Children of all ages will find something to enjoy at “The Children’s Corner,” presented by Chamber Music on the Hill at 3 p.m. Feb. 12 at Carroll Community College’s Scott Center.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $8 for seniors and will be sold at the door. Children and students with ID will be admitted free. For more information, call the McDaniel College Arts Management Office at 410-857-2599.
The concert will include "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" by Paul Dukas. It will be performed by The Mistral Winds, featuring percussionist Mark Lortz, McDaniel Music faculty members Robin Armstrong, Linda Kirkpatrick, and David Duree, and area musicians Mindy Niles, Lynne Griffiths, and Anna Claire Ayoub. The Westminster Ballet Theatre, directed by Janette Sullivan, will dance “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.”
Pianist David Kreider will perform Moussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition." It will also feature a computer-generated light show presented by Don Horneff.
The final work, "They All Sang Yankee Doodle," by jazz great Dave Brubeck, will be performed as a piano duet featuring Don Horneff and David Kreider. It features a series of variations on the tune "Yankee Doodle," with some other musical surprises thrown in.
McDaniel College, a private four-year college of the liberal arts and sciences, was founded in 1867. Students pursue more than 60 programs of study, including dual majors and student-designed majors. The 1,600 undergraduates and 1,600 graduate students receive personal attention and take advantage of leadership opportunities in the close-knit community, where the average class size is 17 and professors are dedicated mentors. The 160-acre campus is located in Westminster, Md., 30 miles northwest of Baltimore and 56 miles north of Washington, D.C.