Nov 12: Instrument Village at Avery Fisher Hall A new Instrument Village Adventure created by Jon Deak and Bill Gordh will be presented at the KIDZONE on Saturday, No. 12 as part of the New York Philharmonic's Young People's Concert. The new work entitled The Very Young Composers in Instrument Village: Blessed by Bernstein - Stretching Out in the Village will feature new pieces composed by young composers Samantha Darris, Nuha Dolby, Julian Galesi and Susan Molina and mentored by Teaching Artist/Composer David "Doc" Wallace. The program at Avery Fisher Hall begins at 12:30.
Nov. 5: Scandinavia House Bill Gordh telling Fox as Shepherd and other Norwegian and Scandinavian Folktales. Scandinavia House; 58 Park Avenue (Between 37th and 38th) NYC. FREE.
Early Stages Blog Report: Bill reports on acting out stories as part of his residency at PS 31 in Queens. Bill created the first Early Stages storytelling residency with Executive Director Jackie Pine more than a decade ago and the programs have spread to all 5 boroughs.
Oct 15: Instrument Village at New York Philharmonic: The Very Young Composers at Instrument Village: Bach in Town: A Village in Counterpoint with VYC Founder Jon Deak and Bill Gordh. Music composed by Ruthie Galker, Daniel Moors, Amelia Olsen, Laura Saer, and Madeline Schmidt with Teaching Artist/Mentor/Composer David "Doc" Wallace. NY Philharmonic's Young Peoples Concerts. Avery Fisher Hall.
Sept 10: Workshop at St. Michael's for Sunday School Teachers Bill leads a 3 hour workshop for the Sunday School teachers at St Michael's Episcopal Church on the Upper West Side.
Dec 3 and Dec 10: Book Launch Celebrations at St Regis Hotel, NYC and Washington, DC
Thornwillow Press announces the publication of Courage, the first volume in the long-anticipated series The Seven Towers of Wonder. Seven classic folk tales and fairy tales gathered from around the world on the theme of courage, are retold by Bill Gordh and illustrated by John Hutton. It is the first of seven volumes to be released over the course of the next year, each celebrating one of the seven virtues.
