Philipp Matthias Kaufmann (*1970) Fisch und Vogel
A Musical Story for Narrator, Singing Children and Orchestra [Sp,child choir,orch] Duration: 45' Text: Helmke Jan Keden
narrator – singing children – 1.1.1.1 – 2.1.1.0 – timp.perc – hp – Str
Ideal for the collaboration between mainstream schools and orchestras, Kaufmann’s children’s concert projects have clearly found their fans. The stories – read by narrators – are truly exciting, have a special twist, and are often laugh-out-loud funny.
World premiere: Düsseldorf, November, 26, 2009
An imaginative Concert for Children
In the past years, Philipp Matthias Kaufmann has rushed from one success to the next in Cologne. Ideal for the collaboration between mainstream schools and orchestras, his childrens concert projects have clearly found their fans. The stories read by various narrators are truly exciting, have a special twist, and are often laugh-out-loud funny. The children sing simple, catchy songs that can even be rehearsed without sheet music. And in Kaufmanns relatively small orchestral scorings, he impressively shows that his handwriting is progressively evolving from a classical style to early modernity with bravura, and without ever giving way to flat stylistic imitations. The organizers of the childrens concerts had long been waiting for a concept that is compelling from simply every point of view.
For further information, please visit the Homepage of Philipp Matthias Kaufmann (only in German).
| 1a. Der Meeresspiegel |
| 1b. Sturm I |
| 2. Die Möwen |
| 3. Lied der Möwen |
| 4. Der kleine Hering und sein Schwarm |
| 5. Lied der Fische |
| 6. Heringsträume |
| 7. Möwen auf der Jagd |
| 8. Unter Wasser |
| 9. Freundschaftslied |
| 10. Adlerangriff |
| 11. Sturm II |
| 12. Auf der Suche |
| 13. Wiedersehen & Finale |