First, the orchestra was accompanied by some interesting sounding instruments from this contraption during the Toy Symphony:
That was pretty funny.
Then they began Peter and the Wolf. The narrator in the front used a lot of different props as the animals in the story. For the tree he used a coat rack. For a bird he used a yellow silk tied to a wire. For a duck he used a feather duster.
Below is the duck (the feather duster) swimming in the pond in front of the orchestra.
For a cat he used a black handbag which had some whiskers and a tale. For the wolf he used a grey suitcase decked out with ears and a tail.
The suitcase opened up to eat the duck and revealed a complete set of teeth!
For the hunters he used toilet plungers as guns, for Peter he put on a baseball cap, and for the grandfather he used a cane.
We all really enjoyed the performance. It was a lot of fun to watch and see what props he would use when he introduced a new character. The St. Louis Symphony does these Kidz Concerts a few times a year. We may have to go check out another one sometime!
