Pre and Primary
Grades 3 to 6 - Meet the Orchestra
THE COMPOSER IS DEAD
Written by Lemony Snicket, Composed by Nathaniel Stookey
This intriguing concert follows the investigation of a murdered composer. Someone is guilty of killing the composer, but who is it? All the musicians appear to have a motive and all seem to have an alibi. Could it be the violins? Did anyone see the harpist? Are the trumpets protesting too much? But the composer is still dead.
This perplexing murder mystery is set in the depths of the concert hall. Join with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to try and solve this crime yourself, while enjoying great orchestral music, including works ranging from Bach through to Schoenberg. Be sure to bring your school to this, the last of the MSO’s Education concerts to be held in Melbourne’s Hamer Hall before its 18-month closure for renovations.
This Snicket collaboration between Daniel Handler and his long time friend, composer Nat Stookey, has toured as a live performance by orchestras in cities around the world. It is available as a beautifully illustrated picture book with art by Carson Ellis and a free CD featuring a recording of the work by the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, featuring narration by Lemony Snicket.
The book and CD of Lemony Snicket's The Composer is Dead is available at all Readings bookshops and online at www.readings.com.au for $24.99 plus postage. For school orders please contact Garry Mansfield on 9347 6633 or libraries@readings.com.au
| Where | the Arts Centre, Hamer Hall | |
| When | Thursday 22 April, 10.00am, 11.30am | |
| Duration | 50 minutes | |
| Cost | $10 per student/parent – teachers free |
