Stories with Music comes to Southern Tier libraries

SOUTHERN TIER, N.Y. ( WETM ) — The Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes (OSFL) will be bringing classic stories to life at libraries across the Southern Tier this summer.

Stories with Music is a free educational concert series that promotes literacy to children by connecting music and literature. During this series, three groups of OSFL musicians will play live music to featured storybooks at libraries around Chemung, Steuben, Schuyler, and Tioga, New York, counties in July and August.

The Brass Quintet will play trumpets, a horn, a trombone, and a tuba to “Pinocchio” and narrate the story, and the String Duo will tell “Scottish Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends” while playing the cello and harp. Storied Winds will narrate “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Three Billy Goats Gruff” while playing the oboe, bassoon, and horn.

A schedule of each group’s concerts can be found below. The schedule is subject to change, so the OSFL recommends following its Facebook page for updates.

Storied Winds

• July 3 at 2 p.m. at the Horseheads Free Library
• July 5 at 10:30 a.m. at the Dormann Library in Bath
• July 31 at 1 p.m. at the Waverly Free Library
• Aug. 15 at 3 p.m. at the Big Flats Library

Brass Quintet

• July 26 at 10:30 a.m. at the Dormann Library in Bath
• July 30 at 1 p.m. at Waverly City Hall
• Aug. 1 at 1 p.m. at the Southeast Steuben County Library in Corning

String Duo

• July 25 at 3 p.m. at the Big Flats Library
• July 25 at 6 p.m. at the Steele Memorial Library in Elmira
• July 26 at 11 a.m. at the Fred and Harriett Taylor Memorial Library in Hammondsport
• Aug. 2 at 10:30 a.m. at the Dormann Library in Bath

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