The Vermont Symphony Orchestra's Fiddlesticks! string trio will present performances at West River Valley schools on May 23.
They'll be at Saxtons River Elementary at 9:30 a.m., Grafton/Athens School at 11 a.m., and Townshend Elementary at 1:30 p.m.
The VSO's SymphonyKids educational outreach programs are funny, friendly, interactive - and performed by top-level musicians. SymphonyKids is one of the most extensive programs of its kind in the country, reaching children of all ages, through in-school presentations, youth concerts, and other initiatives.
Members of Fiddlesticks! are David Gusakov, violin; Hilary Hatch, violin and viola; and Bonnie Klimowski, cello. (They also bring “Godzilla,” the bass fiddle, with them.) Their dynamic performances are designed to introduce children to the most important members of the symphony orchestra and to make some of the key concepts in classical music-making come alive.
In 2012 SymphonyKids reached more than 23,000 schoolchildren with 203 presentations for 170 schools in 136 communities.