Grunt!

The characters from Orwell's classic satire aregiven melodic voice in this innovative new workwhich begs to be lifted off the pages and given lifeon a stage.As the animals move through the exhilaration ofanticipation, the joy of victory and later therealisation of dashed dreams, this musical willtouch hearts and minds. Brought down to earthby a solid farmyard grounding of reality andhumour, Grunt promises to entertain and inspire.Music! Music! Music! Grunt is music-packed; themusical...
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The characters from Orwell's classic satire aregiven melodic voice in this innovative new workwhich begs to be lifted off the pages and given lifeon a stage.As the animals move through the exhilaration ofanticipation, the joy of victory and later therealisation of dashed dreams, this musical willtouch hearts and minds. Brought down to earthby a solid farmyard grounding of reality andhumour, Grunt promises to entertain and inspire.Music! Music! Music! Grunt is music-packed; themusical score is a fusion of semi-operatic and rockstyles that will thrill your audiences and challengeyour gifted vocalists and musicians. With hints ofLes Miserables mixed with Tommy, the songs andmusical arrangements utilise the rich timbres ofvibrant vocal soloists, gutsy choruses, anddeliciously evil singing "nasties". What a greatopportunity for your orchestra to perform"outside the norm" and close the gap betweenyour classical and contemporary musicians with atruly inspirational collaboration. The musictravels through a number of challenging keys andtime signatures, but will showcase both yourstrong vocal and instrumental programs, andextend your students at the same time - not tomention "wow"ing every audience member withyour students talent! This faithful, emotiveadaptation promises to be as popular andenduring a classic as the original novel itselfwhich, after fifty years, is still recommendedreading in high schools.