The Caucasian Chalk Circle
(2008)
Incidental music for Shenandoah Conservatory’s 2008 production of Bertolt Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle, translated by Eric Bentley.
Adaptations of eastern European folk music for an ensemble of women, singing actors (characters Grusha, Azdak, Shauwa, and the entire company), and instruments available to the ensemble’s skills.
Instrumentation
- Mezzo-soprano
- Women's Voices
- Guitar
- Recorders
- Percussion
Premiere
Shenandoah Conservatory, Winchester VA, September 2008 Mark Kittlaus, director; music performed by Shenandoah Conservatory students
Commission
Shenandoah Conservatory Theatre
