beating of the heart, the pulse, and breathing.

This program explores the connections between the rhythms of nature and concepts of beat, tempo, and meter in music. We will look at keeping time in music and explore calendars, clocks and time keeping methods through the centuries. Leif Bjaland and the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra will be joined by dancers from CT Dance Theatre and Brass City Ballet to explore the rhythmic aspects of dance music.

The program includes works by Tchaikovsky, Strauss, Bernstein, Rossini and Duke Ellington.

A DVD multi-media educational study guide will be provided.

Best for grades 3-7.

Curricular Integration: Science, Mathematics, History

To book your student field trip to this event:
Contact Robyn Colossa at the Palace Theater: 203-755-8483 ext. 134