I. Village Dance
II. The song of the stars
III. Festival
IV. The song of the rain
V. The song of the light
orchestra (2.2.2.2-2.2.2.0-3perc-tmpi-harp-strings)
Duration: 14′
First performance by the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Shames, Benaroya Hall, Seattle (USA), 1998
Dedicated to Jonathan Shames and the Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra
“Durand’s “Five Musical Tales”, impressions of summer as seen by a child, are well-wrought and original.” Seattle Post-Intelligencer