premiered works
the shepherdess and the chimney sweep
Music by hannah lash
based on a story by hans christian andersen
The Shepherdess and the chimney sweep
A musical drama for dancer (doubles harp), baritone voice, trumpet, trombone, and bass clarinet.
CREATORS
Hannah Lash, Composer
PRESS
“[Hannah Lash] infuses Andersen’s tale of household objects with a sense of melancholy feminism.”
-Albuquerque Journal
Information
Duration 40’
Commission The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep was commissioned and developed by AOP in part through The Art Works program of the National Endowment for the Arts
Premiere April 13, 2019; SITE, Santa Fe, NM; AOP; Luke Leonard, Stage Director; featuring loadbang and composer Hannah Lash
Roles (4) Shepherdess (danced role by harpist); Chimney Sweep (baritone voice); Shepherdess’s Grandfather (spoken role by trombone player); Mr. Goat-Legs (spoken and played role by trumpet player and bass clarinetist)
Instrumentation harp; trumpet; trombone; bass clarinet
Publisher Schott Helicon Music, NY