One of our most popular programs, “Speechless” opens up a world of communication without using a single word. Aided by a pantomime, the audience sees how a story can be told simply through music and body language. They follow the shape of a melodic line of Brahms to discover questions and answers in the music. And then there is that “Unanswered Question” of Charles Ives, to which Monique suggests a story on a far away planet.In a musical conversation between a violin and a viola (Mozart’s “Sinfonie Concertante”) all elements of conversation from giggling to fighting are depicted. A conversation of a different kind is heard when two cats come on stage in Rossini’s hilarious Cat Aria in which the two singers converse with only one word: “Meow!”

No medium proves the power of music’s language more than the movies. The audience is invited to join with the orchestra in playing and singing James Horner’s theme song from “Titanic”. Music to “My Heart Will Go On” can be downloaded here. Even the written language is represented in this program, as we end with children helping mime and “secretary” in Leroy Anderson’s “The Typewriter”.
 

Repertoire

Edvard Grieg: „In the Hall of Mountain King“ from Peer Gynt Suite
Johannes Brahms: from Symphony No. 4 Charles Ives: The Unanswered Question
W. A. Mozart: Presto from "Sinfonia Concertante"
Giacchino Rossini: Duetto de due gatti (Cat duet)
Siegfried Ochs: Variations on "... `s kommt ein Vogel geflogen"
James Horner: "My Heart will go On" (to play along). Download the music here.
Leroy Anderson: The Typewrite

Instrumentation

Large Orchester. [3.2.2.2] [4.3.3.1] Strings, Timpani, Percussion. 2 Singers, Pantomime, solo viola.

Interactive Elements

• Move to music with pantomime
• Show musical questions and answers with hand motions
• Play or sing along with the orchestra to „My Heart Will Go On“

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