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Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Friday, January 16, 2009 10:21:02 PM
The rattle and swish of shakers, the rumble of a thunder tube and the chimes of a triangle mingled with violins and a cello as children made sweet music in the sunny atrium of the Children's Hospital & Medical Center on Wednesday morning.
The Omaha Symphony, which will present a "Symphonic Story Time" children's concert Sunday, Jan. 18 , had brought a bit of the performance to hospital patients and visitors, giving them a chance to enjoy a hands-on musical experience in an "instrument petting zoo." The children also created their own instruments.
"We really wanted to do something for the kids who couldn't come to the Sunday concert," said Jennifer Boomgaarden, the symphony's director of education and community partnerships. It was the first time the symphony brought the program to Children's, she said.
Sarah Brownlee, a cellist and spokeswoman for the symphony, coached brothers David and Elliott Landers of Omaha on the rudiments of playing her instrument.
David, 12, said the cello was pretty cool, and he liked the deep sound.
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