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.
September 10: NYPL Children's Literary Salon Bill will join fellow storytellers LuAnn Adams and Regina Ress on a panel at the New York Public Library main branch. The three will discuss their work in storytelling with children. Entitled Children's Literary Salon- Storytelling! Its Past. Its Present. Its Future. The program begins at 2:00 PM at Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, Children's Center at 42nd Street.
July 20 - 30th: Back to Vail Working with Jon Deak and the 12 Bravo! Very Young Composers on "Instrument Village: All the Way to Soprano Peak" to be performed by New York Philharmonic Musicians at the Vail and Avon Libraries July 27 and 28. Annual Eagle Montessori Family Concert at Eagle Out Door Stage. July 25 at 6:00 PM
June 4th: Opening the Storytelling Season at Hans Christian Andersen Statue:
Bill will be the first of a summer full of storytellers and stories on Saturdays at the Hans Christian Andersen Statue in Central Park. Created and curated by Diana Wolkstein,one or two storytellers will share stories from 11:00 - Noon each Saturday this summer in front of the Hans Christian Andersen Statue (72nd Street and 5th Ave). Bill will share Andersen's "Thumbelina" as well as a number of other stories about small characters from around the world. The event is FREE.
April 30: Br'er Rabbit at Tribeca Family Day A new work by composer Victoria Bond and Bill Gordh entitled "Br'er Rabbit at the Wolves Party" will be performed at Tribeca Film Festival Family Day, April 30 with Bill Gordh on banjo and narrating, Jon Deak on bass and David "Doc" Wallace on violin. The program will take place at 375 Greenwich Street in the Screening Room at 4:30 PM. Earlier in the day at 1:00 PM, Bill will tell some stories accompanied by percussionist Justin Hines. Bill is the emcee for the day at the Screening Room.
April 2: Br'er Rabbit at the Wolves Party premier A new work by composer Victoria Bond and Bill Gordh to be performed at KIDZONE, April 2 with Bill Gordh on banjo and narrating, Jon Deak on bass and David "Doc" Wallace on violin. Also: The Very Young Composers at Instrument Village: Instrument Village Moves Modern with VYC Founder Jon Deak and Bill Gordh. Pieces composed by Julian Galesi, Daniel Moors, Isabell Creed, Nuha Dolby, Lily Goldberg and Ruthie Galker. NY Philharmonic's Young Peoples Concerts. Avery Fisher Hall.
Tribeca Tribune Article: Bill provided inspiration and guidance as families explored their own family stories in the Heritage Storytelling Project at PS 150 in Tribeca, NY. The workshops took place over two Saturdays in January culminating with a pot-luck dinner and story sharing. This took place during the time of Bill's annual storytelling residency at the school.
3/4/11 JBFC Seeing Stories Program Expands! The development of Bill's new story/film curriculum for Pre-K, K, 1st and 2nd grades with the Jacob Burns Film Center continues. The workshops return to PS 24 for another round and expands to another public school in Yonkers.
March 12: Instrument Village at New York Philharmonic KIDZONE The Very Young Composers at Instrument Village: Instrument Village Goes Romantic: Fantasy in Flight with VYC Founder Jon Deak and Bill Gordh. Music composed by Judzia Bryant, Samantha Darris, Susan Molina, Amelia Olsen, Laura Saer, and Madeline Schmidt with Teaching Artist/Mentors Qin Ding, Kai Lovelace and Aliya Ultan. NY Philharmonic's Young Peoples Concerts. Avery Fisher Hall.
Bill's Interview on Early Stages Blog: Bill developed the very first storytelling residency for Early Stages in New York City over ten years ago. He continues to work with Early Stages as a curricular consultant and teaching artist. Bill's interview is now featured on the Early Stages Blog.
Feb 21 and 25: Children's Chapels Bill will be at Union Theological Seminary on Monday, Feb 21 leading a family Chapel. He will be playing banjo, leading songs and sharing a folk tale he heard in Kenya, East Africa. On Friday, Feb. 25, he will be at the Trinity School lower chapel sharing stories about the importance of wisely using our time. The students will sing Bill's song "Love Begins with Loving" that they have been working on for the past month.
Jan. 22, 29 Feb 3: PS 150 Heritage Storytelling Project Working with the families from PS 150 in Tribeca we will explore and develop stories from each family's heritage. Bill will inspire and guide the storytelling. Barbara Grzeslo will mentor the art-making to accompany the stories. Workshops on Jan 22 and 29. Potluck dinner and story sharing on Feb. 3.
Jan 15: Instrument Village at NY Philharmonic's Kidzone The Very Young Composers at Instrument Village: Constructing Classical with Jon Deak and Bill Gordh. Music composed by Amina Durakovic, Ian Goldstein, Brooke Samerson and Katya Turchin. NY Philharmonic's Young Peoples Concerts. Avery Fisher Hall.
Dec 4: Instrument Village at New York Philharmonic's KIDZONE. The Very Young Composers at Instrument Village: Building the Baroque with Jon Deak and Bill Gordh. Music composed by Aaron Henry, Isabelle Hasslund, Bo Henry, Ben Myers and Elmir Nikocevic. NY Philharmonic's Young Peoples Concerts. Avery Fisher Hall.
Dec. 3, 10, 17 Seeing Stories Workshops The development of Bill's new story/film curriculum for Pre-K and K with the Jacob Burns Film Center continues. Bill and colleague Aaron Mace return to PS 24 in Yonkers for 3 more sessions in Dec.
Nov. 18 - 20 NAES Biennial Conference, San Antonio Presenting a workshop "Children's Art for Children's Chapel" at NAES Biennial 2010 in San Antonio, Texas. This will be Bill's 6th consecutive biennial in which he has led workshops, twice before as Featured Speaker (2000 and 2008).
Nov 7th:,2009 The New York Philharmonic’s KIDZONE at the Young Peoples Concert, Avery Fisher Hall. Jon Deak and Bill Gordh’s “Instrument Village: The Instruments’ Guide to Young People” with new music by 10 and 11 year old composers from the Bridge Composers Programs.
October 31st : The Haunted House – a special 2 hour event designed for 6 and 7 year olds at the Jacob Burns Film Center Media Lab.
October 17th: A Program of Swedish Tales; Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue, NYC. 11:00 AM. Free to the Public.
September: 2 Songs on New Bluegrass Recording: 2 songs Bill wrote with Billy Boone Smith "Whippoorwill" and "Regardless" appear on Billy’s new CD "Live from the Moose Lodge". Other songs on the album include ones Billy wrote with the legendary Tom T. Hall, Grammy winner Paul Overstreet and Irene Kelly. www.muddysunshine.com
September 18: Curriculum Consulting and Development: Trinity Wall Street Pre-School, NYC has arranged for Bill to work with its faculty for a series of workshops throughout the school year.
September 11: Storytelling Workshop: Bill led a 3 hour Storytelling Workshop for Children’s Librarians at the Midtown –Manhattan Branch for the New York City Public Library.
Aug 3rd – 6th : Workshops for Children of new Curriculum: Seeing Stories Summer Workshops at Jacob Burns Film Center, Pleasantville, NY. Newly created curriculum for very young filmmakers (ages 6 and 7) incorporating stories, storytelling, music, watching and making movies.
July 22 – July 30: Workshops and Performances for Children in Music Composing Instrument Village: The Haunted House (15th Instrument Village adventure) Very Young Composers of Eagle County, CO. Mentoring workshops and public performances for 8 – 13 year olds with composer/educator Jon Deak. Performed by NY Philharmonic musicians. Sponsored by The New York Philharmonic and The Vail Valley Music Foundation.
August 2: 4th Annual “Spin the Globe” Family Performance: presented by Eagle Montessori near Vail Colorado. Venues have included Gerald Ford Amphitheatre, Minturn Amphitheatre and the Lundgren Amphitheatre in Gypsum.
July 14th – 17th. Seeing Stories Summer Workshops at Jacob Burns Film Center, Pleasantville, NY. Newly created curriculum for very young filmmakers (ages 4 and 5) incorporating stories, storytelling, music, watching and making movies.
July 11th – 13th – Workshop Leader at the Episcopal Women’s Triennial, Anaheim, California.
July 6 – 10: Director of Manhattanville College’s 7th annual Summer Arts Institute. 3- credit – Graduate level program.
June 28 – July 2nd Guest Storyteller and Workshop Leader: Hollins University Graduate Program in Children’s Literature.
June 20th : Program of Greek and Cypriot Tales – Byzantine Fresco Chapel Museum, Houston, Texas.
June 18th – 19th: Featured Speaker. Early Childhood Retreat, Southwest Association of Episcopal Schools, Houston, Texas.
