A fun and unusual opening act. Consists of improvisations and well-known songs played on wooden, bamboo, brass, and steel instruments. Humor, audience participation, cheap theatrics. [15-30 min.]
A “talking concert” combining culture and music. Includes rhythmic bamboo giyong from The Philippines, the unique brass linguaphones of Southeast Asia; Siberian-style improvisations on sounds from nature; an oldtime fiddle tune; the blues. Format: lecture-demonstration, Q&A, concert. [60+ min.]