Stories And More By Live Music Project: Celebrate The Spoken Word Tradition

FAIRFIELD — Four local storytellers and The Live Music Project, a conductor-less orchestra, will celebrate the spoken word tradition with “Storytelling and Music,” a family event taking place on Sunday, November 28, at 2 pm, at Fairfield University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

Geared to children of all ages, the performance will weave together a selection of classical music and stories from around the world and will conclude with a question and answer session with the readers and musicians.

Founded by pianist/composer Daniel Smith and violinist Netta Hadari, the Quick Center-based Live Music Project aims to change the way audiences think about chamber music. Mr Smith and Ms Hadari have created a haven for musicians who want to create exciting concerts in a friendly and open environment with an emphasis on interaction with the audience. Now in its second year, the group includes some of the region’s top musicians, including several members of New Haven Symphony Orchestra.

The November 28 concert will include a section of Handel’s oratorio Solomon, Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings, Barber’s Adagio for Strings, and music written for the program by Mr Smith.

The stories, chosen and edited by Mr Smith, are a selection of tales from China, Ethiopia, Ireland and other countries, that offer a wide range of subject matter and emotional content. Titles include “The Name That Was Too Long,” “The Stonecutter,” “The Dove’s Egg” and “The Ballad of Belle Dorkas,” an American slave story.

In addition to Mr Smith, who will read a story he wrote for the Barber piece, the guest storytellers are John Watson of New Haven, Fairfield resident Brianne Schickler, and Stamford resident Lot Therrio.

Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children. For tickets, call the Quick Center box office at 203-254-4010 or toll free at 1-877-ARTS-396. For more information, visit     www.QuickCenter.com.