Greek mythology comes to musical life

Drawn from the Greek mythology and the stories of Hercules and Hermione, students will be delighted by this fun and engaging mini baroque opera performance. Using dramatic interplay, the voice, language and humour of today, and replicas of instruments common to the era of 300 years ago, the quartet makes the Baroque period accessible to students of all ages.

Based on Jean-Baptiste Lully’s 1674 Baroque opera Alceste, Hercules uses a combination of new and interesting musical styles including rap.

Sounds Baroque consists of four musicians: soprano, tenor, harpsichordist and viola de gambist/string player.

Hercules is a Live Performance Plus performance.

Live Performance Plus offers the unique experience of Live Performance by a professional music ensemble at your school, supported by professional development for teachers plus resources for teaching music in your classrooms.

The Professional Development is a three hour session held in a venue close to a number of participating schools.

The Teaching Resources incorporate a variety of activities related to the music of the live performance ensemble, which together can create a term of lessons. The resources link to literacy, numeracy and ICT for all ages from lower primary through to junior secondary. Also included are an audio CD with the ensemble’s music, activities and support materials.

In 2012 Live Performance Plus will include NEW interactive resources for the digital classroom. These resources are cross-platform and will operate on interactive whiteboards, or on computers and with data projectors. They are complimentary to the existing resources and provide engaging activities for your students understanding as well as quality teaching.