Sesame Street NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
Tiny Desk Concerts is an online music series produced by National Public Radio, launched in 2008. The series showcases musical performances from All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen's desk in their Washington, D.C. headquarters.
The Sesame Street Muppets appeared in an edition of the series published on June 10, 2019. The video stars Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Ernie, Bert, Rosita and Grover, with minor appearances by Count von Count, Mr. Johnson, Herry Monster, Oscar the Grouch and a penguin.
Songs[]
- "Sesame Street Theme"
- "The People in Your Neighborhood"
- "What I Am"
- "Sing After Me"
- Medley: "What's the Name of That Song?"/"Rubber Duckie"/"C is for Cookie"/"Pinball Number Count"
- "Sing"
Credits[]
- Sesame Street Puppet Captain: Matt Vogel
- The Sesame Street Muppet Performers:
- Leslie Carrara-Rudolph as Abby and Penguin
- Ryan Dillon as Elmo
- Eric Jacobson as Bert, Grover and Oscar
- Peter Linz as Ernie and Herry
- Carmen Osbahr as Rosita
- David Rudman as Cookie Monster
- Matt Vogel as Big Bird, The Count and Mr. Johnson
- Sesame Street Music Director: Bill Sherman
- Sesame Street Vocal Director: Paul Rudolph
- Musicians: John Deley (keys), Rob Jost (bass), Michael Croiter (drums)
- Special Thanks: Sesame Workshop, The Jim Henson Company, The Joe Raposo Music Group, Festival Attractions Inc.
Notes[]
Elmo gets a good look at the "tiny desk."
- A teaser video for the Sesame Street concert was posted on June 7, 2019, in which Bob Boilen shows Elmo a tiny desk, and then the more expansive "Tiny Desk." (YouTube) An edited version of this clip was repurposed as part of a video which shows the Muppets as NPR interns, released on August 15.