"ABC Orchestra" contains 26 short songs each featuring a musical instrument that begins with a letter of the alphabet, A is Albert Accordian, Z is Zoe Zither and everything in between. Each song is a lesson in phonics for that letter.

26 MP3 Songs
KIDS/FAMILY: Educational, KIDS/FAMILY: Sing-Along/Interactive



Details:
Dave Rimelis is a family entertainer who has worked with audiences from infants to seniors. His engaging impromptu singing style and facility on instruments such as violin, guiar, banjo, has been featured every Sunday for brunch at "Just Jakes" in Montclair NJ since 1999.He also works with Symphony Orchestras , Schools and day care facilities throughout the united states.
"ABC Orchestra" it contains 26 short songs each featuring a musical instrument that begins with a letter of the alphabet, A is Albert Accordian, Z is Zoe Zither and everything in between. Each song is a lesson in phonics for that letter and an introduction to the sound of the instrument.
David Rimelisâ music has been performed by orchestras internationally, including the Boston Pops, National Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Saint Louis Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Western Australia Symphony, Minnesota Symphony, Atlanta Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, and the Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra. He has been featured artist with the Colorado Symphony, Eugene Oregon Symphony,Waco Texas Symphony, Concordia Orchestra, Plainfield New Jersey Symphony,The Cascade
Festival of Music Orchestra, the New Sussex Symphony, the New Jersey Pops, the Oregon Festival of American Music Orchestra, and the Cabrillo Music Festival Orchestra.

Rimelis is artist-in-residence for the New Jersey State Council on The Arts and
teaching artist for the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. He is also Director of Music Education for the AIDS Resource Foundation for Children in Newark, New Jersey.
He has served as composer-in-residence for the Concordia Orchestra in New York City
from 1990 - 2002.

His music is featured in the film about violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg âSpeaking
in Stringsâ, PBS and New Jersey Network documentaries âSummer Camp,â âItâs Red Itâs Edible It Bounces,â the Mo Willems cartoon âThe Man Who Yelled,â and the feature film âShe Devil.â . National Television appearances as featured musician include âEmeril Liveâ (improvising original music as âDr Strings), CBSâs âThe Guiding Lightâ (fiddler and country band leader), and NBCâs âFour Storiesâ (volunteer music teacher to HIV affected children).

As a guitarist and violinist, Rimelis has toured the United States, South America, Canada, Mexico, Europe, and the Middle East. His unique charanga violin style has been featured
with many prominent Latin ensembles, including Jose Fajardo, Johnny Pacheco, Roberto Torres, Orchestra Broadway, and Africando. Rimelis is the founder and leader of the band âLife,â which performs original world jazz. The son of country western singer âIdaho Ed,â Rimelis was raised on American folk and popular music; he has won prizes in a number of regional fiddle contests.

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EDUCATION:

Graduate of the B.M.I. Jazz Composersâ Workshop, New York City
M.F.A. (Music Theory and Composition), Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey
B. A. (Music Education and Violin), Fairleigh Dickinson University, Rutherford, New Jersey
Diploma (Music Composition and Guitar), School of Contemporary Music, Boston, Massachusetts

RECENT RECORDINGS (original music):
âJazz is Just a Child of the Bluesâ -- jazz / blues
âItâs a Learning Partyâ -- childrenâs songs
âMake Yourself a Winnerâ -- contemporary country music
âFever Pitchâ -- jazz string orchestra
âThe Road We Each Must Followâ -- fiddle and piano
âYou Can Make It Soâ -- world jazz
âResting Pulseâ -- New Age
âJamminâ at Just Jakesâ -- Recorded Live
âGood Morninâ Jesus This Christmas Dayâ -- Holiday Gospel
"The ABC Orchestra" Children's songs

"ABC Orchestra" it contains 26 short songs each featuring a musical instrument that begins with a letter of the alphabet, A is Albert Accordian, Z is Zoe Zither and everything in between. Each song is a lesson in phonics for that letter and an introduction to the sound of the instrument.