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Orchestral
International Folktales for Narrator and Orchestra
Khoj: The Search for Light for Narrator and Orchestra
Narrator, orchestra
Year Written: 2001
Duration: 23:00
Theme: Multicultural/India
DEVELOPED BY DUMASTAR
Commissioned By
American Composers Forum with funds provided by the Jerome Foundation
Premiered By
St. Paul Civic Symphony Young Persons Concerts, St. Paul, MN, 2001
Notes
The animals of Northern India (the koel bird, flamingoes, elephants, camels, sea turtles, deer and peacocks) search for the light of the moon. The Hindi word khoj means “the wonder of discovery.” The story is told in thirteen miniature sections, cued by the conductor: The Earth is Dark, the Koel Bird, The Flight of the Flamingoes, The Camels, The March of the Elephants, the Wonder of the Child Elephants, The River, the Sea Turtles, The Cheetal Deer, The Western Wind, The Search for Light, The Dance of the Peacocks, The Enchanted Night. Children arrived one hour before the performance to work with ArtStart teachers, creating elephant and peacock masks for the Elephant Dance, thus participating in the concert.
Instrumentation: 2(pic)+EH-2-2/4-2-0-1/3 perc/hp/str/narrator
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