ORFORD ARTS CENTRE
YOUNG AUDIENCE PROGRAM 2008-2009
TWO CONCERTS FOR KIDS PRESENTED DURING
LA SEMAINE CULTURELLE DE MAGOG
Orford, Monday, September 23rd, 2008 –The Orford Arts Centre will be presenting two concerts for elementary school students during
La Semaine culturelle de Magog
. Organised by the City of Magog, this cultural week will present a variety of activities from November 2nd to the 9th inclusively.
The Orford Arts Centre is a proud participant and our contribution to Magog’s wonderful initiative will be a great opportunity for young audiences and the young at heart, to discover the artist in him or her and see a professional concert in a real concert hall.
L’EAUdyssée de la terre – Language of presentation: French 
Tuesday, November 4th at 9am, 10:45am and 1:15pm
Gilles-Lefebvre Concert Hall
Admission: $12 / Free for accompanying adults
Target audience: Ages 5 to 12
A fascinating story! Water is today as it was when our planet was born. It is not created nor lost, it simply changes form. H2O, the narrator of the story, has seen and heard it all since the beginning of time. In fourteen scenes, she will tell us about the most beautiful story in the world: the story of our planet, its evolution and the beings that inhabit it. The scientific and poetic content of “L’EAUdyssée de la Terre” will transport young audiences into a magical world.
It will provide them with a global approach to their origins while inviting them to question the future of our beautiful blue planet of which we are all children and should now more than ever take care of. “L’EAUdyssée de la Terre” is a hymn for life. This concert is a production of Disques Diamant Bleu.
Rhythm and Stomp - Language of presentation: English 
Thursday, November 6th at 9:30am
Gilles-Lefebvre Concert Hall
Admission: $12 / Free for accompanying adults
Target audience: Ages 7 to 12
Bruno Roy and Louis-Daniel Joly are synchro-percussionists; two musicians with a taste for rhythm! This powerful history of percussion starts in Africa, the land of rhythm, where instruments resonate and music resounds. This animated concert takes listeners on a magical journey through percussion history, with stops along the way in the Middle East, Europe and the Americas. From African and Brazilian music, to the hip hop of today, these instruments transcend all cultures and time. Discover exotic and colourful percussion instruments like the kalungu, djembe, derbouka, tambourine, cymbals and apito, in this rhythmic concert experience! This concert is a production of Jeunesses musicales du Canada.
Organisers of La Semaine culturelle de Magog wish to bring art and culture to the forefront within local communities and encourage creative and artistic exchange. The Orford Arts Centre is a proud partner of this initiative and looks forward to every opportunity to reach out to the community both local and regional. We look forward to welcoming one and all to our concerts and applaud Magog’s implication in the arts and in the Orford Arts Centre’s young audience program.
Information regarding concerts : Adriana McVicar, 819-843-3981, ext. 237 or amcvicar@arts-orford.org
Information regarding La Semaine culturelle de Magog : Anne Brigitte Renaud, 819-868-6518 or abrenaud@sympatico.ca
