The Cleveland Orchestra presents "The Clever Clarinet" Musical Rainbow concerts on November 20 and 21 in Severance Hall's Reinberger Chamber Hall

The Cleveland Orchestra presents ’ÄúThe Clever Clarinet’Äù Musical Rainbow concerts on November 20 and 21 in Severance Hall’Äôs Reinberger Chamber Hall

Cleveland Orchestra clarinetist Daniel McKelway will be featured in program
PNC is new sponsor of the Musical Rainbow Series

CLEVELAND, October 23, 2009 ’Äì Cleveland Orchestra clarinetist Daniel McKelway will introduce children ages 3-6 to ’ÄúThe Clever Clarinet’Äù in the November 20 and 21 PNC Musical Rainbow concerts, held in Severance Hall’Äôs Reinberger Chamber Hall. Local actress and singer Maryann Nagel hosts the 30-minute, age-appropriate programs, which include narration, demonstration, short solo selections, and audience participation. Biographical information on Mr. McKelway follows at the end of this release.

The Cleveland Orchestra’Äôs Musical Rainbow concerts have a new sponsor this season. As part of PNC’Äôs Grow Up Great initiative in Cleveland, they are sponsoring the Musical Rainbows Series for preschoolers as well as a wide range of other activities and programs designed to give very young children ’ÄúA Great Early Start in the Arts.’Äù PNC Musical Rainbow programs introduce very young children to the instruments of the orchestra, one at a time.

Friday, November 20, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Reinberger Chamber Hall at Severance Hall

PNC Musical Rainbow: ’ÄúThe Clever Clarinet’Äù (ages 3-6)

DANIEL McKELWAY, clarinet
MARYANN NAGEL, host
LAURA SILVERMAN, piano

The PNC Musical Rainbow Series is endowed by the Pysht Fund.

TICKETS: $7 for adults and children; general admission
To order tickets by phone, call (216) 231-1111. Tickets are also available online at clevelandorchestra.com.