Big Ears, Little Ears
Big Ears, Little Ears was a pilot series of concerts for parents and young babies taking place across central Scotland in September 2012, providing mums, dads and carers with the chance to share the experience of high quality live music with their infants in an informal atmosphere.
For more information about the project, read on. Or to find out how it went, follow this link to the 'Big Ears, Little Ears' blog post (scroll down the page of October's posts - it's near the bottom).
A short (approx. 45 minutes), informal concert of popular classics was specially created for adult and baby. The programme of music – performed live by the Orchestra – included well-known classics by Mendelssohn, Prokofiev and Beethoven as well as traditional Scottish folksongs and lullabies performed by popular Scottish mezzo soprano Karen Cargill.
It was a tut-free, baby-friendly zone, so no-one needed to worry about gurgling, laughing, crying or screaming. Adult and baby shared the enjoyment and pleasure of a fabulous live music experience.
Conductor Howard Moody says “It is very important to me and to everyone involved in Big Ears, Little Ears that the next generation enjoys the wonders of live orchestral music as much as we do. No better time to start that process, so come along and relax into a real shared concert. Music is for everyone! At last a professional orchestra isn't afraid to share their music making with possibly the most active listeners. Enjoy!"
SCOTTISH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
HOWARD MOODY - conductor
KAREN CARGILL - mezzo soprano
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No 7 (last movement)
BARTOK - Rumanian Folk Dances (excerpts)
MENDELSSOHN - Overture 'The Hebrides' (Fingal's Cave)
PROKOFIEV - 'Classical' Symphony (first and last movements)
Scottish folksongs and lullabies
GLASGOW St Andrew’s in the Square Tue 27 September 2011, 11am
EDINBURGH Queen’s Hall Wed 28 September 2011, 11am
Please note the Edinburgh performance is sold out
STIRLING macrobert Thu 29 September 2011, 11am
TICKETS
£6 Adult with 1 baby (under 18 months)
£5 Additional adults, children over 18 months
Video
Big Ears, Little Ears GLASGOW audience feedback
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Comments
At last!! Fabulous. Shame I don't have a baby any more!
Come to St Andrews please! Baby due in the autumn, but big siblings are already ready!
More dates please - Glasgow one not suitable but my baby goes to sleep each night listening to 'Classics for baby - sleeping'
Please have more events, Edinburgh is already sold out, and I've just learned of it today! My wee one would love this!
More events for Edinburgh for me too please! Also just read about this and very keen.
Please more dates for Edinburgh. Would really like to go!
Yes, more concerts for Edinburgh please!!!!
more concerts in Edinburgh please! Missed getting a ticket :-(
Come to Aberdeen, please!
Please do another concert in Edinburgh - I'd love to take my wee one to this!
Just found out about this and would have loved to go with my wee boy. Please do more of this!
This was a fantastic experience for both myself and my 10 week old daughter! Please do more sessions!!!
Emma and Baby Ellie-Rose
Please, do more more more!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can we have another concert this year?
Please have another concert in Glasgow, my 6 month old baby boy has just sat engrossed in Young Musician of the year and I would love for him to experience his first live concert.
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