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Wolf intent on stealing world’s biggest diamond!
Only Rita – and the children of Cambridge – can foil his dastardly plans!
On Sunday February 10th 2008, the Cambridge Philharmonic Society is proud to present a musical adventure for children featuring Jonathan Dove’s brilliantly witty Crocodiamond, some great film tunes, and the thrilling Time Lord’s March written by a Cambridge teenager.
The Crocodiamond is ‘the biggest diamond in the world’ – but where is it, and who is the Wolf, the evil mastermind bent on stealing it? Only one person can foil the wolf’s mischievous plans and that is Rita, the heroine of Jonathan Dove’s musical fable for children written to a fabulous story script by Anthony Horowitz.
The Crocodiamond – or Rita and the Wolf – was inspired by Prokofiev’s musical masterpiece for children. Rita is represented by the violins and the double basses are her granny. But there’s much more to it than that – including a maniacal car chase and the strange behaviour of a French hornithologist.
Narrated by Simon Butteriss – an acclaimed singer, actor and writer – and conducted by the society’s musical director Tim Redmond, The Crocodiamond is ‘a piece that deserves to delight children for generations’ in the words of the Observer’s music critic Anthony Holden. And if you listen very carefully you will finally discover where the diamond is – and you might even learn the identity of the wolf.
The concert programme also includes a remarkable composition by Cambridge teenager Jake Howarth – a student at Hills Road Sixth Form College. The Time Lord’s March was inspired by an episode from the TV series Doctor Who and represents a major achievement for composition student Howarth at the beginning of what is destined to be a glittering musical career. “I have learned so much from working with the conductor, Tim Redmond, and also hearing the orchestra rehearsing the piece, experimenting with the colour and texture of the different ensembles”, says Howarth.
This sparkling event for children also includes great film music such as the Indiana Jones theme, the title music for Mission Impossible and other adventurous pieces.
Bring the kids along for an event they will enjoy – and which they will remember for ever.
There are two performances of one hour each, starting at 2pm and 4pm, at West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge. Tickets (£6 for all adventurers) are available from the Cambridge Arts Theatre Box Office (01223 503333) or online at www.cam-phil.org.uk.
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