The Night Choir's Concert Hall

What is the concert hall?

High in the treetops of a forest that only exists in the dark, there is a concert hall made of woven branches. Its rafters are hung with moss and moonlight. It is shaped like a round, shallow bowl, like a giant bird’s nest.

To get there, Vela listened to her music box play all by itself. Her wallpaper grew bark, and her ceiling sprouted leaves.

Who sings there?

The concert hall is the home of the Night Choir, led by the grand owl. Owls up high. Frogs down low. Crickets in between.

Every night, they sing the Lullaby, the one song that tucks the whole night in.

There is also a guest branch, where visitors sit. When Vela came, her four friends from the Alphabet Woods sat there too: Oko, Pelu, Bruma and Gami.

When can you visit?

The concert hall is only open from ten o’clock to eleven o’clock in the night.

Why must the light be kept low?

A bright light in a dark forest only sends the forest away. So Vela kept her lantern low, even when she needed to read the little paper letters scattered along the twigs. Her friends from the Alphabet Woods read them for her.

Try this tonight

Can you make a choir with the people in your home? One sings low, one sings high, and one sings in between. Then sing a very quiet song together.