Legendary children's musician Laurie Berkner returns with her 13th album, Waiting For The Elevator, on October 4, 2019. The album brings together a scrumptious variety oif original, interactive songs that vividly define Laurie's signature style while introducing new voices, new learning play, and even a new language!
"At the beginning of 2019, I chose a word to represent what I wanted to strive for this year. The word was 'growth,'" says Laurie Berkner. "In that spirit, I wrote the songs on Waiting For The Elevator about various forms of growth that are part of a child's development, like exploring and learning about feelings, movement, letters, numbers, colors, months, games, and relationships. I hope these songs help elevate simple, everyday experiences to be more special and worthy of celebration, like ... waiting for the elevator!" The Los Angeles Times declared, "Laurie Berkner does what Fred Rogers did: respect, validate and reassure young children." In Waiting For The Elevator, Laurie creates an entire world of song and expression in which enthusiasm and respect for the growing child is front and center, with emotional development sitting right alongside intellectual development. Part of the magic of Laurie Berkner is that when you hear one of her songs, even for the first time, it seems as if you have known that song forever. On Waiting For The Elevator, this is especially true of the title track, a counting song that is already one of Laurie's most-requested numbers; "Do You Hear The Bells?" featuring the crystal clear voice and consummate musicianship of special guest, Tony Award-winning Broadway actor and singer Gavin Creel; and the romping, stomping "Somos Los Dinosaurios," a Spanish version of Laurie's beloved classic "We Are The Dinosaurs." Here, Laurie has recorded in another language for the very first time!
Aug. 17 - The Ravinia Festival - Highland Park, IL
Aug. 18 - The Parkway Theater - Minneapolis, MN
Aug. 31 - Bayliss Park Block Party - Council Bluffs, IA
Oct. 13 - MDSC Annual Buddy Walk & Family Festival - Wakefield, MA
Oct. 20 - iPlay America - Freehold, NJ
Oct. 26 - The Concert Hall - NYC - "Monster Boogie" Halloween Concert!
Nov 9 - College Street Music Hall - New Haven, CT
Dec. 7 - Tarrytown Music Hall - Tarrytown, NY - Holiday Show!
Dec. 8 - The Paramount - Huntington, NY - Holiday Show!
Dec. 14 - Capitol Center for the Arts - Concord, NH - Holiday Show!
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