MSO Storytime | "Little Melba and Her Big Trombone" by Katheryn Russell-Brown

Name: MSO Storytime | "Little Melba and Her Big Trombone" by Katheryn Russell-Brown
Start: 2025-01-31T11:00:00-05:00
Location: Washington County Free Library

Schedule

Fri Jan 31 2025 at 11:00 am

UTC-05:00

Location

Washington County Free Library | Hagerstown, MD

Join us on Friday, January 31st, at 11:00 AM at the Washington County Free Library in downtown Hagerstown for a fun storytime event. We'll be reading "Little Melba and Her Big Trombone" by Katheryn Russell-Brown. Our special musical guest for this event will be Jeff Gaylord, trombonist with the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, performing original music to accompany the story.
This program is a collaborative effort between the Washington County Free Library and the Maryland Symphony Orchestra, with generous support from the Washington County Arts Council and the Mary K. Bowman Fund for Historical and Fine Arts, a fund of the Community Foundation of Washington County. Additional funding is provided by the Maryland State Arts Council and The Albert E. & Naomi B. Sinnisen Foundation. Tailored for Pre-K and Kindergarten children, the program offers a captivating day of rhythmic exploration, music, and storytelling designed to create lasting memories.
Mark your calendar and join us for this one-of-a-kind event that combines the magic of literature and the mesmerizing world of percussion. Admission is free, and we can't wait to share this rhythmic adventure with you and your little ones. See you there on January 31st!
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About the Book:
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA)
NAACP Image Awards Nominee - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
A biography of African American jazz virtuoso Melba Doretta Liston, a pioneering twentieth-century trombone player, composer, and music arranger at a time when few women, of any race, played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene.
Melba Doretta Liston loved the sounds of music from as far back as she could remember. As a child, she daydreamed about beats and lyrics, and hummed along with the music from her family's Majestic radio.
At age seven, Melba fell in love with a big, shiny trombone, and soon taught herself to play the instrument. By the time she was a teenager, Melba's extraordinary gift for music led her to the world of jazz. She joined a band led by trumpet player Gerald Wilson and toured the country. Overcoming obstacles of race and gender, Melba went on to become a famed trombone player and arranger, spinning rhythms, harmonies, and melodies into gorgeous songs for all the jazz greats of the twentieth century: Randy Weston, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Billie Holiday, and Quincy Jones, to name just a few.
Brimming with ebullience and the joy of making music, Little Melba and Her Big Trombone is a fitting tribute to a trailblazing musician and a great unsung hero of jazz.