Tom Brady appearing in GQ’s annual “Men of the Year’’ issue Nov 17, 2009
Around town Actor Stephen Lang, who appears in The Men Who Stare at Goats and the upcoming Avatar, was in Boston over the weekend, joining the Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra to narrate Prokofiev s Peter and the Wolf. B.J. Novak of The Office kicked back at Noir the other night. (Boston Globe)
Event picks for kids this week Nov 12, 2009
PETER AND THE WOLF Prokofiev's music is in the capable and young hands (ages 11-18) of the Boston Youth Symphony under the direction of Federico Cortese. Free activities from 10:30-11:30 a.m. include a puppet-making workshop, instrument playground, storytelling, and instrument demonstrations by members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. (Boston Globe)
Turnbull early scratching Nov 4, 2009
Prokofiev emerged as the top composer, with three scores in the top 10: two from Peter and the Wolf plus his work for the ballet Romeo and Juliet. Tchaikovskys The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Rimsky-Korsakovs Flight of the Bumblebee, Pachelbels Canon and two pieces from the Disney animated film Fantasia, including Dukass The Sorcerers Apprentice, were also in the top 10 proof that music from popular storylines rules the nursery. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
• Playing, singing a new tune Oct 25, 2009
" Nankervis said he was drawn to the basoon when his fourth-grade Mendenhall River Community School teacher played a track of "Peter and the Wolf. " "I thought, the coolest instrument that I've ever heard before in my life was definitely whatever played the grandpa in 'Peter and the Wolf,'" he said. Like Nankervis, sophomore tuba player Alan Young shows a love for the variety of sounds his instrument can make. "It's a different instrument, and not a lot of people play it," Young said. "I like... (Juneau Empire)
* CD Reviews: Taiwan Oct 18, 2009
The track Peter and the Wolf, for example, tries to mix bubblegum pop and Talking Heads, and ends up becoming utterly schizophrenic. One gets the feeling that the band wants to be taken seriously, and that this trying too hard has made them slightly unhinged. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
WCFSO kicks off 80th anniversary season with innovative programming Sep 21, 2009
"A Boy, a Wolf and a Giant Jam Sandwich" will be presented Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. The concert features Prokofiev's classic story of Peter and the Wolf, along with Philip Wharton's composition based on the popular children's book, "The Giant Jam Sandwich.". The symphony's instrument petting zoo will be in the lobby before the concert. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Learning to merge arts with academics (1) Aug 19, 2009
Demarest said teachers have already thought up such plans as: using music to support poetry, as a daily listening exercise, to show variances in tempo for reading comprehension, and to understand character development; for example, in the orchestral narrative Peter and the Wolf different characters have different musical tempos. The free program also helps during a tough economic time when arts programs in schools statewide are struggling to be financially solvent. (Sebastopol Sonoma West Publishing, CA)
• With season of free concerts, Sun Valley marks symphony's quarter-century Jul 31, 2009
The symphony brings back the family concert at 11:45 a.m. Aug. 15 with opera singer Deborah Voigt narrating Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf.". And the season finale on Aug. 18 will feature Beethoven's revered Symphony No. 9 as the Utah Symphony Chorus and four soloists sing "Ode to Joy.". (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Events calendar Jul 24, 2009
Deborah Voigt narrates Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf." Free admission. or 622-5607. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Theatre group shows Gunn Memorial Library Fairytales come to life Jul 1, 2009
When asked what their favorite fairytales were growing up Holbrook smiled and answered, "Peter and the Wolf.". "It is a really really fun story and reading is so important to our society," he said. (Yanceyville Caswell Messenger, NC)
Best feet forward May 28, 2009
The troupe will bust barriers with Donizetti's ''La Favorita,'' Prokofiev's ''Peter and the Wolf,'' and ''Ben's Trumpet,'' which is based on Rachel Isadora's book. May 29-June 7. (Boston Globe)
More of this story» May 15, 2009
If a truck drives through your living room on Christmas morning 1972 to the accompaniment of "Peter and the Wolf," you might be destined to become a fulltime storyteller, as Willy Claflin did 25 years ago in 1984. He had just clipped on his lucky rabbit's foot from his stocking and settled down to read "A Zen Monk's Life," a gift from his wife because of his interest in world religions, when his front room exploded, even though they lived on a straightaway, not at a corner. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Kids fiddle around in Lacomb May 6, 2009
The students applaud Thibodeaux s original composition, a New Orleans-style takeoff on Peter and the Wolf. Next it s time for them to practice their own sawing techniques. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
WCFSO continues 'Expect the Unexpected' into 2009-10 May 3, 2009
The family concert, "A Boy, a Wolf and a Giant Jam Sandwich" will be presented Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. The concert features Prokofiev's classic story of Peter and the Wolf along with Philip Wharton's composition based on the popular children's book, "The Giant Jam Sandwich. " The symphony's instrument petting zoo will be in the lobby before the concert. "Not Your Mother's Mahler" is the Nov. 14 classical concert, showcasing Mahler's Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp in an educationally engaging, participatory... (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Click here to read more. May 1, 2009
He'd watched his first puppet show, "Peter and the Wolf," rapt and cross-legged on the floor of his elementary school's lunchroom. Now a teenager, he was pulling the strings. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
'State of Play' chases juicy story and lionizes print reporters Apr 17, 2009
The overall lack of subtlety is a riot - there's even a cautionary production of "Peter and the Wolf" happening in the background during one journalist-politician showdown at a Beltway gala. Still, it's a pleasure watching this cast make the most of the material - Harry J. Lennix as a detective (and incidental ringer for Barack Obama); a hilarious Jason Bateman as a druggy, cheeseball publicist; Jeff Daniels sneering on the Hill; Viola Davis in the coroner's office; David Harbour as an... (Boston Globe)
They went to Jared Apr 11, 2009
The young students at Boston Ballet's Norwell studio do all of this, and you can see the fruits of their labor when they perform "Peter and the Wolf." Prokofiev's music will be accompanied by more than 40 young dancers, 7-16, who will leap and pique turn to choreography by Boston Ballet soloist and Norwell studio principal Jared Redick, and Boston Ballet company member, Boyko Dossev. Musical accompaniment will be provided by a quintet from the Boston Ballet Orchestra. (Boston Globe)
Students bond with ballet Apr 3, 2009
The students learned about characters from the traditional ballet, Peter and the Wolf, which Ballet Quad-Cities will perform for Muscatine audiences on Tuesday, April 7 ... What: Ballet Quad Cities presents Peter and the Wolf & Other Dances. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Kid fave Snicket is back with ‘The Composer Is Still Dead' Mar 23, 2009
WHAT IT IS: Like "Peter and the Wolf," this is a children's story that also serves as an introduction to the orchestra. Snicket, you may recall, is the author of the bestselling "Series of Unfortunate Events." Using his characteristic desert-dry wit, here he tells the tale of an investigator who comes to check out all the instruments in the orchestra to figure out which one murdered the composer. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
'The Composer is Dead' introduces kids to classical Mar 22, 2009
The most familiar effort in this vein, of course, is "Peter and the Wolf," Prokofiev's 1936 yarn-with-music about a doughty Russian boy and his animal friends. After several generations of ubiquity in nurseries and classrooms throughout Europe and the United States, Prokofiev's irrepressible score has become common coin, one of those touchstones that people recognize even if they know little else about classical music. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Symphony of synthesis Mar 14, 2009
The Juneau Student Symphony, shown here during a performance of "Peter and the Wolf" in November, will perform their winter concert series this weekend. Know and go. (Juneau Empire)
Complete S.F. Symphony 2009-10 schedule Mar 4, 2009
Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf"; conductor and narrator TBA.. Dec. 14, 15, 16. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Snicket is back with a kids' mystery, CD Mar 2, 2009
"It's like Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf meets Law & Order," says Handler, who confesses to an unhealthy obsession with the TV series that always begins with a dead body. His dead composer attracts a detective who questions all the usual suspects sections of the orchestra, violins to percussion. (USA Today -- Life)
Bobbi Humphrey a Jazz Fusion legend Mar 1, 2009
She fell in love with the flute after seeing a performance of Peter and The Wolf performed by the Dallas Symphony. She played throughout high school and studied privately with Hubert Laws. (Suite101.com)
Local schoolchildren meet ‘Peter and the Wolf’ Feb 28, 2009
Local schoolchildren meet Peter and the Wolf ... Local schoolchildren meet Peter and the Wolf ... Santa Maria Philharmonic Orchestra members play their instruments for area fourth-graders before performing Prokofiev s Peter and the Wolf Feb. 17 at the Calvary Chapel on Santa Maria Way. (Santa Maria Times)
Winona Symphony Orchestra mixes it up for upcoming concert Feb 22, 2009
For the group s Sunday performance, audiences will hear the familiar children s piece Peter and the Wolf and two lesser-known works by Mendelsohn and Mozart ... Sergei Prokofiev s Peter and the Wolf will open the concert ... Peter and the Wolf has always been one of Vance s favorites. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Weekend Highlights Feb 19, 2009
Winona Symphony Orchestra, featuring Prokofiev s Peter and the Wolf, Mozart s Symphony No. 41 and Mendelssohn s Ruy Blas Overture, 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Winona State University Performing Arts Center, Winona, 15, (507) 452-2712. KARAOKE. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
