"Families Singing for Families"

A “FAMILIES SINGING FOR FAMILIES” ™ EVENT

HUNDREDS OF LOCAL FAMILIES WILL GATHER TO SING, DANCE AND MAKE MUSIC !

FEATURING “UNCLE” GERRY DIGNAN

To celebrate Music Together’s 25^th Anniversary, Music Together® Centers in Connecticut will be hosting 4 children’s sing along/concert and fundraiser events for young children (birth–age 8) and their families.

WEST HARTFORD, CT, MARCH 22^nd, 2013 :  Elmwood Community Center Auditiorium.   5pm to 6 pm. To purchase tickets visit www.musictogetherwhfv.com. (860) 206-8962

NEW HAVEN, CT, MARCH 23^rd,  2013 :  a portion of proceeds will be donated to the Sandy Hook Songs for Hope CD Project - www.SandyHookSongsforhope.org. 1:15pm. To purchase tickets visit www.musicalfolk.com. (203) 691-9759

ROWAYTON, CT, MARCH 23^rd,  2013 : a portion of proceeds will be donated to www.SandyHookPromise.org.  4:30 pm.  The United Church of Rowayton. To purchase tickets visit www.ctmusictogether.com.  (203) 256-1656

TOLLAND, CT, MARCH 24^th , 2013: a portion of proceeds will be donated to Jamie's Run.  4pm, Birch Grove, Tolland, CT.  To purchase tickets visit www.artsfromtheheart.net (860) 338-3038

The concerts will feature Music Together center directors and teachers singing favorite Music Together songs along with our special guest, recording artist Gerry Dignan. “Uncle” Gerry is featured on the CDs given to the thousands of families worldwide who take Music Together classes.

In addition to recording for Music Together, Gerry has worked and recorded with Grammy-nominated cellist, David Darling, and has contributed to the work of Music for People organization (David Darling, co-founder), an organization dedicated to self-expression through improvisational music. Gerry was also a seven-year member of the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Chorus and traveled with the chorus and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra to perform at the Concerthalle in Berlin, Germany, as well as in New York City at Carnegie Hall.

“We are so excited to welcome Gerry to Connecticut to sing and dance with us! All of my families are very excited to hear Uncle Gerry’s familiar voice. We hope many local families will come out and enjoy a fun evening of music with their children. It is a “Families singing for families Event”™ says Music Together of Fairfield County Director, director Jackie Jacobs.  “We are proud to be raising funds for “Sandy Hook Promise,” which is the non-profit organization created by members of the Newtown community in response to the Sandy Hook tragedy.” www.sandyhookpromise.org  

Music Together, celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary during the 2012–2013 academic year, is an internationally recognized early childhood music and movement curriculum for children between birth and grade two and the adults who love them. Originally offered to the public in 1987, it pioneered the concept of a research-based, developmentally appropriate early childhood music curriculum that strongly emphasizes and facilitates adult involvement. Under the direction of Jackie Jacobs in Fairfield County,  over 30,000 families have participated in Music Together classes over the last 20 years in the towns of Fairfield , Bridgeport, Westport, New Canaan, Darien, Rowayton, Ridgefield, Georgetown, Wilton, Stamford, and  Greenwich. 

“I can’t wait to jam along with so many families, there will be an abundance of interactive fun,” says Julie Capuano, Director of Music Together of Monroe/Newtown.  “There is a magical, community experience that happens when everyone can partake in the music making.”

According to Kenneth K. Guilmartin, Founder/Director of Music Together, “All children have the ability, from birth, to learn music. At Music Together, we introduce children to the pleasures of actively making music, which is critical for their music development. Many parents may not realize that they are their child’s most important music teachers—even if they don’t consider themselves musical. It is not important that caregivers sing or move perfectly; what matters is that they model the enjoyment of making music. We have been providing families with the tools to joyfully and enthusiastically make music together for 25 years and are proud to have impacted so many lives.

Music Together classes are held in more than 2,000 communities around the world. For more information on classes near you visit www.musictogether.com.