Work
The Dragons are Singing Tonight
for mixed-voice choir (SATB) and brass band
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About
This work is scored for mixed-voice choir and brass band. The poems are from a collection of the same name by American poet Jack Prelutsky. The work is a light-hearted look at the subject of dragons, largely from their own perspective.
Commissioned note
Commissioned by and dedicated to the Auckland Choral Society and conductor Peter Watts with funding from Creative New Zealand
Contents note
- If You Don't Believe in Dragons
- I am waiting, waiting, waiting
- The Mechanical Dragon
- Boom! The Thunder Dragon
- A Dragon's lament
- The Dragons are Singing Tonight
- Once They All Believed in Dragons
Text note
Text from The Dragons are Singing Tonight by Jack Prelutsky, published by Greenwillow Books
Performance history
29 Jun 1996: Performed by Auckland Choral Society and Fosters Auckland Brass Band conducted by Peter Watts at the Civic Theatre Auckland
06 Sep 1997: Performed by the City of Dunedin Choir and St. Kilda Brass Band with conductor Ken Smith Junior
17 May 2008: Brass and Voices
Performed by the City of Dunedin Choir and St. Kilda Brass Band with conductor David Burchell in December 2002