Here in the Lehigh Valley, we fully experience the four seasons in all their color, from the green of summer to the white of winter.

The turning of the seasons is explored this month in the Bach Choir of Bethlehem's Family Concert, "Dancing with Bach and Vivaldi - For everything there is a season."

"Dancing with Bach and Vivaldi" will be performed at 3 p.m. Feb. 8, Baker Hall, Zoellner Arts Center, Lehigh University, Bethlehem.

Music, dance, poetry and the visual arts are combined in an exploration of the four seasons.

Movements from Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" are performed, along with choral pieces including Bach cantatas for Advent and Easter.

Solo violinist Elizabeth Field will play one of Vivaldi's movements for each season: Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. Before each movement, readers from Freemansburg Elementary School, directed by Jennie Gilrain, will recite the poem that Vivaldi wrote to accompany that movement. Freemansburg Elementary students, directed by art teacher Sue Facchiano, created artwork for the concert.

Dancers from the Lehigh Valley Charter High School, with Kim Maniscalco, director, and DeSales University, with Tim Cowart, chair, will perform choreographed dances to match the music and artwork. Two of the movements from Vivaldi's "Seasons" (Summer I and Fall III) have been choreographed by Charter Arts faculty member Amy Berry.

Greg Funfgeld, artistic director and conductor of the Bach Choir of Bethlehem, says of the annual family concert, "We like to think of this concert as for lifelong learners. It is for kids, adults, grandparents. We work really hard to engage people of all ages, especially young people.

"The 'Four Seasons' is an iconic piece of music that everyone loves. It's just one of those pieces that has taken ahold of people's imaginations."

Funfgeld is quick to highlight the many different styles of art that are working together in this concert.

"There are so many talented people involved in this project. It is truly an integrative art piece: poetry, dance, music, art.

"The school children from Freemansburg Elementary created about 200 pieces of art to match the music. People underestimate the capacity of children to understand artistic concepts. So many public schools have cut back on all their art programs. We are taking the responsibility to fill that void."

Tickets: Bach.org, 610-866-4382, ext. 10 or 15