The Lafayette Symphony Orchestra presents their annual Lollipop Concert and Instrument Petting Zoo on Friday, February 9, 2018 at the Long Center in Downtown Lafayette. This family event, sponsored by Wabash National, gives kids a fun and imaginative way to learn about the music and instruments of a live orchestra. Tickets are $5 general admission.
This year’s concert begins at 6 p.m. with the Instrument Petting Zoo, where volunteers are on hand to help children touch and try some of the different types of instruments they will see in the concert. At 7 p.m., the LSO will present a timeless family favorite, Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf, narrated by the Civic Theatre of Greater Lafayette’s Julie Baumann.
Peter and the Wolf introduces children to the instruments of the Orchestra through the story of a brave, young boy, his animal buddies, and a decidedly unfriendly wolf. The LSO will also perform The Entertainer by Scott Joplin and an instrument demonstration.
In addition to the evening performance, the LSO presents the piece twice during the daytime for Symphony on the Go. This free educational program, available only through schools, provides over 2,000 4th and 5th graders from schools in 14 surrounding counties the opportunity to hear a live orchestra. This year’s performances are completely ‘sold’ out.
For more information, visit lafayettesymphony.org or call (765) 742-6463.
Launched in 1951 as a non-profit organization, the LSO is focused on enriching the cultural life of the Greater Lafayette community and 14 surrounding counties through musical excellence and educational experience. About 80 percent of its patrons are from Lafayette, West Lafayette and Tippecanoe County, while the remainder are from the surrounding counties of Benton, Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Fountain, Howard, Jasper, Montgomery, Newton, Pulaski, Tipton, Warren and White.