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Composers Bureau
Music for Young Performers
Musical Theatre and Staged Works
- Jeremy Beck
- Once A Year on Christmas Eve - a children's opera
for a cast of 20+ (chorus, soloists), ages 6-17, moderate
difficulty. With adult performers on flute, violin, cello
and percussion. Ca. 60 minutes.
- Victoria Bond
- Everyone is Good for Something, for piano and 8 cast
members. Moderate difficulty.
- James M. Drew
- The Shy Shoe - for 8 singing actors (children) and
piano (tape optional). Elementary school.
- Jonathan Elkus
- Act Your Age, Musical in Two Acts. Guitar, bass,
keyboard and drums. Middle school, medium difficulty.
- Sarah Fuller Hall
- The Pumpkin Who Wanted to Sing, A Halloween Opera
for children's voices and piano. Elementary, grades 1-3.
- Neil McKay
- Kahalaopuna, Princess of Manoa - opera based on Hawaiian
legend, ages 8-18; for piano, 8 performers and chorus; 45
min.
- La'ie'ikawai, Princess of the Rainbow - opera based
on Hawaiian legend, ages 8-18 for piano, 12 performers and
chorus; 55 min.
- Ring Around Harlequin - comic opera for 5 performers,
ages 16 or older; accompaniment with piano or orchestra; 35
min.
- Alice A. Moerk
- Andy, a musical. High school.
- A Nose for Love, a musical with voices and keyboard.
Ages 6 through high school.
- Peter Sacco
- Mr. Vinegar. A chamber opera in four scenes for children
and young-at-heart. Adapted from a musical setting by Marie
Alessi and the composer. The story was derived from an original
Nigerian folk tale entitled "One Cannot Help an Unlucky Man".
50 minutes.
- Michael Schelle
- Aesop Rules! - a 30' musical for kids. Grades 2-8.
- Nancy Van de Vate
- The Death of the Hired Man, chamber opera in one
act. For soprano, baritone, piano, flute, cello and one percussion.
Ages 17 and up. Easy to moderately easy.
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