Community Concert: The Composer is Dead with New Philharmonia Orchestra

The New Phil (http://www.newphil.org) is doing a Community Concert: Meet the Orchestra event on Sunday, April 7. This isn't a standard Boston Classical Meetup type event but it's a little funky and it's terrific for families and those of you that are young at heart!

Lemony Snicket, author of A Series of Unfortunate Events, wrote a book called The Composer is Dead (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPBDHnlhvSQ) with composer Nathaniel Stookey. Together they created a witty and hilarious symphonic "whodunit?" that is essentially a new (and funny) version of Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra. I have been bribing Maestro Knudsen to program this work since it first came out! While the book itself is geared towards young people, it's like a Pixar movie that is full of jokes that are really for adults.

The narrator is Jake Berger, a local actor who just yesterday finished a successful run at Shakespeare & Company in the Berkshires. He has performed with New Phil before and he is spectacular!

I will be your "host" for the event though I'll be doing it from the stage. Tickets are $10 for students, $13 for seniors, and $15 for adults. They may be purchased in advance or at the door. Seating is general admission. Click here to order tickets online! (https://newphil.secure.force.com/ticket#sections_a03A000000Bl5jjIAB)

So, if you've ever wondered things like "why are the violins really split into 2 sections?" - "Are the woodwinds as sneaky as they sound?" - "Why do trumpets always sound so pompous?" - and other stereotypical, funny orchestral questions, this is your chance to get the answer!

Click here to view an interview with Snicket & Stookey (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPBDHnlhvSQ)!

If you have any questions, send me a message!