Work

Programme Note

Commissioned in 1985 by the Wellington Regional Orchestra (now the Vector Wellington Orchestra) for a family concert under Sir William Southgate, as part of the 1986 New Zealand International Festival of the Arts in Wellington, The Emperor and the Nightingale has subsequently been performed by a number of New Zealand regional and youth orchestras.

Text Note:

Text adapted by Jenny McLeod from Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "The Nightingale", using the English version from "The Yellow Fairy Book" (1894) edited by Andrew Lang (1844-1912) and translated by Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang (1851-1933)

Commissioned:

Commissioned by the Wellington Regional Orchestra with the assistance of the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council and the New Zealand composers' Foundation

Difficulty:

Advanced

Influences:

• Language and Literature

Performance History

	12 Oct 2008	Performed by Tamati Coffey (narrator) and the Manukau City Symphony Orchestra conducted by Uwe Grodd at the TelstraClear Pacific Events Centre, Manukau
		Manukau Symphony Orchestra    Uwe-Alexander Grodd
	29 Jul 2010	Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with conductor Uwe Grodd at Michael Fowler Centre, in Wellington
		New Zealand Symphony Orchestra    Uwe-Alexander Grodd
	09 Mar 2012	Performed by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with conductor Hamish McKeich at Michael Fowler Centre, in Wellington. A review of this concert, posted by Middle C, is available here: http://middle-c.org/2012/03/words-music-and-film-jenny-mcleod-and-serge-prokofiev/
		Hamish McKeich    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra