Curious James Visits the RPO

This is James. He lived with his Mommy and his Daddy. He was a good little boy, but always very curious.

One day his Daddy had a surprise for him. "James, today I am going to play a concert with the RPO, and I would like you to come with me and listen."

James had never been to the RPO before, so he was excited to hear the orchestra.

On the way there, he saw many yellow school buses driving along the streets. James was curious what they were doing.

Mommy said "The buses are full of students who are coming to listen to the RPO." James liked to watch the buses, and he pointed at each one.

When Daddy drove to the parking garage, the car broke down again! James was not curious about this, because that's what Daddy's car is supposed to do.

As Mommy and Daddy walked with James inside the theater, James could hear the noises of the orchestra warming up onstage. Somewhere there was a loud trombone playing. James was curious. Could he make loud noises too?

Once they climbed up to their seats, James saw how very full the theater was. There were so many children there to listen to the concert, and every one of them was being loud! James' seat was up very high, even higher than a monkey can climb, and yet still there was a big chandelier over everyone's heads. James was scared.

The orchestra began playing their music, but James did not watch or listen. He snuggled close to Mommy and tried not to think about the loud noises or how high he was. Mommy told James to look at the conductor, but James remembered what Daddy always said: "Don't watch the conductor or else you'll screw up."

After the concert was over, Mommy and Daddy took James out to Wegmans, where he got to eat a cookie.

"You did a good job behaving at the orchestra concert, James," said Daddy "and even though the other kids were noisy, you were completely silent. Thanks to you, the concert was a success!"

James was so happy he asked for another cookie.