“I want people to know that they’re heard, they’re seen, they’re valued,” said Wordsmith. He added that he wants people to feel connected to what’s happening on stage. “We’re showing from kids all the way to adults at the highest level of profession that anybody could be up on this stage putting on inspiring works.”
Baltimore-based performing artist Wordsmith will narrate both Peter and the Wolf and Hansel and Gretel alongside a BSO woodwind quintet, introducing young listeners and their families to the enchanting characters and instruments that drive Prokofiev’s and Humperdinck’s classic stories. Entertaining and instructional, this program is a perfect introduction to the rich musical world of the orchestra for young audiences (recommended for ages 4 – 8).
Everyone’s going to want a little bit of whatever the Spirit of Fortune (Anthony Parker) is drinking. An imbibing spirit from the moment he topples down through the chimney and out of the fireplace, this play of ‘Ghost of Christmas Present’ is nothing short of witty, amusing, and heartily out of sorts with the rest of the characters, but in a pleasantly unexpected way.
