Carnival of the Animals
Carnival of the Animals
A celebration of community and family, bringing together Saint-Saëns’s classic “Carnival of the Animals” with delightful African animal tales, for a dynamic performance honoring world traditions of story-telling, music, drumming, and dance.
This collaboration combines the Westhuizen Piano Duo, Rootead Enrichment Center, and Djembe Yaru.
Pre-concert activities begin at 2 p.m. and continue after the concert ends, at approximately 4 p.m. Activities include an instrument petting zoo, interactive dance, and family wellness resources and sign-ups for
free family-friendly activities.
No refunds are available for returned tickets.
ACCESSIBILITY: We strive to make all venues where the KSO offers concerts fully accessible to all. Additionally, sensory friendly accommodations such as headphones, sunglasses, earplugs, and quiet fidget objects are made available for free at all concerts for children and adults. To request an accommodation or for inquiries about accessibility, please contact the KSO office at 269-349-7759.
Featured Artists
Daniel Brier, conductor
Westhuizen Piano Duo: Pierre and Sophié van der Westhuizen
Rootead Enrichment Center
Djembe Yaru
Program
— Instrument Petting Zoo and Pre-Concert Activities | 3 p.m. —
SAINT-SAËNS (1835 – 1921): Le carnaval des animaux (Carnival of the Animals)
Intro et Marche royale du lion (Intro and Royal March of the Lion)
Poules et coqs (Hens and Roosters)
Hémiones – Animaux véloces (Wild Donkeys – Fleet Animals)
Tortues (Tortoises)
L’eléphant
Kangourous (Kangaroos)
Aquarium
Personnages à longues oreilles (People with Long Ears)
Le coucou au fond des bois (Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods)
Volière (Aviary)
Pianistes (Pianists)
Fossiles (Fossils)
Le cygnet (The Swan)
Final (Finale)
Sophié van der Westhuizen, piano
Pierre van der Westhuizen, piano
— Instrument Petting Zoo and Post-Concert Activities | 4 p.m. —
