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Dream Sequence '76

a theater piece in two parts
libretto by Alvin Singleton
8 singers (SSAATTBarB), 2 actors, pantomime, 6 extras (silent parts), chamber orchestra and tape
Edition: Performance material

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An exposé of America at its 200th birthday, Dream Sequence ’76 braids together everyday settings like a classroom, a neighborhood street scene, and a square dance with weighty government events like a Presidential press conference and a Supreme Court hearing. Alvin Singleton, who drafted the libretto himself, incorporates quotations from such diverse iconic American figures as Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, Chief Red Cloud, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Thomas Paine, Harry S. Truman, and Malcolm X.
Dream Sequence ’76 was commissioned by the American Institute of Musical Studies for the Bicentennial celebration of the United States. While expressing a patriotic sentiment and highlighting the lofty goals on which the country was founded, it deliberately also addresses how America, even two centuries on, continues to struggle with issues of racial hatred, poverty, and social injustice. Its title seems to allude to the phrase ‘The American Dream’ as well as Martin Luther King, Jr.’s famous speech, suggesting that the nation still has much work remaining in turning its dreams into reality. It is, nevertheless, an optimistic and forward-looking work, dedicated to children of the world in the hopes that they may succeed in fulfilling the nation’s long-standing aspirations.

Orchestral Cast

1(pic).0.0.asax.tsax(cl).1-0.1.1.1-2perc(I: mar, tri, 2sus cym, s.d, tamb, 2tom-t, 2cong, 2wdbl, police whistle; II: vib, 2cowbells, tri, h.h, tom-t, 2bong, b.d, clav, marac, car horn)-egtr.pno-str(1.1.1.1.1)-tape (voices of children at play)

Cast

3rd young student, Maid, Housekeeper, Girlfriend, Lover, Dancer · soprano - Young student, College student, 2nd reporter, Girl with balloon, Dancer · soprano - Young student, Doctor, 3rd reporter, 1st girl playing, Dancer · contralto - Young student, Expectant mother, 2nd girl playing, Dancer · contralto - 1st young student, Protestant minister, 1st gang member, Lover, Dancer · tenor - Young student, Farmer, 4th reporter, 2nd gang member, 1st boy playing catch, Dancer · tenor - 2nd young student, Artist, 3rd gang member, 2nd boy playing catch · baritone - Young student, Politician, 1st reporter, Policeman, Dancer, Old indian · bass - Teacher, Old lady, Mother with baby carriage, Pretty girl · actress - Soldier, President, Ice-cream man, Hot dog and cold drink vendor, Square dance master, Judge · actor - Drum major for peace, justice and righteousness · mime - 5 workers, 3 guys on the corner, an old man, street cleaner, a woman in hair curlers · six extras (silent parts) - Chorus · all 8 singers

More Information

Title:
Dream Sequence '76
a theater piece in two parts
libretto by Alvin Singleton
Language:
English
Edition:
Performance material
Publisher/Label:
Schott Music Corporation
Year of composition:
1976
Duration:
70 ′
World Premiere:
August 12, 1976 · Graz (A)
Haus der Jugend (Orpheum)
Dusan Parizek, pantomime; singers of the American Institute of Musical Studies Summer Institute · Conductor: Maurice Peress · Orchestra of the American Institute of Musical Studies Summer Institute
Original staging: Lee Owens · Set desing: Lásló Varvasovszky
(scenic)
Commissioned work :
Commissioned by the American Institute of Musical Studies for the Bicentennial celebration of the United States

Technical Details

Product number:
LSMC 4453-01
Delivery rights:
Worldwide

Performances

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  • Dream Sequence '76
    Conductor: Maurice Peress
    Orchestra: Orchestra of the American Institute of Musical Studies Summer Institute
    August 21, 1976 | Wien (Austria) , Konservatorium
  • Dream Sequence '76
    Conductor: Maurice Peress
    Orchestra: Orchestra of the American Institute of Musical Studies Summer Institute
    August 13, 1976 | Graz (Austria) , Haus der Jugend (Orpheum)
  • Dream Sequence '76
    Conductor: Maurice Peress
    Orchestra: Orchestra of the American Institute of Musical Studies Summer Institute
    August 12, 1976 | Graz (Austria) , Haus der Jugend (Orpheum) — World Premiere
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