Bring the Sounds of the Strings

into your school! (Live or virtual)

1807 & Friends has TWO interactive presentations that are perfect for grades

4 through 8: “Sounds of the Strings” and “The World Tour.” (Each is available as a live presentation; or as a virtual video, followed by

a Zoom chat with the musicians after the video.)

♦ see and watch a violin, viola, cello, bass and harp in action ♦ hear great music, new and old, from all over the world ♦ perform onstage with us — pluck the strings of the violin and the harp! (Live presentation only)

“It was a wonderful experience for our students to watch, hear, and listen to. [They] were mesmerized — all of them.” Our Mother of Sorrows School

“I felt that the performers were able to make such an ‘unfamiliar’ topic entertaining for the children, who also loved it because it was interactive. BRAVO!” St. Helena School

Our musicians are fully vaccinated

Live presentation at your school: $750. OR

Virtual presentation with Zoom chat: $600.

___________________________________________For more information or to schedule, contact our Artistic Director, Nancy Bean, at (215) 438-4027

or E-mail: frnd1807@verizon.net1807 & Friends website: www.1807friends.org/

Mr. Boccherini composes his Minuet There’s a link to a preview of our skit in our website on the “Sounds of the

Strings Project” page.

1807 & Friends “Sounds of the Strings”

Meet the string family: Introducing the violin: “The Irish Washerwoman” Introducing the viola and cello: Beethoven Duet “With Two Eyeglasses Obbligato” Introducing the harp: “Chanson de la Nuit” by Carlos Salzedo

The harp and the huge string bass have a friendly competition: which is largest, can play lower or higher, can hold a note longer, can play the most notes. (The harp usually wins.)

Music tells stories: Tarantella, for cello and harp (with a hand puppet tarantula spider!)

How do you write a Minuet? (Skit) The Queen commands Mr. Boccherini to write music for her party. He first writes a single note, then adds rhythm, then harmony, and finally a melody to make a complete Minuet.

A new kind of music: Scott Joplin, “The Entertainer” (ragtime, the beginnings of jazz)

Interactive segment (live presentation only): “Pop! Goes the Weasel” (a traditional English tune) Students are chosen to pluck the strings of violins and the harp

Strings in the movies: (for older students) “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic, by James Horner (for younger students) “SpongeBob SquarePants” theme, by Drymon, Harrison, Smith

One of Classical music’s top ten: “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” (A Little Serenade), by Mozart This piece has been featured in “Baby Einstein” toys and in TV ads

“The World Tour” Music from around the world: Paraguay — “Danza de Luzma,” a Paraguayan Galop, by Dr. Alfredo Rolando Ortiz (Luzma was Dr. Ortiz’ little daughter, who liked to dance while he played the harp.) “The World Tour” — Melodies from China, Cambodia, Korea, Viet Nam, Algeria, and Mexico France — “The Swan” by Camille Saint-Saens’ “Carnival of the Animals” Africa — “No One Can Stop Me Now” for harp, by Monika Stadler (North African rhythms, melodic and harmonic elements, using a paper “harp mute”) England — (Interactive, for live presentations only) “Pop! Goes the Weasel” — a traditional English tune. Students pluck the strings of violins and the harp. America — strings in the movies: “My Heart Will Go On” from Titanic, by James Horner (for younger students) “SpongeBob SquarePants” theme, by Drymon, Harrison, Smith Austria — “Eine Kleine Nachtmusik” (A Little Serenade), by Mozart This piece has been featured in “Baby Einstein” toys and in TV ads