Peter and the Wolves
Peter and the Wolf, by the Soviet Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, and was written to introduce children to the sounds of the orchestra instruments. Each character in the story is represented by a different instrument. In our version, children will be performing the parts of the characters. Because so many children are involved, there will be a whole pack of wolves, a flock of birds …
The story: Peter, lives with his grandfather in a forest clearing. One day, Peter goes out into the clearing, and the ducks that live in the yard come out to swim in a pond. Peter's grandfather scolds him for staying outside, and takes him back in. Soon after, a pack of wolves come out of the forest. The cats climbs into the tree with the flock of birds, but the wolves eat ducks.
Peter and the birds cleverly catch the wolves. Hunters come out of the forest ready to fire their guns, but Peter tells them to help him take the wolves to a zoo instead. They all parade away, but careful listeners can still hear the ducks because they were swallowed alive.
