London Symphony Orchestra & Lee Reynolds - Paul Rissman: Wonderland: The Alice Sound (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

The London Symphony Orchestra and Queen Mary University of London launch collection of learning resources exploring the sound world of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Today, the London Symphony Orchestra and Queen Mary University of London launch The Alice Sound – a collection of cross-curricular learning resources for young people, schools and teachers, opening up and exploring the sound world of the iconic books by Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. The resources are compiled on a dedicated website, thealicesound com.

The music at the heart of this website is the result of a collaboration between composer Paul Rissmann, researcher Kiera Vaclavik from Queen Mary University of London and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Kathryn McDowell, Managing Director of the LSO said; ‘In order to deliver our engagement programme to schools and colleges during the pandemic and to satisfy the demand for educational material from some of our overseas partnerships during this time, we stepped up the development and distribution of our digital learning resources. The success and demand for this work post-pandemic is undiminished and so the LSO is now committed to continuing this valuable addition to our offering for the classroom and beyond. I am delighted that this special project has come to fruition giving users unique access to a multidisciplinary creative process brought together by a peerless team of musicians, singers and creative artists, all leaders in their fields of music, literature, composition and animation.’

Inspired by the Lewis Carroll books and by early musical adaptations of them, composer Paul Rissmann wrote two musical suites which were premiered live at the Barbican by the LSO in 2015 (Alice in Wonderland) and 2022 (Through the Looking Glass) as part of the LSO Family Concert Series. The success of these concerts and enthusiastic response to the material precipitated the extension of the partnership between the LSO and Queen Mary University of London to develop further interactive learning content.

Kiera Vaclavik, Professor of Children’s Literature & Childhood Culture at Queen Mary University of London, and Project Director added, ‘This website makes this wonderful music freely available to more audiences, in fact to anyone, anywhere in the world, and deepens engagement with the music and the books thanks to a range of learning resources and other materials. The range of resources and activities inspired by Lewis Carroll’s books and Paul Rissmann’s music are particularly designed for use in schools by pupils and their teachers. There are music and drama projects, art and design activities, and writing worksheets and prompts which help you to explore the books and get creative!’

Tracklist:
01. Wonderland Suite: I. The Golden Afternoon
02. Wonderland Suite: II. The White Rabbit
03. Wonderland Suite: III. Down the Rabbit-Hole
04. Wonderland Suite: IV. DRINK ME!
05. Wonderland Suite: V. The Duchess
06. Wonderland Suite: VI. The Cheshire Cat
07. Wonderland Suite: VII. The Hatter's Tea Party
08. Wonderland Suite: VIII. EAT ME!
09. Wonderland Suite: IX. The Queen of Hearts and Finale
10. Through the Looking-Glass: I. The Looking-Glass House
11. Through the Looking-Glass: II. The Garden of Live Flowers
12. Through the Looking-Glass: III. The Red Queen
13. Through the Looking-Glass: IV. Tweedledum and Tweedledee
14. Through the Looking-Glass: V. The White Queen
15. Through the Looking-Glass: VI. Humpty Dumpty
16. Through the Looking-Glass: VII. An Exam to be Queen
17. Through the Looking-Glass: VIII. Queen Alice
18. Through the Looking-Glass: IX. Return Through the Looking-Glass


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