The Vermont Symphony Orchestra's “DrumShtick” percussion trio will visit two Windham County schools on Nov. 16: Putney Central School 10 a.m. and Wardsboro Central School at 1 p.m.
DrumShtick - Jane Boxall, Brian Johnson, and Robert Levis - are excellent performers with years of experience turning kids on to classical music.
Their show, “Percussion Means the World to Us,” explores a culturally diverse repertoire and includes demonstrations of non-Western instruments. Through sometimes zany humor, they introduce children to general musical concepts and to the family of percussion instruments.
These performances are part of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra's statewide SymphonyKids education program, which last year reached more than 23,000 schoolchildren, with 266 presentations serving 151 schools in 113 communities.
The VSO's traveling ensembles visit all corners of the state as part of an outreach program known as the Lois H. McClure Musicians-in-the-Schools Program.