Original shows & TOuring PROGRAMS
Enjoy the talent and creativity of Amy Lowe for musical performances, school assemblies, library programs, holiday concerts, and more.
Amy receives rave reviews wherever she goes.
Popular Live Music Shows, Touring Programs & School Assemblies & Library Programs.
National Award Winning Music that Makes a Difference
History Alive Series
Fire in Boomtown: A fast-paced, fact-based, re-enactment of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. This multi-award-winning show comes to life through original story and song. Megan Wells joins Amy for this series.
Immigration/Ellis Island: This is a first-person musical narrative about coming to America. An immigrant story, woven with engaging, memorable songs about the journey by boat, through storms, Lady Liberty, doctors at the dock, the anxious process of Ellis Island, detention in the hospital, and reunited families. All Aboard: The race to link East to West was on. Who would be the first to build the Transcontinental Railroad? You hear the story from the point of view of Irish and Chinese immigrants, newly freed slaves, settlers, industrialists, natives Americans, and the buffalo. Movin' In – Building a Town: The story of settling a small Midwest farm town and its growth into one of Illinois' largest communities. Original toe-tapping interactive songs and stories that tell the tale.
Immigration/Ellis Island: This is a first-person musical narrative about coming to America. An immigrant story, woven with engaging, memorable songs about the journey by boat, through storms, Lady Liberty, doctors at the dock, the anxious process of Ellis Island, detention in the hospital, and reunited families. All Aboard: The race to link East to West was on. Who would be the first to build the Transcontinental Railroad? You hear the story from the point of view of Irish and Chinese immigrants, newly freed slaves, settlers, industrialists, natives Americans, and the buffalo. Movin' In – Building a Town: The story of settling a small Midwest farm town and its growth into one of Illinois' largest communities. Original toe-tapping interactive songs and stories that tell the tale.
Popular Music Programs
Stomp Your Feet to the Jammin' Beat: Environmental awareness, neighborhood diversity, and the ability of everyone to make his or her music are just a few of the themes covered in this lively, entertaining program. Amy offers selections from Parents Choice award-winning CDs I like Gum and Brighter Than Fireflies. These encourage the audience to clap their hands, stomp their feet, and sing along to the jammin' beats. These are songs and stories that spark imagination in all ages.
Music Across the Ages: Popular songs that span the decades, from the 1800s to the present. Musical styles cover Blues, Jazz, Folk, Country, Pop, Americana, and World Music. Seasonal Songs & Holiday Magic: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Holidays — Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day. These vibrant songs bring a fresh feeling to any seasonal holiday gathering as contemporary arrangements of holiday classics tastefully blended with original music.
Music Across the Ages: Popular songs that span the decades, from the 1800s to the present. Musical styles cover Blues, Jazz, Folk, Country, Pop, Americana, and World Music. Seasonal Songs & Holiday Magic: Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall. Holidays — Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day. These vibrant songs bring a fresh feeling to any seasonal holiday gathering as contemporary arrangements of holiday classics tastefully blended with original music.
Concerts,
Live Performances/Solo, Duos, & Band
Multi-Award-Winning, Singer-Songwriter, Amy Lowe’s diverse spectrum of music incorporates rhythms from all over the world. She’s a musical storyteller with a powerful yet sweet voice who blends well-crafted originals with choice covers to delight her audiences.
Versatile, critically acclaimed, well-seasoned veterans of the music scene join Amy Lowe in live performances. These include Guitarist/Bassis, Dave Katzman and Percussionist/ Background Vocalists, Dave Sims, and/or Marty Binder and/or Rick King & a host of others.
Dave uses early Bee-Bop, jazz, Chicago blues, traditional country, and classical guitar influences to weave smooth, raw textures of color through Amy's strong, melodic voice.
Each percussionist's energetic, Latin, Afro-Cuban, World rhythms pump up the fresh contemporary sounds of Amy Lowe's music. Their shows are fun for all ages.
Each percussionist's energetic, Latin, Afro-Cuban, World rhythms pump up the fresh contemporary sounds of Amy Lowe's music. Their shows are fun for all ages.
"Her crystalline voice, honesty, and clever, original songs are a few of the reasons why audiences look forward to Lowe's performances." -Myrna Petlicki, Pioneer Press
"Amy Lowe's contemporary-style music will remind many adults of songs by artists such as Etta James, The Indigo Girls, and Emmylou Harris." -Lahri Bond, Parents' Choice
School Assemblies & Library Programs
Math Music – Sing Lowe, Score High
Catchy lyrics and singable tunes cover the metric system, time, temperature, area, perimeter, circumference, slope, long division, angles, strategies for solving problems, and much more. A CD-ROM is available to accompany the program.
Through a multi-media presentation of slides, live music, and drama, discover that our eyes are like camera lenses that can capture art anytime, anywhere. Photographer Mike Kelly joins Amy for this presentation.
The Journey of Estevanico the Black: Search for the Seven Cities of Gold - An American Hero (a.k.a.) Voices of Arizona: A Story Rarely Told
America's First African Explorer: This incredible musical tale highlights the early days of Spanish-American history and African-American history. Learn about Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca and Estevanico the Black, a Moor from Azamor, Morocco. They make a remarkable eight-year odyssey across the continent. This marks Estevanico's pioneering trek as one of the early explorers into Arizona and New Mexico. Their journey predates Coronado's exploration of the Southwest.
Estevanico also known as Esteban the Black lived among various Native American Nations, and become the first outsider to enter Arizona / New Mexico territory. This fascinating historical tale comes to life through engaging musical narrative and compelling original songs.
"Amy Lowe has a wonderful way of telling a story with music that reaches people of all ages. She is a talented musician with a powerful yet sweet voice that can sing a song or tell a story with passion, poignancy, and feeling. She has the unique ability to reach into the soul of her subject and share it with her audience." - Marshall Trimble, Arizona State Historian, Award-Winning Author & Storyteller
Seasonal Holiday Programs for Libraries, Independent Living & Memory Care
Halloween, Winter Christmas, Hanukkah, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Fourth of July, & Special Occasions
Retelling Stories Through Song
Participants select and retell a short story and learn how to turn the text into a song. Through creating and performing, they understand how to produce works of art as they interpret, identify, and perform words that express the story's theme. Participants are inspired to find the rhythm in words, recognize and write rhymes, sing, record, and listen to their compositions.
From Text to Lyric to Song
- Singer-songwriter Amy Lowe teaches the art of storytelling through song. She introduces songwriting techniques as a tool for enhancing writing skills and reading comprehension.
- Through creative group interaction, participants identify rhythm and rhyme, write and tell stories, and turn them into lyrics.
- Participants choose a rhyming scheme and learn about song form.
- Participants complete, perform, record, and listen to their songs.
Amy combines music, poetry, art, reading, writing, and performance to give students an inside look at what being a composer is all about. Topics and themes grow from classroom studies, personal experience, fantasy, and environmental sights and sounds.
Parent/Teacher/Staff Workshop
Sound, Art, and the Music of Words: Singer-songwriter Amy Lowe inspires participants to explore the rhythm of words and learn how to add musical elements to text in creating musical compositions.
Through creative group interaction, theater games, and music activities, participants learn how to demonstrate simple rhythms through chant and body percussion that identifies the feeling and mood. There are plenty of opportunities to create and perform their original compositions with each other.
Contact us to book Amy Lowe for your event.
Through creative group interaction, theater games, and music activities, participants learn how to demonstrate simple rhythms through chant and body percussion that identifies the feeling and mood. There are plenty of opportunities to create and perform their original compositions with each other.
Contact us to book Amy Lowe for your event.
Upcoming Shows/ Events/ Performances
May 9, Rewired Pizza, Cafe & Bar - Duo - 10 am-1 pm (Mother's Day Brunch)May 11, - Sedgebrook Afternoon Concert - Duo - 3 pmMay 3-26, Residency work with Ravinia Festival - Music Discovery Program May 7- 28, Residency work with Urban Gateways -Music ProgramMay 28, Epiphany Center for the Arts - with Billy Flynn Band ( 2 shows - 7 pm & 9:30 pm)June 9, Mather Virtual Summer Concert - Solo - 4 pmJune 10, Rewired Pizza, Cafe & Bar - Duo - 5 pm- 8 pmJune 12 - Sunrise Assisted Living (Memory Care) - Naperville - Solo 3 pmJune 13 - Sunrise Assisted Living - Naperville - Duo 3 pmJune 29 -Courtyard Series Colvin House 5940 N Sheridan -Duo - 6:30 pmJuly 10 - Three Crowns Park Evanston - Solo - 2:00 pmJuly 15, - Rewired Pizza, Cafe & Bar - Duo - 5 pm- 8 pmJuly 17 - Brookdale Lake Shore Drive - Solo 7:30 pmJuly 25 - Reggies on the Beach 62nd Street - Chicago - Trio - 4:30 pm - 7:30 pmJuly 27, Courtyard Series Colvin House 5940 N Sheridan -Duo - 6:30 pm July 29, Mather Virtual Summer Concert - Solo - 2:30 pm
August 1 - Rewired Pizza, Cafe & Bar - Duo - 5 pm- 8 pmAugust 6 - Smith Village - Solo - 2 pmAugust 8 - Private Party - Duo - 5 pm - 7 pmAugust 10 -Courtyard Series Colvin House 5940 N Sheridan -Duo - 6:30 pm August 12 -, Mather Virtual Summer Concert - Solo -11:00 am
August 13 - Three Crowns Park Evanston - Solo - 2:00 pmAugust 17 - Gail Borden Public Library - AgeGuide Agency -Solo- Virtual - 10 am & 1 pmAugust 18 - Ravinia - Reach Teach Play Music Discovery Institute
August 19 - Village at Victory Lakes -Lindenhurst - Solo - 1:30 pm & 3:00 pm
August 21 - Ravinia - Reach Teach Play Music Discovery InstituteSeptember 2 -Hey Nonny - Arlington Heights - sitting in with Billy Flynn 7:30 pmSeptember 10 - Milwaukee World Festival (Summerfest) - Duo - 12:45 pm & 5:30 pmSeptember 11 -Ravinia - Reach Teach Play Music Discovery Institute
September 12, - Sedgebrook Afternoon Concert for Families - Duo - 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
September 17 -Hey Nonny - Arlington Heights - Duo 5 pm - 7 pm
September 21, - Sedgebrook Afternoon Concert - Duo - 3 pm
September 30 - Rewired Pizza, Cafe & Bar - Duo - 5 pm- 8 pm
October 9 - Brookdale Lake Shore Drive - Solo 7:30 pmOctober 10 - Belmont Village Oak Park - Fire in Boomtown - w/ Megan Wells 2 pmOctober 13 - Smith Village - Solo - 2 pmOctober 16 - Chicago History Museum - Family Day /City on Fire - Fire in Boomtown - w/ Megan Wells 12- 4 pm.October 22 - Hey Nonny - Arlington Heights - Duo - 4 pm - 6 pmOctober 29 - Mather Virtual - Halloween Concert - Solo -11:00 amNovember 4 -Sunrise Assisted Living (Memory Care) -Lincoln Park - Solo 1:30 pmNovember 5 - Smith Village - Solo - 2 pmNovember 5 -Buddy Guy's Legends with Billy Flynn - 9:30 pmNovember 8 - Recording Chicago History Museum - all-day
November 9 -Three Crowns Park Evanston - Solo - 2:00 pm
November 11 - Revere Court Bartlett -Solo -2 pmNovember 12 -Three Crowns Park Evanston - Solo - 2:00 pmNovember 19, - Sedgebrook Afternoon Concert - Duo - 1 pm
December 2 - Friendship Village, Schaumburg - Holiday Concert- Duo - 3:30December 7 - Autumn Leaves, St. Charles - Holiday Concert- Solo 2 pmDecember 9 - Chicago History Museum - Fire in BoomtownDecember 10 - Heritage Woods of McHenry - Solo - 2:00 pmDecember 15 - Grayslake Senior Center -Holiday Concert - Duo - 12:15 pm -1:15 pmDecember 16 - Smith Village Christmas Concert - Duo - 2 pm-3 pmDecember 18 - Chicago History Museum - Fire in Boomtown
January 8 - Chicago History Museum - Fire in Boomtown 1 pmJanuary 18, - Sedgebrook Afternoon Concert - Duo - 1 pmJanuary 24 & 25 - Ravinia-Music Discovery Residency February 1 & 2 - Ravinia-Music Discovery Residency February 8 & 9 - Ravinia-Music Discovery Residency February 15 & 16 - Ravinia-Music Discovery Residency February 17 - Hamilton Maher Community Center - Solo - Valentine's Day concert 1 pm February 22 & 23 - Ravinia-Music Discovery ResidencyFebruary 24 - Ellis Island - Ramona School - Amy Lowe & Megan Wells
March 9 - Chicago History Museum - Fire in Boomtown 1 pmMarch 10 -Three Crowns Park Evanston - Solo - 2:00 pmMarch 14 - Ellis Island - Central School - 1 pm. Amy Lowe & Megan WellsMarch 18, - Sedgebrook Afternoon Concert - Duo - 1 pm March 24 - Chicago History Museum - Fire in Boomtown 1 pm