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\nJeremy Hantler is a co-director of the annual Tauranga Primary Schools Music Festival and is shown here with a school group ready to perform. <\/p>\n
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If your children know Jeremy Hantler when they see him at the supermarket, there\u2019s a good chance they\u2019ll recognise him when he turns up at Baycourt Theatre next Saturday \u2013 although he\u2019ll be wearing overalls.<\/p>\n
The Tauranga primary school teacher, musician, MC, Harmonic Resonators frontman and self-professed \u201cmost waved-at-person in the supermarket\u201d is taking on a new role as the caretaker in Opus Orchestra\u2019s family concert, The Caretaker\u2019s Guide to the Orchestra, on October 10.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe guides the children through the various parts of the orchestra,\u201d Hantler said.<\/p>\n
His borrowed caretaker\u2019s outfit is ready, and so is the plan: to introduce the audience to the different sections of the orchestra, bringing the instruments and their sounds to life through storytelling, humour, choreography and audience participation. There will also be a New Zealand Sign Language interpreter to enhance the delivery for those hard of hearing.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been contracted to make this show for all ages super accessible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
That makes Hantler a natural fit for the role. As a familiar face at local schools both online through his Mr Hantler YouTube Channel, and co-directing the Tauranga Primary Schools Music Festival and as MC for Tauranga\u2019s Children\u2019s Day and various events, he already has plenty of experience getting kids involved in things.<\/p>\n
The Harmonic Resonators\u2019 latest children\u2019s album is very popular locally, while Hantler\u2019s work as an educator means he knows how to keep a young audience entertained.<\/p>\n
\nJeremy Hantler is a co-director of the annual Tauranga Primary Schools Music Festival and is shown here with a school group ready to perform. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe setlist is spot on \u2013 exciting, diverse, and there\u2019s even a tune many tamariki [children] will recognise from \u2018grow a garden\u2019 in Roblox,\u201d Hantler said.<\/p>\n
After the first half, Hantler will shed his caretaker persona and return as himself, helping guide audiences through music by Debussy, Copland, Grieg and Sarasate.<\/p>\n
And when the final note sounds, children can \u201cstorm the stage\u201d to meet the musicians and get a closer look at the instruments.<\/p>\n
Hantler may be a drummer by trade \u2013 he has a degree in jazz drumming \u2013 but for this concert, he won\u2019t be playing a single instrument.<\/p>\n
His job is simply to open the door to the orchestra and invite Tauranga\u2019s tamariki inside.<\/p>\n
The Caretaker\u2019s Guide to the Orchestra is at Baycourt Theatre on October 10 from 3pm to 4.30pm, and also in Hamilton on October 9 and Rotorua on October 11. Tickets are for sale via Eventfinda, with family discounts available.<\/p>\n
Thanks to Opus Orchestra, The Weekend Sun has two double passes to the Tauranga show at Baycourt give away to two lucky readers who can tell us the name of the caretaker.<\/p>\n
Enter online at www.sunlive.co.nz under the Competitions tab. Entries must be in by Tuesday, October 6.<\/p>\n
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