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VII.
Especially for Young Audiences
A. World
History and Culture
Andean Folk Music and Cultures of South America
By Oscar Rios Pohirieth
Experience the Andean cultures of Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru and Chile through an
acoustic journey and storytelling. The founder and director of the award-winning
Lincoln-based Andean musical group Kusi Taki (Quechua for Enchanting Music) will
play traditional South American instruments including the Quena (flute),
Zampoņas (panpipes), Charango (ten-stringed small guitar) and Bombo (goatskin
drum) and sing in Spanish and Quechua to bring alive the cultures and history of
the indigenous peoples of the Andes.
Didgeridoo
and Dulcimer, Too
By Robert & Phyllis Dunne
The Dunnes present the unique sounds of the Appalachian
Mountain dulcimer and the Australian Aboriginal didgeridoo. The program
invites audience participation as the Dunnes describe the representative
cultures. The dulcimer and the didgeridoo are known for their characteristic
mesmerizing drones. Phyllis focuses on the history behind American folk
songs, while Bob shares the legacy of folk tales and traditions.
Dunne "Dooing"
It
By Robert Dunne
Dunne provides a look at traditional Aboriginal
culture using such musical instruments as the didgeridoo (an ancient Australian
wind instrument made from a tree branch hollowed out by termites), clapsticks
and bullroar.
Mexican-American
Christmas Traditions
By Olga Olivares
Learn about the Christmas traditions of the Mexican-American
community of Scottsbluff in this hands-on program that gives insight into
a culture with roots in Mexico. Olivares brings many Mexican-American Christmas
items for everyone to see and touch, explaining the significance of each
in the nine-day holiday celebration.
Music From Around
the World
By David Marsh
With over a dozen instruments and
stories about each, David entertains with music from around the world. This
multi-cultural program is a musical expose of the influence that immigrants from
around the world have had on our American culture. Audiences learn about the
creativity of the "folk" who developed the instruments and musical styles, the
role music has played in traditional cultures and the musical influences various
cultures have had on one another in America.
A Visitor From Russia
By Richard Kimbrough
Kimbrough assumes the personage of
Dr. Viktor Ustinov, a Russian visiting the U.S.A. He points out cultural
differences ranging from food to education to marriage. Later in the program he
drops his "Russian" accent and addresses the audience as himself, but before he
assumes his real identity, the audience will be forced to think about cultural
and political differences. He has presented this program more than 500 times all
across the nation. |