Score & Part
Old Mother Hubbard : from Hilary Westlake's 'Dining with Alice', music theatre / music by Frank Millward ; text by David Gale.
Library shelf no. 782.14/MIL 3 [Not for loan]
Work Overview
Dining with Alice was a
magical, if topsy-turvy, dinner party in the exquisite gardens of
a 15th century moated manor house in rural Norfolk.
The audience of 256 unsuspecting diners were invited to follow in
Alice's footsteps and find themselves in Wonderland in the
company of the White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, and even Alice
herself in all her various sizes.
All was not what it seemed as a strange evening of
tongue-twisters and riddles unfolded, culminating in a musical
entertainment under the stars.
Curiouser and curiouser, don't you think?
Work Details
Year: 1999
Instrumentation: SATB chorus, trumpet in B flat, horn in F, bass trombone, percussion, piano, strings.
Duration: 9 min.
Difficulty: Advanced
Commission note: Originally commissioned by the Salisbury Festival UK
From the original poem by Sarah Catherine Martin (c1768-1826)
Dialogues and additional words by David Gale
This piece is introduced by the short song 'I’m a Little Toothbrush' (sung by Tweedle Dum / Dee ) Words by
David Gale.
Site-specific music theatre
This piece is introduced by the short song 'I’m a Little Toothbrush'
First performed at the Salisbury Festival 1999. Also performed at the Norfolk & Norwich Festival 2011
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