Children's Concert Series features trumpets Feb. 16

The Musical Journeys Program of the Fredonia School of Music will continue its second season of free concerts designed to appeal to very young children. Selected student ensembles from the Fredonia School of Music will perform four, half-hour Children’s Concerts on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. continuing on Saturday, Feb. 16 in the multi-purpose room of the Chautauqua County Home at 10836 Temple Road in Dunkirk. 

Planned with the help of SUNY Fredonia faculty who are experts in music and education, the concerts are designed to introduce very young audiences (from infants to 6-year-olds) to musical instruments. The child-friendly environment will invite the children to sit on the floor close to the musicians; family members are encouraged to bring blankets or carpet squares to sit on.  Strollers can be parked around the edges of the seating area.

 This venue gives preschool children a great chance to get close to the musicians and the music,  to really participate and experience music intended just for them,” said Sarah Hamilton, associate professor of oboe.

A trumpet ensemble will perform at the Feb. 16 concert. The musicians are Fredonia School of Music students Cliff Beckley of Spencer, Andrew Moreschi of Patchogue, Josh Nightingale of Marcellus, Mary Palmer of Newfane, George Hammel of Wurstboro and Alex Mowrey of Waterville.

“Our goal is to present an active, fun, music event that engages even the youngest children” said Katherine M. Levy, assistant professor of music at the Fredonia School of Music. “Children’s Concerts help our excellent SUNY student musicians learn how young children respond to music at the same time as the young children who attend experience how live music moves and sounds and feels.”

Upcoming Children’s Concerts will feature a Latin jazz ensemble on April 26 at the Dunkirk Free Library. 

The Children’s Concert Series is part of the Musical Journeys Program, a community outreach project offered by the Fredonia School of Music. For more information, persons should go to online at www.fredonia.edu/som/mjp or call 716-673-4628.

• Children’s Concert Series: Trumpet Ensemble. 10:30 am, Saturday, Feb. 16. Concert designed to introduce very young audiences to musical instruments. Chautauqua County Home, 10836 Temple Road, Dunkirk. 716-673-4628. FREE!
• Children’s Concert Series: Latin Jazz Ensemble. 10:30 am, Saturday, Apr. 26. Concert designed to introduce very young audiences to musical instruments. Dunkirk Free Library, 536 Central Avenue, Dunkirk. 716-673-4628. FREE!