Work
Witches, Clowns, Promises
for children's voices and orchestra
About
Commissioned note
Commissioned by the Christchurch Schools' Music Festival Association (musical director Robert Aburn) for the Association's Canterbury Sesquicentennial Festival, October 11-20, 2000
Contents note
A cycle of five songs:
1. The Tin Can Band
2. Promises
3. The Pines
4. Witch Poem
5. Clowns
Text note
Text from poems by Margaret Mahy
Performance history
03 Nov 2009: APPA Primary School's Music Festival 2009: 1
19 Dec 2009: Christmas with Margaret Mahy: CSO 2009