Family Day Music Program: The American Melting Pot

Boston Early Music Festival presents its biennial Family Day Music Program

Saturday, June 15 | 2pm-4pm

Wilbur/Colonial Ballroom, Courtyard Marriott Boston Downtown

Admission FREE for Children and Parents. All ages welcome.

Part One: 2pm-3pm

Promised Land presents A musical history of the American melting pot

Join Dan Meyers, Jay Rosenberg, and Chris Rua of Promised Land in an interactive journey though five centuries of American music. Your guides will share a multitude of immigrant stories and sounds, delving into the patchwork of traditions that make up American musical culture, with music from Europe and Middle East alongside Native American sounds.

Part Two: 3pm-4pm

Scavenger Hunt at the World-Famous BEMF Exhibition

Discover old and unusual instruments and meet the men and women who make them – with special prizes and treats for all.