Pierre Cruzatte
Daniel Slosberg

Daniel Slosberg: Daniel Slosberg has been playing fiddle since the age of five. He became so accomplished that he landed his first professional job as a musician with the nationally renowned Aman Folk Ensemble. After receiving his Master's degree in English, he took his teaching experience and love of children to Crossroads Elementary School in Santa Monica, California, where he became a teacher and an administrator. With Aman, Slosberg saw how the arts made international history and culture come alive for children. Realizing that Lewis and Clark's chief navigator and preeminent fiddler provided a natural vehicle for teaching American History through music, story and song, he began to write "Pierre Cruzatte: A Musical Journey Along the Lewis & Clark Trail." In 1999, Slosberg left Crossroads School to perform full time as Pierre Cruzatte.

Description of program: Pierre Cruzatte comes onstage playing his fiddle. He is a one-eyed, half-French, half-Indian Missouri River boatman--a Voyageur--who speaks with a French accent. After a fiddle tune, he introduces himself to the audience and starts to describe some of his adventures. This show is the Lewis & Clark expedition through the eyes (or eye) of Cruzatte. Playing fiddle, bones, spoons, and other instruments of the expedition, Daniel takes your students on an unforgettable musical voyage -- with stops along the way for humorous and moving stories about the journey and Cruzatte's critical contributions to it. (A special program of music and song is available for younger children.)

Grades: K-12
Instructional Materials Available: Study Guide available online

CONTACT:

Pierre Cruzatte
Daniel Slosberg
3273 Glendon Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
(310) 880-5828
E-mail: info@cruzatte.com

Web Site: www.cruzatte.com