music by Claude Debussy, orchestrated by Chris Myers. Narration adapted by Chris Myers.
Commissioned by the Redlands Symphony
Composed 2014. Duration: 35’00”
First performance: May 17, 2015. Redlands, California. Joe Sofranko, narrator. Redlands Symphony conducted by Co Nguyen.
Instrumentation
narrator / 1.1.1.1 / 1.0.0.0 / perc.hp / strings
Program Note
The Toybox gives a glimpse into the lives our toys experience when we’re not watching. Parties, romance, battles… so much drama occurs while we’re asleep!
This adaptation of Claude Debussy’s La boîte à joujoux was created for Redlands Symphony’s annual OrKIDstra concert, in collaboration with a local puppet theater.