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AN ORIGINAL MUSICAL PLAY (or "CHILDRENS' OPERETTA")
by
MICHAEL SIROTTA
Ft. Collins Children's Theatre production, November 2008
"...The lively musical
numbers include the calypso-like COO-COO and HAPPY SUMMER DAYS,
which reminds us all to treasure the days of our youth.
Sirotta's music and cute lyrics captured the spirit of each of the characters..."
— Eileen Siegel, Staten Island Advance
"...just wanted to let you know how much we loved working on and performing your Alice in Wonderland for our April holiday workshop. It was such a joy and the kids and audience just loved it. The scenes were great to work on, great lengths for working with kids and the music was fab..."
— Glasgow Stagecoach Theater Arts
"... it was the music that gave the Ft. Collins Children's Theater production of "Alice in Wonderland" its most unique flavor. Sirotta can be credited with composing music that straddles the fence between theater and concert. It was unusually textured instrumentally, considering the lyrics had a particular story to tell. This felt like an upgrade in the quality of music over other kids' productions in memory."
— Tim Van Schmidt, Publisher and independent columnist, fortcollinslife-times.com
(doorways
to five music samples are at the bottom of this page)
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(Don't worry, there's a way back)
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Alice:
But which way should I go?
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The score to Alice has been digitally orchestrated using symphonic, guitar, and percussion samples, as well as exotic synthesized sound which enhances the story's magical aura. All accompaniments are recorded as .mp3 tracks, playable from CD, computer software (such as iTunes), or mp3 players, providing a ready-made accompaniment for performances and rehearsals. This is the recommended method of accompaniment at present (along the line of MTI's "Junior" series). However, employment of a musical director or a person with a strong musical background is recommended for the rehearsal process, since the music is substanitive and replete with harmony parts for the ensemble numbers (children who can sing can usually manage the harmonies with adequate coaching). For teaching purposes, and for guidance in the application of harmonies, timings & cues, a piano/vocal score of the music (94 pages, with orchestrational cues/suggestions) is included with the full production package. The piano score is a complete rendering of the basic music of the tracks and could be used to accompany a performance without the use of the tracks if that is what is desired by the producing entity. Also, enterprising, creative musicians are welcome to add a live layer to the tracks or may play the show along with the accompanist (using the piano score) if the tracks are not used. At present, there are no written out orchestrations for other instrumentalists.
All script & music materials are are downloadable or can be shipped to you.
Please scroll down or click HERE to access audio examples of the music:
PERUSAL
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The purchase price for the complete production kit is $255. This includes all downloadable materials and licensing fees. The license permits an unlimited number of performances within a given time frame. For an additional $25.00 materials & shipping charge**, the kit can be shipped you as CD's and print-outs (including a spiral-bound copy of the 94 page piano/vocal score, formatted as a book). The kit includes:
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In addition, SirMuse will offer free consultations (by email or phone) to purchasers of the full production who have questions or problems regarding the implementaion of the material. Also, for a modest fee, SirMuse can re-master any of the accompaniments to alter the key, should vocal range problems arise in your production.
PAYMENT
Payment may be made by check or money order sent to an address provided by email communication and also printed on the license contract provided with the perusal package. The preferrable method of payment, however, is to use the web to transfer funds to a PayPal account, registered under the email address msirt@sirmuse.com. Using PayPal insures a secure and speedy transfer of remittances, plus, at PayPal, you may use a credit card to make your purchase. (Additional charges are applied for international transactions. Contact msirt@sirmuse.com for details.)
*All stated prices reflect the fees for US customers. Additional charges will apply for international customers who wish to pay in a non-US currency or through a non-US bank.
** The shipping and materials charge is based on US postal rates. Additional charges will apply for international orders and also for expedited shipping, if requested.
DOWNLOADED ORDERS
Customers who opt for downloading their materials will be able to retrieve their purchases via web browser from web site URL's (addresses) that will be forwarded to them by email upon receipt of payment.
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Duchess:
... Now, here, Mary Ann, is the baby. Take good care if her and... Alice: But I’m not Mary Ann! Duchess: Oh, I quite understand. But remember the old saying.. Cook (pontificating): ... “Be what you would seem to be!” Or, if you’d like it put more simply: “Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were, or might have been, was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be ... otherwise!” Alice: I don’t know what your talking about. Cook: You don’t know much and that’s a fact. |
Ft. Collins Children's Theatre production, November 2008
Check
out "Daydreams"
(3.74 mb download)
Check
out "Beautiful Soup"
(1.04 mb download)
Check
out "Coo-coo"
(3.78 mb download)
PLAY "Lost in the Woods" (mp3 - 1.3 MB)
And here's a bit of the music that accompanies the Queen's
game:
Click me!
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