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A Better World with Boulevard Brass

2017-06-08 18:00:00 2017-06-08 19:00:00 America/Chicago A Better World with Boulevard Brass Boulevard Brass, a fantastic musical ensemble, will perform unique and contrasting styles of music from around the world. Blanchard - Community Room

Thursday, June 08
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2017-06-08 18:00:00 2017-06-08 19:00:00 America/Chicago A Better World with Boulevard Brass Boulevard Brass, a fantastic musical ensemble, will perform unique and contrasting styles of music from around the world. Blanchard - Community Room

Blanchard

Community Room

Boulevard Brass, a fantastic musical ensemble, will perform unique and contrasting styles of music from around the world.

Explore Learning Pathways: Boulevard Brass

Boulevard Brass

Boulevard Brass is a fantastic musical ensemble. They will take the whole family on a musical tour through time and place by performing unique and contrasting styles of music from around the world. You'll even learn a bit about their instrument's histories and characteristics. For an hour or so, your whole world will be made better with Brass!

Grab a Great Book or DVD

Nonfiction

Brass Instruments by Anita Ganeri

Music by Dan Green

Music Makers: Live-action Musical Adventure; an Introduction to the Instruments (DVD) in the Tune buddies series

The Recorder and Other Wind Instruments by Rits Storey


Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews

The Blue Moment: Miles Davis’s Kind of Blue and the Remaking of Modern Music by Richard Williams

Groovin’ High: the Life of Dizzy Gillespie by Alyn Shipton

Pops: a Life of Louis Armstrong by Terry Teachout
Fiction

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle

Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin by Chieri Uegaki

Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell-Brown

Maybe Someday by Colleen Hoover

Download a Great Book Through OverDrive

Nonfiction

Musical Instruments: How Things Work by Ade Deane-Pratt

Duke Ellington: His Life in Jazz with 21 Activities by Stephanie Stein Crease

Play Louis Play: The True Story of a Boy and His Horn by Muriel Harris

Famous Composers by Darren Henley

Ada’s Violin: The story of the Recycled Orhestra of Paraquay by Susan Hood

A listen to Jazz by Colleen Hord

A Horn for Louis by Eric A. Kimmel

Absolutely on Music by Haruki Murakami

The Music Lesson: a Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music by Victor Wooten

Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks

The Story of Classical Music by Darren Henley

Fiction

Animal Orchestra by Ilo Orleans

Farmyard Beat by Lindsey Craig

Music of the Dolphins by Karen Hesse

A Good Night for Ghosts; Magic Tree House by Mary Pope Osborne

Poppy the Piano Fairy by Daisy Meadows

Anna Maria’s Gift by Janice Shefelman

The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway

The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love by Oscar Hijuelos

For More Books On This Topic Search:

Brass instruments; musicians; music, musical instruments

Where to Browse in Your Library:  Dewey Numbers

784 instruments; 780 music; 781 general; Biography 920

Summer Reading and Learning at Pioneer Library System is supported by Hitachi Computer Products of America (Inc.), Oklahoma Arts Council, the Anne & Henry Zarrow Foundation, Pioneer Library System Foundation, Pioneer Library System, Friends of the Library, Institute of Museums and Library Services (IMLS), Oklahoma College Savings Plan, Sonic--America’s Drive-In, Corp., The Oklahoman Newspapers in Education and The Oklahoma Department of Libraries.

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Drama, Performing Arts & Music |

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Blanchard

contactpls@pioneerlibrarysystem.org
Phone: 405.485.2275
Fax: 405.485.9452
Branch manager
Becky Pauls

Hours
Mon, Apr 15 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Tue, Apr 16 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Wed, Apr 17 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Thu, Apr 18 9:00AM to 7:00PM
Fri, Apr 19 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, Apr 20 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Apr 21 1:00PM to 5:00PM

Upcoming events

Fri, Apr 19, 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Room
Exercise your physical, mental, and emotional health through this Move & Groove class. Designed for Teens and Adults.

Sun, Apr 21, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Community Room
Event with Author Tembi Locke

Sun, Apr 21, 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Community Room
Join us in a lively book discussion. Connect with others to read, discuss, and explore. Designed for adults.

Mon, Apr 22, 10:30am - 11:30am
Community Room
Grow your readers! Enjoy books, songs, and sensory activities that encourage language and pre-reading skill development. Designed for children of all ages and their caregivers.

Mon, Apr 22, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Community Room
If you can dream it, you can build it! Brainstorm, create and build in this program with fun, real-world design program. Designed for children.

Tue, Apr 23, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Conference Room
Boost your child’s confidence in reading by taking it to the pets! As a friendly and open listener, certified therapy animals make fantastic reading partners. Registration required. Call 405-485-2275.

Thu, Apr 25, 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Room
Exercise your physical, mental, and emotional health through this yoga class. Designed for ages.

Fri, Apr 26, 10:00am - 11:00am
Community Room
Exercise your physical, mental, and emotional health through this Move & Groove class. Designed for Teens and Adults.

Sat, Apr 27, 10:00am - 2:00pm
Make new friends while learning about dogs. Connect with and learn more about other’s experiences while sharing your own. The Mobile Maker Lab will make engraved pet tags. Designed for all ages.