Slumber Party

(WOODWIND QUINTET with handheld percussion, PIANO, optional CELLO) Building a children's concert? This theatrical piece will grab the attention of kids 4-12 in a fun family way. Enlist your local children's theater troupe to create skits and dances for visual interest while the ensemble makes music to cover a range of moods. 12 short movements can be mixed and matched to build your own story.

1. Kids arrive for the Slumber Party
2. Happy Birthday (Las Mañanitas)
3. Watching a Scary Movie
4. Time for Bed (Brahms: Lullaby)
5. It's Raining Outside! (Chopin: Raindrop Prelude)
6. Rain Helps Me Sleep
7. Bump in the Night
8. Sleepy Birthday
9. Pillow Fight
10. Back to Bed... March!
11. Snack Time
12. Dreamland

Commissioned by the Plano (TX) Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Wheeler, Educational Director.

View Score Sample Grade 5