An hour before the show, there is "Instrument Zoo" in the Mary Seton Room. There, the children are given the opportunity to try out various instruments.
The show itself, performed by the BPO and usually a small group of actors/actresses, is completely kid-oriented. This month's show, on Sunday, February 8th, was put on by the BPO and a group called Tales and Scales. The actors and actresses (2 of each) used their instruments to tell a story called The Little Dragon. Ian is always glued to these shows.
After the show, they set up two microphones, one in each aisle, for a question and answer period. The actors, a musician or two, and the conductor take the children's questions for as long as they will ask them. It usually adds on 30 minutes to the show, and the children want to know everything.
It's an amazing learning experience. For both of us!
