for narrator and orchestra - 2222, 4231, timp., 2 perc (optional 3rd part), strings
premiere
premiered
April 2, 2005 by the Auckland Philharmonia, directed by Marc Taddei Jennifer
Moss, narrator Baby Proms Concert Auckland Town Hall Auckland, New Zealand
duration
10
minutes
movements
1.
Percussion Intro 2. Eine Kleine Rhumba 3. Brass Intro 4. Eine Kleine
Oompah 5. Woodwind Intro 6. Eine Kleine Dixieland 7. Strings Intro 8.
Eine Kleine Tango 9. Eine Kleine Finale
commission
details
Commissioned by Jennifer Moss
program
note
A resetting of
the opening theme of Mozart's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, which first introduces,
then showcases a different section of the symphony orchestra for very young listeners.
The sections are united in a showy, film-score finale.