Carpet of Dreams

Original Music and Arrangements

Composer / Arranger	Kevin Lau
Description	Children's show comprised of narrated Persian fairy tales; featuring original music blended with arrangements of Western classical and traditional Persian music
Instrumentation	vln, vla, vcl, cl, perc, hp, & Shiraz ensemble
Duration	50 min.
Commissioned and Produced by	Peggy Hills and the Mississauga Chamber Music Society
Original Script	Angela Fusco
Commissioned and Produced by	Peggy Hills and the Mississauga Chamber Music Society
Performers	Violin, Peggy Hills Viola, Doug Perry Clarinet / Bass Clarinet, Steve Pierre Cello, John Marshman Harp, Erica Goodman Percussion, Richard Moore Tar, Araz Salek Kamanche, Saeed Kamjoo Bam-Tar, Shahin Fayaz Tombak, Pedram Khavarzamini Conductor, John Barnum Narrator, Angela Fusco
Performances	May 5 - 7, 2011, Living Arts Centre, Mississauga

Composer	Title
Beethoven	Turkish March / Symphony No. 9 ("Ode to Joy")
R.Schumann	Bird as Prophet
Bizet	The Pearl Fishers ("Au fond du temple saint")
Wagner	Die Walkure ("Magic Fire Music")
Borodin	Polovstian Dances
Rachmaninoff	Symphonic Dances (1st movement) / Vocalise
Stravinsky	Firebird Suite
Alan Hovhaness	Garden of Adonis
Arvo Part	Fratres
Shiraz Ensemble	Lament