A new work for Narrator and Orchestra - The Gift of the Magi by Lawrence Killian and Matthew Lockyer

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 on Christmas Eve during the era of the Wall Street Crash in New York. The music uses popular styles of the time: blues, ragtime, and jazz, with a few Christmas carol themes among them.