Art & Culture Live!: Community Collaborations - Haydn-Go-Seek with the Mankato Symphony Orchestra
Haydn-Go-Seek with the Mankato Symphony Orchestra brought Papa Haydn and the Orchestra to Faribault a performance at the Buckham Memorial Library (Faribault, MN). It was designed to tie into the summer reading program at the Library and to introduce children to orchestral music.
Event Dates and Locations:
June 25, 2010 – Concert at the Buckham Memorial Library (Faribault, MN)
he concert had 156 attendees. While many of the children (60%) had attended a musical concert before, this was the first orchestra performance for most of the children.
Measurable Outcomes may be collected by survey, anecdotal responses, post-test; End user change in Behavior, Attitude, Skills, Knowledge, Condition and/or Status
An exit poll gave no negative feedback though some participants were missed as they were in a hurry or had to leave early. The most common response when asked about the best part of the program was the music while the children most enjoyed the explanations that related music to frogs. The children concluded the program by drawing pictures that reflected the instruments. The suggestions to improve the performance included utilizing microphones, shortening the performance to 45 minutes from 60, and having more child-friendly songs.