Peeter & the Woolf
For 26th Young Composers Meeting premiered by
orkest de ereprijs, the Netherlands
Program Note
Peete & the Woolf is inspired by the “What Were You Wearing?” Survivor Art Installation originated at the University of Arkansas in 2013. This piece is about child trauma and its subtle signs through the perspective of a pet dog.
Performers
[orkest de ereprijs]
Wim Boerman - Conductor
Aljosja Buijs - Piano
Jacqueline van Brink - Flute
Ans van Dijk - Saxophone
Hans Witteman - Clarinet
Sabine Laar - Saxophone
Dineke Griek - Tuba
Sjors van der Mark - guitar
Sjoerd Pauw - Trumpet
Beppie Schalken - Trombone
Herman Lamers - Bass
Marije van den Berg - Flute
Peter de Hoop - Trombone
André Groen - Drums / percussion
Jeroen van Dijk - Horn
SMATB
Mezzo Soprano- Laura Ginstrom
Soprano- Francisca Branco
Alto- Julie Hasfjord
Tenor- Vojtech Sembera
Baritone- Hidde Kleikamp
Recording
Text & Script
Narrator: Once upon a time, there is…
Fairies: A dog! (repeated)
Flappy: My name is Flappy the Sheepdog (Fairies: Flappy the Sheepdog)
Flappy: And that is my favorite human being (Fairies: Human being)
Flappy: His name is Peeter the Little Boy (Fairies: Peeter the Little Boy)
Flappy: I am his caregiver. (Fairies: Uh-huh, uh-huh)
Fairy C: Huh?!
Fairy A: He likes to walk
Flappy: So I walk with him
Fairy B: He likes to throw the ball
Flappy: So I pick up the ball for him
Fairy C: He likes to rub her belly
Narrator: Flappy the Sheepdog…
Flappy: I can smell, I can tell, anything
[snif snif snif snif SNIF]
Flappy: Peeter smells like toothpaste (Fairies: Peeter, toothpaste)
(“Hurry, we are running late”)
[snif snif snif snif SNIF]
Flappy: Peeter smells like a tire (Fairies: Peeter, tire)
(“Bye Peter, see you tomorrow”)
[snif snif snif snif snif snif]
Flappy: Peeter smells like his baseball hat (Fairies: Peeter, baseball hat)
(“Peter, guess who’s here!”)
Flappy: Life is wonderful
Flappy: Apple, Shampoo, Pencil, Mud, Broccoli… (Fairies: Peeter, toothpaste, tire, baseball hat)
Flappy: What is that?
Fairy A: Mold?
Fairy B: Dirt?
Fairy C: Musk?
Fairy B: Rain?
Fairy A: Fish?
Fairy C: Skin?
Narrator: Flappy is worried…
Fairy A: Peeter walks no more
Flappy: He hides his baseball hat
Fairy C: Peeter throws the ball no more
Flappy: He screams when he sleeps
Fairy B: Peeter rubs her belly no more
Flappy: [whimper]
Fairy A: Toothpaste
Fairy C: Mold?
Fairy B: Tire
Fairy C: Dirt?
Fairy A: Toothpaste
Fairy C: Musk?
Fairy B: Tire
Fairy C: Rain?
Fairy A: Toothpaste
Fairy C: Fish?
Fairy B: Tire
Fairy C: Skin?
(“Guess who’s here, Peter. Peter? Are you answering the door? Peter?”)