|
Booking RIGO |
|
| Email for price quotes |
The
Richmond Indigenous Gourd Orchestra has played
for weddings, wakes, parties, openings, music festivals
and many other occasions.
Including:
The Smithsoniann Institution,
The National Folk Festival,
Corning Museum of Glass,
The Virginia Museum,
The Children's Museum of Richmond,
The Valentine Museum,
DeWitt Wallace Museum,
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden,
The Ohio Gourd Show,
The Great Big Greenhouse,
Maymont,
FloydFest,
Jamestown 400th year Anniversary,
Twin Oaks.
Virginia Garden Festival,
Peanut Festival,
Bluemont Festival,
Francis Land House,
Meadow Farm,
Libraries
- Richmond,
Henrico, Pamunkey,
Appomatox
Schools
Churches
Synagogues
|
|
|
Performance -
Typically booked for two 45-minute sets or three 30-minute
sets to fill an afternoon. We can also book 1 hour or up to
three 45-minute sets. Transportation, lodging and meal fees may apply.
Full group -
Five members
and an orchestra of instruments.
The Gourd Trio
-
a simplified group of three musicians for the smaller budget
or shorter performance.
One person -
'The Gourd Guy' - for instrument
demos and gourd lecture (see below) - we
can present to your Garden Club, Civic Associations, Schools,
Library, Summer camp, etc. This is typically 30 - 60 minutes.
Typically school sessions are 40 minutes.
Live Soundtrack for Silent Films - RIGO has adapted a live soundtrack to accompany the film 'Nanook of the North'. This 1922 silent film by Robert J. Flaherty is considered to be the first feature length documentary. 79 minutes
Workshops
-
Instrument Making
- customized
to fit your age group and allotted time. Typically they
last from 1 to 3 hours. Gourds
and materials can be supplied from us with an added fee.
Email us for more detailed information.
Gourd Lecture - covering - History
of Gourds, Gourd Types, Gourd Gardening, Gourd Musical Instruments,
Agritourism, plus a show and tell from our traveling museum
collection of dried gourds, seeds, crafts, instruments and
gourd books and newsletters. Hundreds of kids and adults
have been entertained while learning about gourds.
Extras -
Gourd Petting
Zoo
- Dried
Gourds for kids and adults to handle. We often allow 'Hands
On' playing of our less delicate gourd musical instruments.
Gourd Info Signs
- 2' x 3' educational signs depicting gourd types, gourd
gardening, gourd crafts and gourd musical instruments.
|
| |
|
 |