Chamber Music Mezzo-soprano voice, Piano, baritone voice, soprano voice, tenor v...(+)
Chamber Music
Mezzo-soprano voice,
Piano, baritone voice,
soprano voice, tenor
voice
SKU:
PR.411411930
Composed
by Nkeiru Okoye. Vocal
Score. 60 pages. Duration
25 minutes. Theodore
Presser Company
#411-41193. Published by
Theodore Presser Company
(PR.411411930).
UPC:
680160687589.
This
rebooted triptych of
short operas is family
friendly and full of fun,
while paying tribute to
the African tradition of
storytelling for all
ages. Sister Sparrow,
Sister Robin and Madame
Partridge retell the
antics of Bre'r Rabbit
and his nemesis Bre'r Fox
in Briar Patch, The Pot
of Sense, and Madame
Partridge and her Eggs.
Okoye's music blends
African American musical
styles of jazz, blues,
and gospel with
contemporary concert
music sounds. Combined
with Moore's libretto,
the result brings to mind
a meeting Langston Hughes
and Gilbert and Sullivan
on steroids, en route to
the Black church. A
concert version of Briar
Patch will be available
for full orchestra with
five soloists. Libretto
by Carman Moore. The
music blends African
American musical styles
of jazz, blues, and
gospel with contemporary
concert music sounds.
Intended for all
audiences. NOTE: Each
story from the Tales from
the Briar Patch is
derived from African folk
tales. The character
Bre'r Rabbit is actually
the trickster, Anansi the
Spider, of ancient
Ghanaian folklore. While
many people associate him
and his friends with Joel
Chandler Harris' Uncle
Remus stories, the
stories predate Harris
and hist stories. The
creators updated the
language, using all
animals to portray the
story, with the trio of
spirited birds narrating.
Producers find that the
works rate well with all
audiences and are
especially useful for
community discussions and
engagement.
This
rebooted triptych of
short operas is family
friendly and full of fun,
while paying tribute to
the African tradition of
storytelling for all
ages. Sister Sparrow,
Sister Robin and Madame
Partridge retell the
antics of Bre’r
Rabbit and his nemesis
Bre’r Fox in
“Briar
Patch,†“The
Pot of Sense,†and
“Madame Partridge
and her Eggs.â€
Okoye’s music
blends African American
musical styles of jazz,
blues, and gospel with
contemporary concert
music sounds. Combined
with Moore’s
libretto, the result
brings to mind a meeting
Langston Hughes and
Gilbert and Sullivan on
steroids, en route to the
Black church. A concert
version of “Briar
Patch†will be
available for full
orchestra with five
soloists. Libretto by
Carman Moore. The music
blends African American
musical styles of jazz,
blues, and gospel with
contemporary concert
music sounds. Intended
for all audiences.NOTE:
Each story from the Tales
from the Briar Patch is
derived from African folk
tales. The character
“Bre’r
Rabbit†is actually
the trickster,
“Anansi the
Spider,†of ancient
Ghanaian folklore. While
many people associate him
and his friends with Joel
Chandler Harris’
Uncle Remus stories, the
stories predate Harris
and hist stories. The
creators updated the
language, using all
animals to portray the
story, with the trio of
spirited birds narrating.
Producers find that the
works rate well with all
audiences and are
especially useful for
community discussions and
engagement.
Reboot - Tuba
