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School Assemblies & Community Performances


Brian Chevalier & Susan Hamlin

Susan Hamlin and Brian Chevalier's arts-in-education programs have been inspiring school and community audiences since the mid-1990s.

Their highly popular "Reading Rocks" and "Character Rocks" assembly shows bring the postive messages of Character Education and Literacy to schools across NY, NJ and New England.

High energy, inclusive, interactive and totally engaging, Brian and Susan's school assembly programs are culturally diverse, featuring original songs written to honor musical traditions from across America. Brian and Susan's shows have lots of student participation with volunteers for the Maraca Orchestra, ASL (American Sign Language) and more.

Please visit Brian and Susan's   Arts-In-Education Website  to find out more about our work.

Interested? Please CONTACT US about booking a show.

"Reading Rocks" Celebrate the Adventure of Literacy

with Susan Hamlin & Brian Chevalier

"Reading Rocks" is a rah-rah reading show that helps instill a lifelong love of reading in children.

Authored by:
Susan Hamlin & Brian Chevalier

 

Grades: Pre-K thru 6
Length: 45 minutes
Audience: Up to 250

"Reading ROCKS" is perfect for your PARP (Parents as Reading Partners) Read Across America, Books and Beyond, your reading month theme or summer reading program kickoff.

Highly participatory: We bring up student volunteers for almost every song.

Embedded in "Reading ROCKS" are solid themes such as: The joy of reading, asking for help, library resources, books as windows to the world, animals and friends in books, listening for content, positive community values and more.

Songs about Clifford the Big Red Dog, Harry Potter, Amelia Bedelia and, for the older students, the classic "Late Night Reading Blues" (complete with volunteers in dark sunglasses playing "air guitar") encourges lots of participation from start to finish. We do different, age-appropriate shows for older and younger grades.

For more information please visit Brian and Susan's Arts-in-Education Website.

"Reading Rocks and so do the performers. These two musicians are not only talented, but fun and knowledgeable about children's likes and needs. This performance would be an asset to any elementary reading program." -- Elyse Fegelman, Kindergarten Teacher, Forest Park Elem School, S Colonie NY

Interested? Please  CONTACT US about booking a show.

 

"Character Rocks" Character Education Assembly

with Susan Hamlin & Brian Chevalier


 

Character Ed Program

Length: 45-60 minutes

Ages: All

Is your school or community group looking for an upbeat, positive program to promote your Character Ed theme?

"Character ROCKS" brings the positive message of personal responsibility and good community to life with music. Songs about Respect, Fairness, Cooperation, Bullying, Good Citizenship, Teamwork, Responsibility, Making Healthy Choices, Caring, Sharing and Empathy energize students to pitch in and make a difference.

Highly participatory: We bring up student volunteers for almost every song.

"Character ROCKS" helps students "get it" ... that what they do makes a difference and that practicing good character traits is fun and full of rewards. Students are totally engaged from start to finish ... singing, joining the "Maraca Orchestra," playing air guitar in the popular "Bully Blues" and more. We do different, age-targeted shows for older and younger audiences.

Interested? Please CONTACT US about booking a show.

Family Night Community Concerts

with Brian Chevalier & Susan Hamlin

Length: 60-90 minutes
Target Audience: Families


Are you looking for a Family Night Concert for your school or community group? Brian and Susan combined their energies in the mid 1990's and since then have presented hundreds of shows to audiences of all ages across New York and New England. We can help you promote Reading Night, Character Ed themes, holidays, end of school year celebrations and more.

Our Family Night Concerts are highly participatory, fun and inclusive and carry a positive, upbeat message. We'd love to hear from you about your community activites and help make your celebration something special.

Interested? Please CONTACT US about booking a show.