Akron Public Library

From the time she is sent to pick up the guest conductor, Amelia Bedelia's normal confusion causes quite an uproar at the school concert.

It is 1939. Lavender - La to her friends - flees London to avoid German bombs and escape the memories of her shattered marriage. The peace of the town she settles in is therapeutic. But as the war drags on, La is in need of some diversion and wants to boost the town's morale, so she organizes an amateur orchestra, drawing musicians from the village and the local RAF base. Among those she corrals is Feliks, a shy Polish refugee who becomes her prized...

The Alden children are thrilled when a famous orchestra comes to their town to perform, and when an original Mozart score turns up missing, they solve the mystery of its disappearance.

Provides information about the history of the orchestra since its beginnings in the seventeenth century, instruments of the orchestra, and famous composers of classical music.

Explains the origin of the "Recycled Orchestra," a group of children from Cateura, Paraguay that play instruments from recycled trash and perform concerts all over the world.

"A young girl practices her violin lesson and pretends to be a famous concert violinist, showing what it's like to be a professional musician"--

A concert gets out of hand when the animals at the neighboring zoo storm the stage and play the instruments themselves.

Depicts the members of an animal orchestra, from one toucan conductor to ten bestial flautists.

Discusses the principal instruments that make up the modern orchestra, their development, and their orchestral repertoire.

Traces the history of the orchestra and discusses the musical instruments that make up the various orchestral families.