Rhythms My Mother Taught Me

programme consists of:

Rossini: Overture to The Thieving Magpie
Susato: La Mourisque
arr: The Little Drummer Boy
Saint Saens: Dance Macabre
Mozart: Turkish March from Il Seraglio
Puccini: Humming Chorus from Madame Butterfly
Khachaturian: Sabre Dance from Gayaneh

Interval

Gershwin: Strike up the Band
Tchaikovsky: Dance of the Mirlitons from The Nutcracker
Edward Ibert: Picnic
arr: Alice the Camel
arr: Yellow Rose of Texas
Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812

With Chris disguised in many costumes, the show features rhythms used mainly at music key stage 1 level, culminating in the audience providing the rhythmical accompaniment for the Yellow Rose of Texas to which Chris plays.

Dance Macabre is the orchestral showpiece for the first half and Strike up the Band for the second half, Chris conducts the Gershwin and the rest of the programme is conducted by the resident (or guest) conductor.

Alice the Camel features each section of the orchestra and culminates in a glorious double bass solo, the audience also have the words and sing each chorus.

Quiz sheets and balloons are handed out as part of the show and the audience should bring along their favourite teddy bear (preferably with blue striped pyjamas) and a pencil for the quiz.