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Christopher Brown

 

composer

conductor

editor

music typesetter

“One of Britain’s most accomplished composers of the post
Leighton-Howells-Britten generation”  (Musical Opinion)

© Christopher Brown 2011

The Two Lockets

 

Two Lockets Opera Company

 

Northampton

September 1988

The Ram King - Cannon Hill Children’s Opera, April 1982

opera

The Ram King op. 55

Children’s opera in 3 acts

 

Solo children’s voices, children’s chorus, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, violin, cello, double bass, percussion and piano

95 mins.

Libretto

Bob Devereux

First performance:  28.4.82  Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham Cannon Hill Children’s Opera Company,   cond. Paul Herbert

The Split Goose Feather op. 48

Children’s opera in 1 act

 

Baritone solo, children’s chorus, flute, clarinet, trumpet, string quartet, double bass, piano duet (& optional full orchestra)

48 mins.

Libretto

Olive Cook

First performance:  4.4.79  St. Peter’s School, Huntingdon

Peter Horley, cond. Barry Stone

The Two Lockets op. 71

Children’s opera in 2 acts

 

Solo children’s voices, children’s chorus, flute, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin, cello and piano

90 mins.

Libretto

Bob Devereux

First performance:  14.9.88  Spinney Hill Theatre, Northampton

Two Lockets Opera Company, cond. Christopher Brown

Die Schwindlerin (The Trickster) op. 74

Children’s opera in 1 act

 

Solo children’s voices, children’s chorus and piano

(optional parts for violin, bassoon and percussion)

43 mins.

Libretto

Bob Devereux

First performance:  30.6.90  Rudolf Steiner School, Hamburg

Hamburger Alsterspatzen, cond. Jürgen Luhn

The Two Lockets op. 71a (abridged version)

Children’s opera in 1 act

 

Solo children’s voices, children’s chorus, flute, clarinet,

trumpet, trombone, percussion, violin, cello and piano

60 mins.

Libretto

Bob Devereux

First performance:  2.9.89  Kelling, Norfolk

Kelling Music Camp, cond. Angela Dugdale

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“Christopher Brown is a highly accomplished composer who, though writing for children, makes no compromise to his thorough musicianship and technical skill.  Indeed it is his skill which renders often complex musical ideas so comfortably within the grasp of these young performers.”
 (Dorothy Wilson on “The Ram King” in Arts Report.)