From the press
release:
CHICAGOS MOST TALENTED KIDS PERFOM EVERYTHING FROM TAIKO DRUMMING TO
CARIBBEAN SOUNDS AT PLAY ON CHICAGOS SPIRIT OF MUSIC CHILDRENS FESTIVAL
If music be
the food of love, play on.-- William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night
Musical celebrations
will abound throughout the City of Chicago this summer with Play On
Chicago, featuring more than 150 musical and cultural events. Kids of
all ages will delight in the Spirit of Music Childrens Festival, from
August 9-10 in the Spirit of Music Garden in Grant Park. The free event
showcases the unmatched energy and talent of Chicagos young musicians.
Kids will perform everything from blues to hip hop, to classical to
gospel at this one-of-a-kind event.
Must-see performers
include The Happiness Club, a group of Chicago kids who create their
own songs, raps and dances to speak out against drugs, violence and
prejudice. The Taste of Carifete, a colorful celebration featuring Caribbean
folkdance and music instructed by Pocomania Jamaican Dance Co., which
presents a mixture of traditional and contemporary music, dance and
folklore to tell the history and heritage of the people of the Caribbean.
Another breathtaking musical performance will be given by Tsukasa Taiko,
Chicagos renowned Japanese Taiko drummers. Two of the youngest performers,
Eigen and Kioto Aoki, are only six and nine years old.
Other highlights
of the Spirit of Music Childrens Festival include a performance by Soul
Children of Chicago on Saturday, August 9 at 12:00 p.m., an award-winning
choir that consists mainly of African-American children ages seven to
seventeen. The group is recognized for utilizing music as a motivator
to inspire young people throughout the world. Gallery 37 American Jazz
Band, Yes Drums, and other young musicians will add to the excitement.
Throughout the weekend kids can explore an Instrument Petting Zoo and
make percussion instruments as well.
Play on Chicagos
Spirit of Music Childrens Festival
takes place from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, August 9,
and 11:00 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, August 10
in the Spirit
of Music Garden in Grant Park,
located at 601 S. Michigan Ave. between Harrison and Balbo.
For more information, call 312-744-6630 or visit
www.cityofchicago.org/Cultural
