Gloucester HarborWalk #30: Listen&watch complete Katy & the Big Snow Burton Bradshaw symphony
Channel: Gloucester HarborWalk
Date: 2012-05-12

Watch and listen to the entire story of Burton's "Katy and the Big Snow" by Virginia Lee Burton. Music by Robert J. Bradshaw. Commissioned by the Cape Ann Symphony. Used by permission, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers. This composition is intended to inspire young listeners. The project (which includes curriculum materials, a live concert performance and a multimedia projection of the book above the orchestra) was designed to engage students. Premiere: In addition to the live performances of the work, the composer and members of the symphony visited thirteen schools speaking about their instruments, section, orchestra, the composition and music in general. (http://www.katyandthebigsnow.info)