Maria Sangiolo - Message from Maria

Happy Autumn!

The days are getting shorter, the leaves are piled high for jumping and the smell of pumpkin pie is in the air! We've been having great fun stomping through the leaves and throwing them way up high! We've been singing some new songs and enjoying the crisp autumn air.

Thanks to all of you for coming out to the shows this summer! We had so much fun performing on Block Island and singing about the sea! The Sounds and Scenes Festival in Brookline was huge success celebrating the Olmstead Conservancy. And Coney Island at the New York Aquarium was a splash! EMC Corporation’s Every Day is Earth Day Celebration in Hopkinton, MA was a huge success and we were honored to be a part of that special day! So many fun places to visit and cool people to meet!

Here are some simple things that you can do around your house to help slow down global warming: Take a power shower in less than 5 minutes. Unplug something in your room that you don't use very often. Carry your lunch to school in a reusable bag. Ask an adult to help you safely dispose of old batteries. Save paper by sending e-cards. Put water in a reusable bottle. Shut off the lights when you leave a room. Shut off the water while you brush your teeth. Plant a tree! The Ocean Project in Providence, RI has teamed up with me on my new CD and is doing wonderful work to help save the ocean and it's critters. Check them out at www.TheOceanProject.org.

My latest CD for Families, Under the Mystic Sea, has won 3 awards: Parents Choice Recommended 2007, NAPPA Honors 2007 and Children's Music Web Award - Best Recording for Young Children 2007! You can order it at nimbit.com, CDbaby.com or Amazon.com. ALL OF MY MUSIC IS NOW AVAILABLE DIGITALLY. VISIT NIMBIT.COM and purchase individual songs from my on-line merchant table!

I've been having so much fun at schools and libraries this fall! Brooklyn and Killingly, CT children sang and danced the Rock Penguin Hop and helped me welcome autumn in Northeast CT. If you’d like me to visit your town you can contact me here! I've been to many schools and libraries in CT, MA, NY and RI. My concerts for children are also appropriate for community concerts and elementary school assemblies.

I'm really looking forward to all my concerts this winter! I'll be performing with my buddy Jim Henry at the Brooklyn Children’s Museum in Brooklyn, NY on November 15th and Passim Center in Cambridge, MA on November 22nd. Come out and sing and dance with us!

Warm blessings,

Maria Sangiolo