Mvt. 1 - Jim, Who ran away from his Nurse and was eaten by a Lion.

Take a look the original illustrated poem

Take a look at the score.

For Baritone, Flute, Bb Clarinet, Piano, Percussion, Violin, and Cello

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Mvt. 2 - Matilda, Who told Lies, and was Burned to Death

Take a look the original illustrated poem

Take a look at the score.

For Soprano, Flute, Bass Clarinet, Piano, Percussion, Violin, and Cello

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     The text forTwo Cautionary Tales comes from a book of poems titled Cautionary Tales for Children (1907) by Hilaire Belloc with illustrations by B.T. Blackwell. ( take look at a pdf of the entire book)

Jim,
Who ran away from his Nurse and was eaten by a Lion:



Performance Feb. 22, 2010 in Austin, TX
Joanna Martin - Flute Chris Whittemore - Clarinet
Zack Wilson - Piano Eric Peterson - Percussion, Celery
Kevin Mendoza - Violin Samuel Johnson - Cello
and Steven Snowden - Baritone
Conducted by Hermes Camacho

 

Matilda,
Who told Lies and was burned to Death:



Performance May 04, 2010 in Austin, TX
François Minaux - Flute, Chris Whittemore - Clarinet
Zack Wilson - Piano, Adam Beddell - Percussion,
Rachel Kitagawa Shapiro - Violin, Alan Richardson - Cello
and Amber Alarcón - Soprano
Conducted by Zack Stanton