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The Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble will current its twelfth annual Summer Chamber Music Festival June 10, 11, 13 and 15 within the sanctuary of First Baptist Church, 1201 N Robinson, close to downtown Oklahoma City.

“Scenes from Childhood” options music for and about kids, musical fairytales and the music of well-known little one prodigies.

Brightmusic’s Summer Chamber Music Festival is meant as a musical celebration of kids.

And by the way in which, kids are all the time admitted at no cost to all Brightmusic concert events.

“Child Prodigy” 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 10, presents the music of two legendary little one prodigies: Mozart and Mendelssohn, and two less-famous prodigies: Aaron Jay Kernis and Carl Maria von Weber, together with Weber’s Piano Quartet in B-flat main.

“Stories and Rhymes (Children’s Concert for Children of All Ages)” , 4 p.m. Sunday, June 11, the Mae Ruth Swanson Memorial Concert.

Featured are works by Poulenc, Schumann, Mozart and Hindemith based mostly on childhood favorites, together with Schumann’s beloved “Scenes from Childhood,” one among his best-known items for solo piano.

“Once Upon a Time” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 13, contains works by Ravel, Schumann, Morricone and native Chickasaw composer Jerod Tate, and contains Ravel’s “Mother Goose Suite,” organized for piano 4 fingers, and Schumann’s “Fantasy Pieces for Clarinet and Piano.”

“Youthful Brilliance” 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 15, presents early trios for winds by Poulenc and Beethoven and the Septet in E main by Joseph Miroslav Weber, “Aus Meinem Leben.” The Beethoven trio was composed when he was simply 15 and bears the unmistakeable influences of one other little one prodigy, Mozart. It was found in Beethoven’s papers after his loss of life in 1826 however was not printed till 1888. Mere little one’s play for {the teenager} from Bonn!

Free parking at First Baptist is accessible north and southwest of the constructing. Handicap entry is accessible by the door underneath the awning on the south aspect of the constructing.

Tickets are $20 (free for college kids and exercise responsibility army with ID), or save $30 with a competition go ($50) obtainable on-line or on the first two competition concert events. Existing season passes embrace the competition concert events.

The Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble is Oklahoma City’s foremost presenter of classical chamber music. For extra info, go to us at www.brightmusic.org . Disclosure: Pat McGuigan of The City Sentinel newspaper, who ready this story for the print version, is an uncompensated member of the Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma’s Board of Directors.