Mozart was born on January 27th in 1756. That's the perfect reason for a celebration! So we invited some friends and had a party.
For the gift exchange, each participant brought a selection of Mozart's music to play for everyone. All the selections were very different and choices reflected the personalities of the party-goers. Mozart had such a range!
Then we played musical pillows to Don Giovanni,
and pin Mozart on his birthplace:
Then it was time for tea and cake! With the Haydn Concertos playing in the background, we had Black Forest Ham open-faced sandwiches, "Magic Flute" (pirouline) cookies, and a chocolate cake filled with apricot jam (ala sachertorte) and "Happy 251st" written in white chocolate on top.
I owe a great debt to the large group of Papageno's birds that helped us set the mood. Some graced the table with their colorful presence,
others participated in our games, and others stood sentry between the rooms. Thanks again to the plumage patrol!
As we prepared for this event this month we:
- read about his life in Mozart, The Wonder Boy by Opal Wheeler
- listened to The Magic Flute
- learned the definition of a rondo and listened to Mozart's Rondo Alla Turca
- illustrated the Rondo Alla Turca (Rose drew a fountain surrounded by birds and a crowd of onlookers, the water is all different colors and heights--a beautiful representation of what she heard!)
- listened to parts of The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, The Haydn Concertos, a few Requiems, and other examples of his sacred music
- watched an excellent performance of The Magic Flute put on by Great Performances at the Met and aired on PBS last week
2 comments:
Cool! Sounds like lots of fun! Who made the beautiful card at the top of the page? How many guests did you serve? What a way to wrap up a unit!!! I love it.
St. George and I worked on invitations. We had 8 altogether. We did have fun! We laughed and laughed and laughed. I borrowed many of the ideas for this party from my friend Maria P.
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