The Juniper Tree (1981) 23′
Shadow puppet theatre (or animated film) and ensemble
flute (doubling piccolo & alto flute), oboe (doubling oboe d’amore & cor anglais), mezzo soprano voice, congas, piano
First performance: Barry Smith’s Theatre of Puppets and Suoraan, Dartington Summer School of Music, 6 August 1981
Commissioned by Dartington Summer School of Music
Ivan and the Firebird (1982) 45′
A Fairy Tale for performance by children aged 7-11
for narrator, dancers and school orchestra (recorders, percussion, guitars, violins & cellos)
First performance: Henry Fawcett Junior School, Kennington, London, July 1982
Commissioned by The Inner London Education Authority