Stone Soup

Complete Work Title: 

Stone Soup — a children's theatre work for six musicians


Performance Medium: 

trombone, percussion, oboe/bassoon, horn, violin, viola


Movements: 
  1. Prologue
  2. The Townspeople
  3. The Traveller
  4. Stone Soup

Duration: 

c.20:00


Date Composed: 

May - August 1990


Performance Information: 

Musicians play, act, and narrate this adaptation of the classic tale "Stone Soup" for young audiences.


Additional Information: 
  • Commissioned by the new music troupe Tales & Scales.
  • Story adapted by Nicholas Kryah.

Performance/Broadcast History: 
  • 15 May 1991; Caze School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 8 May 1991; Harper School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 8 May 1991; Chandler Elementary School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 1 May 1991; Cedar Hall School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 1 May 1991; Oakdale School (Boonville, Indiana)
  • 24 April 1991; Fairlawn School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 17 April 1991; Brumfield School (Princeton, Indiana)
  • 10 April 1991; St. Benedict School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 10 April 1991; Evansville Day School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 3 April 1991; Cynthia Heights School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 13 March 1991; Daviess County Schools (Owensboro, Kentucky)
  • 12 March 1991; Daviess County Schools (Owensboro, Kentucky)
  • 6 March 1991; Tennyson School (Mt. Vernon, Indiana)
  • 6 March 1991; Loge School (Boonville, Indiana)
  • 27 February 1991; St. Matthew School (Mt. Vernon, Indiana)
  • 27 February 1991; Marrs School (Mt. Vernon, Indiana)
  • 20 February 1991; Sharon School (Newburgh, Indiana)
  • 6 February 1991; Stockwell School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 6 February 1991; Hebron School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 30 January 1991; Lincoln School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 30 January 1991; Culver School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 16 January 1991; Stringtown School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 16 January 1991; Scott School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 28 November 1990; Delaware School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 17 November 1990; Old Courthouse (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 17 November 1990; McCullough Library (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 14 November 1990; Evansville Central Library
  • 8 November 1990; Evansville Central Library (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 4 November 1990; Henderson Co. High School (Henderson, Kentucky)
  • 24 October 1990; Newburgh Elementary School (Newburgh, Indiana)
  • 17 October 1990; West Terrace School (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 9 September 1990; Evansville Art Museum (Evansville, Indiana)
  • 8 September 1990; Evansville Art Museum (Evansville, Indiana) [premiere]

    Tales & Scales — William Bootz, trombone; Ron Tucker, oboe & bassoon; Claire Tafoya, horn; Gregg Martin, percussion; Pedro Vera, violin; Robin Vera, viola