Mystic Music

Mystic Music,
Holiday of Magic

All work by Don “Orfeo” Rechtman contained herein is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

This 20 minute one act musical was co-written with 15 selected K-2 grade children during my nine week Artists in Education Residency in Sandersville, Georgia USA in 1985. It can be performed by a cast as few as 12 or as many as 40; it is designed so the six roles are easily doubled.

Although it has thus far been performed by children, there is no reason that it can't be performed by adults or a mixed age cast. The script and printed music for the songs as well as the rehearsal and orchestrated performance accompaniment tracks follow:

Introductory Video, presenting a synopsis of the musical (3 1/2 minutes).

Bilingual vocabulary cards for young performers

Blocking summary, PPT

The complete generic script

Props and Costumes list

Below are the separate music scores, rehearsal tracks and orchestral accompaniment tracks. The Sibelius orchestral files are at the end of this list.

01 The Holidays Are Here! full score
Rehearse - low voice
Orchestra Performance Track

02 This is What We're Doing for the Holidays full score
Rehearse
Orchestra Performance Track

03 reprise This is What We're Doing for the Holidays
Orchestra Performance Track

04 No More Music full score
Rehearse
Orchestra Performance Track

05 We're Off! full score
Rehearse
Orchestra Performance Track

06 Mix Up a Brew full score
Rehearse
Orchestra Performance Track