Classical Kids
As a young mother, I realized that kids love two things: stories and music. When you combine the two, magic happens! Hence was born Classical Kids, a series of ten CDs blending freshly recorded music with a fact-based drama from a child’s point of view. As recorded by live orchestras, children’s choirs, singers, and actors such as Jeremy Irons and Colm Feore, young listeners are drawn into the canals of Venice, the squares of Vienna, the gardens of Georgian England, and the streets of New York in 1891.
From its modest beginnings on my dining room table, the series has sold over 5 million copies. Over time, it has morphed into two videos including the Emmy-award winning Beethoven Lives Upstairs, five acclaimed touring Symphony shows, four illustrated books, and a cross-arts Teaching curriculum. Together, they have garnered over 100 awards including 6 Junos and an Emmy, as well and awards from Billboard, Parent’s Choice, and the American Library Association.
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“Susan Hammond has probably done more to promote classical music than anyone since Bernstein.”
— NPR, Performance Today
“There’s a reason why these recordings are so successful – They’re wonderful!”
— Toronto Star
“Classical Kids are far and away the best for introducing children to classical music!”
— Boston Globe
““…draws children into another century with entertaining and literate biographical drama. The composer’s music is interwoven into the story and comes alive!”
— LA Times
Gershwin’s Magic Key
Introducing the newest title in the series created by Paul Pement of Classical Kids Music Education. Step into the streets of 1920s New York where a young newspaper boy meets the famous composer, George Gershwin. While learning about his life and music, they explore the many sights and sounds of the city and the vast melting pot of American music.
Classical Kids Live!
Classical Kids Live! is the leading provider of school and family concert series programming for major symphony orchestras throughout the world. For the past two decades, the concert series has collaborated with hundreds of distinguished orchestras, presenting more than a thousand performances, and introducing over two million children and their family members to the extraordinary lives and musical masterpieces of the great classical composers.
For more information on the live shows and educational initiatives, go to classicalkidsnfp.org.
Classical Kids Classroom Collection
This invaluable collection Includes all ten CDs, two videos (Beethoven Lives Upstairs and Mr. Bach Comes to Call, Teacher’s Notes that describe the story, music, background facts, discussion and activity suggestions, plus easy classical pieces for recorders or singing. Special additions include a Classical Kids Slideshow DVD of period pictures plus original children’s art based on the series, a CD of Music Only from the CK Series, and a CD-ROM of other Teacher’s Resources.
