This program is all about participation!
Concerts include sing-a-longs, bang-a-longs, and an improvised song with audience suggestions. Instruments include voices, guitar and homemade, recyclable, object instruments. This show proves to each and every participant that they are indeed a musician.
Themes include ecological awareness, community connection, and various curriculum-related songs.
Artist Background
Born in Chicago, Billy Jonas honed his craft at Oberlin College, where he obtained a degree in music. Billy is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Asheville, NC. He performs his original songs, stories and improvisations with voice, guitar and ‘industrial re-percussion’ – instruments made from found, foraged and recycled objects. Billy is known internationally for highly engaging and energetic performances. With a focus on his creative percussion and song writing, Billy’s concerts have entertained folks of all ages. Billy’s CDs and DVDs have garnered honors and critical acclaim, including a New York Times “Best” listing, a First Place Gold from the American Federation of Independent Musicians and multiple Parents’ Choice Gold Awards. Billy and his band were invited to play at the White House! Billy Jonas believes that creating a bright future starts with kids. His goal is to plant musical seeds that will help grow creative, open-minded, engaged and open-hearted citizens. Using homemade and re-cyclable “re-percussion” instruments, songs that celebrate community, as well as personal and planetary ecology, his think-outside-the-box educational performances occur at schools, colleges, universities and libraries around the country.
Search Criteria
- Program Type: Performance
- Discipline: Music, STEAM
- Grade Level: Elementary
- Accepts bookings in Johnston County
