Gretna Music will present its fourth Gretna Music for Kids (GM4K) season, consisting of three concerts, this summer. All performances will be held at the Mount Gretna Playhouse, 200 Pennsylvania Ave., Mount Gretna.

The season will open on Saturday, July 3, at 11 a.m., when internationally acclaimed storyteller, narrator, and librettist Charlotte Blake Alston will tell the musical stories of Hansel and Gretel, the Bremen town musicians, and more. This season marks Alston's 27th year of hosting the Philadelphia Orchestra's preschool concerts and her 30th year as host and narrator of the Family and School concerts. On her trip to Gretna, she will also be joined by violinist Juliette Kang and cellist Pricilla Lee of the Philadelphia Orchestra.

Empire Wild will perform on Saturday, July 31, at 11 a.m. Formed at Juilliard as a vehicle for musical exploration, Empire Wild consists of music educators Mitch, Ken, and Brandon, who aim to get children excited about classical music. Their GM4K performance will be an interactive introduction to their instruments - cello and vocals - and the production of unique sounds.

The season will conclude on Saturday, Aug. 14, at 3 p.m., with a performance by 15-year-old banjo player Nora Brown. She will share her love of bluegrass music with the children in the audience. Brown has been featured on a TED Talk and NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts and was the subject of a Tribeca Film Festival funded documentary, "Little Nora (the Banjo Prodigy)."

Tickets may be purchased at http://www.gretnamusic.org or by calling 717-361-1508. Tickets will also be available at the door.