Music at the Zoo: Binder Park to host Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
Binder Park Zoo guests will hear more than the roar of the park's lions Sunday.
Beginning at 1 p.m., Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra musicians will perform three animal-themed mini-concerts as part of an event called "Music at the Zoo."
In the African Village of Wild Africa, the KSO string quartet will perform "Giraffes Can't Dance," a whimsical composition based on the book by Giles Andrae about a giraffe who learns to dance to the beat of his own drum.
At the Dr. Edward Drew and Dr. Pamela Buitendorp-Drew Wolf Exhibit, the KSO woodwind quartet will perform the classic symphonic fairy tale, "Peter and the Wolf."
Inside Zoorassic Park, the KSO brass quintet will perform "Carnival of Animals," a humorous musical suite composed by Camille Saint-Saens.
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Performances are scheduled at 1, 2 and 3 p.m.
Music at the Zoo is sponsored by Zhang Financial. The partnership concert is a part of the KSO’s Tyler Family Symphony in the Summer Series.
In May, Binder Park Zoo unveiled its new Music Garden, featuring vibrant, botanical-themed percussion instruments in the shape of butterflies, flowers, lily pads and mushrooms in the East Zoo, near the lemur exhibit and adjacent to the Z.O. & O. train station.
Binder Park Zoo is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit binderparkzoo.org.
This article originally appeared on Battle Creek Enquirer: Music at the Zoo: Binder Park to host Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra
