By Jan Pease
Oh my goodness! Mr.
Jim Gill will be HERE in Litchfield Friday evening May 3 at 7:00 for a free
concert at the Litchfield Middle School gym.
Thanks to Litchfield Early Childhood Initiative, the Kindergarten
teachers, and Litchfield ECFE, who have joined with Litchfield Library to
provide this incredible event. Mr. Gill is in town to speak at the Minnesota
Kindergarten Teachers’ Conference, and has agreed to provide a concert for
families the evening of May 3.
Jim Gill, an award-winning musician and author, offers more than a
show to watch. Each concert is an
opportunity for family play! In
concert, Jim strums energetic rhythms on his banjo while everyone claps, sings,
dances and even sneezes along to the silly and inspiring musical games that he
creates.
This year's Family Room Tour celebrates Jim’s five awards, over 20
years, from the American Library
Association….the same organization that famously grants the Caldecott and
Newberry awards for books. This
unprecedented string of awards includes a 2012 honor for his most recent
release, Music Play for Folks of All Stripes.
Jim Gill’s distinctive music play creates a family room in the
concert hall. Come and join in the
fun!
Jim Gill is a musician and author with unique credentials among
children's artists. Jim is a child
development specialist, completing his graduate studies in child development at
the Erikson Institute of Chicago with a special emphasis on the study of play. For this reason, each of Jim's recordings and
books is created as an opportunity for playful interactions between a child and
a caring adult. Anyone who has
experienced one of Jim's family concerts knows that rather than performing for
the children and parents, Jim leads them to sing and play together.
Jim has released six award-winning CDs of music play for young
children that are favorites in family rooms, classrooms and playrooms. Jim is also the author of two children's
books. His latest, A Soup Opera, is a
sing-along opera inspired by concerts that Jim performs with symphony
orchestras. The book received an American Library Association award in 2010.
I hope that parents and kids will participate in the playground
build, and then come on Friday night at 7 for an evening of fun. Thanks, Mr. Gill, for this press release, and
for coming to our town on your Family Room Tour.
