SHELL FAIRY
SHELL FAIRY
Young Singers and Piano
An operetta in two acts. Story by Chester M. Pierce, adaptation and lyrics by Sara S. Beattie, scored for 4 soloists, chorus, dances and piano or chamber orchestra. Composed between 1976-1977. Duration: 1 hr. Individual movements may be made available on request from ACA. Act 1 and Act 2 sold separately in Digital download.
Authored (or revised): 1977
Text source: Story by Dr. Chester Pierce of Harvard University, racial trailblazer in the mid 20th C. He was the first African-American to play in a major college football game at an all-white university in the South. Pierce was an advisor to NASA and also helped launch the TV show Sesame Street. The story of Shell Fairy is from his imagination, he thought of as a vehicle to improve African American understanding (note from the composer). Adaptation and lyrics by: Sara S. Beattie
Book format: Vocal score
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