Library Closed Thursday 9/19

The library will be closed all day Thursday, September 19, 2024, for staff training and the annual employee picnic. We'll reopen on Friday, September 20, at 10 am.

Sean Gaskell Plays the Kora Harp

Program Type:

Performing Arts

Age Group:

School Age (Grades K-5, Age 5-11), Teens (Grades 6-12, Ages 12-18), Middle School (Grades 6 - 8), High School (Grades 9 - 12), Adults (Ages 18+)

Event Details

Sean Gaskell features songs on the kora -- a 21 stringed West African harp. The kora is traditionally played by oral historians known as Griots. Many songs featured on the kora preserve an 800-year history dating back to the founding of the Mande empire. Mr. Gaskell has presented adult, youth and family programs at over 350 libraries and a multitude of k-12 schools, colleges, universities and assisted living facilities in the United States and Canada.