"Valley Vista School is Green Role Model" (Open this PDF to read the article!)
"Our teachers thought your concert was very age-appropriate with lots of tuneful songs. The kids
were interested from the beginning, and the songs led to discussions in class and science. Our
older students were eager and enthusiastic during the performance, and all three of you had great
presence and charisma. You worked the crowd very effectively, and the show was instructive,
respectful and, most of all, fun".
"We can't thank you enough for your fabulous concert yesterday! We want you back here next year for a cast of thousands!"
"The children loved the performance of The Oceans Are Talking that you presented for
our lower school children. Your music was wonderful and the message so meaningful!
You did a fabulous job of entertaining, educating, and involving the children in
the performance - again, in a very meaningful and controlled manner! Thank you!!" "Oceans Are Talking is coming to Mystic Seaport!" (click on link to read article)
"Sam was a pleasure to work with from start to finish. Months before the concert, he sent download cards of the music which allowed all our students (and their families) and staff to download the music that would be performed. This allowed the audience to be familiar with the environmental messages in the music well before the concert. He communicated very well as to his technical needs, and he worked well with our tech person at school. During the concert, he engaged students in singing along and also involved them through question and answer interactions. Our students responded well, were very involved and enjoyed the concert immensely".
"OCEANS OF INSPIRATION" - Theatre School children perform song they wrote with ocean activist, Sam Lardner (click on link to view article).
"Thank you so much for a terrific concert last week! It was a great idea to give the students your CD in advance of the concert; they clearly were familiar with the songs and it made their appreciation of your music that much easier. Your ability to keep them engaged even while discussing the different issues facing our oceans was admirable. It's a perfect marriage of message and medium; each song raised awareness about the particular issue, but was also fun, entertaining and extremely "catchy". Not an easy feat! One of my students put it well. She said, "The concert was great. I noticed the music seemed like it was meant for children, but the messages were about real problems."
“Sam and his band brought energy and fun to otherwise complicated and troubling problems. Everyone who left the show had big smiles on their faces, but also some new understanding about the challenging, real-time, environmental issues that will shape so much of our children's futures.”
“Thank you all for a fabulous, spirited concert! I know that the adults enjoyed it as much as the kids!”
“Oceans Are Talking was a hit in every respect here. The place is still buzzing. The band was even better live than they were on the CD! It was also a great boost for the morale of the school generally -- just a lot of fun for all and a powerfully important message.”
“Thank you and your wonderful team for a very, very special day!
“Not only did Sam sing songs that taught our children about the many problems facing our world’s oceans, but he spoke at an age appropriate level with children about the issues and gave them concrete actions they can take to make a difference. It is clear that Sam knows how to work with children of all ages, but our teachers and parents loved the concert as well. Providing the CD’s before the concert built up the excitement and allowed the children to gain even more from the experience”.
