an engaging performance for schools
Lost Sound,Found Sound
| Grade suitability: | Primary ( grades K - 3 ), Intermediate ( grades 4-7 ) & Middle School |
| Description: | innovative music and storytelling * 45 minutes - 1 hour performance |
"some
of the coolest sounds you'll ever see!"
music
teacher, Hastings Elementary, Vancouver, Canada
| The
audience is invited on a journey of musical storytelling filled with
possibility and discovery.
Minden's search
for a mysterious sound sets off a quest that blends the line between
art and reality. As the drama unfolds, sounds of the things around us
are revealed. Students will experience the wonder of coaxing music from
a carpenter's hand saw, the ethereal multiphonic waterphone used to
communicate with whales, and the historic theremin, the world's first
electric musical instrument as well as the hidden sounds of bottles,
bowls & everyday things.
The Minden Duo present a novel introduction
to music making, telling stories which introduce an improbable ensemble
of invented and found "instruments". This carefully crafted
performance combines music with storytelling and theatre evoking the
same playfulness that the Minden Ensemble brought to Sesame Street.
Designed to engage students and enhance learning, the
performance inspires the telling of your own stories and finding your
own music. |
photo: henri robideau
| Performers: | Robert Minden and Carla Hallett |
| Maximum Audience: |
300
students, in school gymnasium |
| Contact: | lostsound.com for fees and availability |
photo: nancy walker
"These
phenomenal performers should be on the must see list of both children and
adults. They are undoubtedly one of the best both from a musical and an
educational standpoint that we have had in our school to date."
Judy
Sills, Department Head, Music, Victoria School of Performing and Visual
Arts, Edmonton
"The
children were spellbound...teachers were heard spouting superlatives. Robert
and Carla work together seamlessly in a performance that was perfectly paced
and appealed equally to students from Kindergarten to Grade 7. ...the Duo's
work contains a highly positive message: Music is joyful and uplifting,
everyone can do it, and the sounds are to be found all around us."
Steve
Keary, Music Teacher, Ross Road School, North Vancouver
"Fabulous! The performers held the students' attention from start to finish. The children were mesmerized...It was high quality!!!...Great way to integrate the arts and science...Thinking outside the box" Barbara Wright, Principal, Cambridge Street School, Ottawa
"The
perfect combination of storytelling and music which evoke such amazement,
astonishment and wonder: experiences that are sorely lacking in today's
world." Wendy
Hartley, Program Coordinator, MASC Ottawa
"They are phenomenal." Andrew Berger, Director of Education & Outreach, C.W. Post Institute for Arts & Culture, Long Island University
photo: henri robideau