NMU Orchestra Performs Children's Concert

The Northern Michigan University Orchestra, directed by Barbara Rhyneer, will present its annual Children's Concert at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 25, in Reynolds Recital Hall. This is a free event.

"The music that the orchestra will perform is generally familiar to the families since it is based on film and musicals," Rhyneer said. "Plus, the folk fiddle tune 'Blackberry Blossom' offers a chance for the small kids to get up and dance."

Selections the orchestra will perform include "How to Train Your Dragon" by John Powell, "Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber, "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" by Hans Zimmer, and Randy Newman's "Ma Belle Evangeline" from The Princess and the Frog arranged by Anna Zepke.

"This annual event is important to the NMU Orchestra because it is a chance for students and other members of the orchestra to come together and perform fun selections in-between demonstrating instruments to a younger audience that might not be familiar with them," Rhyneer said.

The NMU Orchestra is a symphonic orchestra made up of strings, woodwind, brass and percussion instruments. The ensemble consists of students from a variety of academic disciplines.

For more information about the NMU Music Department, visit nmu.edu/music.