A new work for Narrator and Orchestra - The Gift of the Magi by Lawrence Killian and Matthew Lockyer
The Gift of the Magi
For Narrator and Orchestra. approx. 12 minutes Music by Lawrence Killian Script/ Narration by Matthew Lockyer
Based on ‘The Gift of the Magi’ by O.Henry (William Sidney Porter)
The scene is set during the era of the Wall Street Crash in New York on Christmas Eve. The music uses styles popular at the time: blues, ragtime, and jazz, with a few Christmas carol themes in and amongst.
