whims
for piano
Fifteen easy vignettes written in 1967 for the composer’s nine-year old daughter, Katie, and dedicated to her teacher, Sylvia Jenkins.
Duration: ca. 15 minutes. Publisher: ECS, St. Louis, MO
a country fair
for piano and narrator
A Story with Music: an adaptation of Whims written by the composer in 2011 to be narrated to children of elementary-school age.
Duration: 28 - 30 minutes.
1. Country Dance 2. Lullaby 3. Fanfare 4. Impertinence 5. Song 6. May Dance 7. Study on E (Johnny One-Note) 8. Rondo 9. Mirror 10. Dialogue 11. The Happy Drunken Organ Grinder 12. Prelude (Bells) 13. Classical Dance 14. Adagietto 15. March
Score, narration, CD, and special instructions for the pianist available from the publisher, ECS, St. Louis, MO
audio
Complete performance:
Kirke Mechem, narrator; Roy Bogas, piano