About
After having had children of my own, I came to the realization that it's very difficult to bring my children to live concerts. Several contributing factors to this are that traditional music venues are neither child nor stroller friendly, evening concerts are performed too late for small children, musical selections are often too long for a child's attention span, and children tend to get easily excitable making it nearly impossible for them to sit quietly and listen in a normal concert environment.
As a response to all of these obstacles getting in the way of including music in young children’s lives, Petite Concerts was created. The idea was to present live, classically leaning, multi-cultural concert experiences to young children as music education, a musical outing for parents and their little ones locally and as a way to help cultivate music audiences of the future.
Petite Concerts’ inception began in 2013 and became Petite Concerts, Inc., a non-profit organization in July of 2016. Petite Concerts is now performing in New York, Connecticut and Minnesota.
Petite Concerts presents 30-minute experiential and multi-cultural events designed for young listeners. From newborns to preschoolers, our concerts are informal and interactive. Join us for a fun-filled musical experience and discover our instruments!
Chi-Chi Bestmann, Founder/Executive Director
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A native of Taiwan, Chi-Chi Lin Bestmann is a dynamic conductor and violist. She’s known for crafting engaging concerts for young listeners and has a diverse and accomplished background in performing, conducing and teaching. Currently based in Minnesota, she holds the role of conductor for the JCC Symphony, MacPhail Northside Youth Orchestra and is a faculty member at MacPhail Center for Music. Chi-Chi enjoys cooking, reading, swimming, listening to music and making Chinese dumplings with her daughters.
Artists
Chi-Chi Bestmann, viola, violin & erhu (Chinese violin) Chie Yoshinaka, violin Danielle Ricci, dance SiFei Cheng, viola Miryana Moveta, piano Allison Akins, French horn Mike Alexander, French horn E.J. Lee, violin käthe jarka, cello Hannnah Flowers, harp Stephanie Allen, violin Jane O'Hara, cello Tod Hedrick, Bass Adrianna O'brien, cello Rale Micic, guitar Paul Svensen, cello Joe Piscitelli, flute Donna Elaine, flute Lesly de Groot, voice Aimee Brehmer, harp |
Venues
Minnesota JCC (MN since 2022) Mill City Museum (MN since 2021) Hennepin County Libraries (in MN since 2019) Washington County Libraries (in MN since 2019) Ramsey County Libraries (in MN since 2019) MacPhail Center for Music (in MN since 2019) JCC Harlem (since November 2017) Tuckahoe Public Library (since August 2017) Yonkers Public Library (since June 2017) Mt. Vernon Public Library (since May 2017, monthly program) Mt. Pleasant Public Library (since June 2017) Larchmont Public Library (since May 2017) Harrison Public Library (since Feb. 2017) Scarsdale Public Library (monthly program) Greenwich Library, Greenwich CT (monthly program) Hunts Point Public Library (Bronx, NY) P.S. 8 Luis Belliard (Manhattan) Avenues, The World School Riverdale Presbyterian Church Nursery School |
Private Events
Please email: [email protected] for all inquiries about hosting a Petite Concert as a private event.
Please email: [email protected] for all inquiries about hosting a Petite Concert as a private event.