Long & McQuade – introducing orchestra instruments by Janet Mowat Almost 500 kids and their families attended London Symphonia’s concert An Enchanting Afternoon: Peter and the Wolf on March 8 at Metropolitan United Church. A favourite of people of all ages, Peter and the Wolf is known as one of the best introductions to the instruments of the orchestra. Each character in this woodland tale is represented by an instrument, for example, the bird by a flute, Peter by the strings and the wolf by horns. The concert also featured the world premiere of The Forested City by Algonquin- Anishinaabe storyteller and London-based composer Spy Dé- nommé-Welch. The work uses music imagery to describe special natural environments within London. After the concert, everyone was invited to get to know the instru- ments even better at an Instrument Petting Zoo, courtesy of Long & McQuade, a musical instrument and music lesson shop located at 725 Fanshawe Park Road West. Learn more about London Symphonia at londonsymphonia.ca and more about Long & McQuade at long-mcquade.com
Photos by Bryan Nelson
Long & McQuade’s Instrument Petting Zoo gave kids a wonderful opportunity to experience up close, the unique shapes, sounds and feel of instruments across the orchestra, especially when a London Symphonia musician was there to guide them on their journey of exploration.
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