The Englert Theatre is excited to present free, family-friendly performances of The Perfect Pig on Saturday, June 2nd during the Iowa Arts Festival. The thirty-minute concerts, performed by the Iowa City Community String Orchestra under the direction of conductor Carey Bostian, will be held at 10am, 11am, and 12pm.

The special event will combine words, music, and art in a fun, accessible way. Composer Philip Wharton has once again teamed up with author Janet Burroway in presenting the new children’s book The Perfect Pig. The pages of the book will be projected onto the Englert’s screen as the orchestra plays and the author reads the book’s text. In addition, Wharton has orchestrated Heinrich Biber’s violin composition Sonata Representativa, which will be combined with verses created by Burroway for the performance. Penn Elementary students’ artwork, inspired by the words and music, will be projected behind the orchestra during each performance.

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