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The Hostage

November 15, 2016

Musical, scored for live Yamaha DSR-2000 synthesizer.

Composer: Thomas Brosh

Year of Composition: 1988
Instrumentation: synthesizer
Type of Electronics: Live

Number of Channels: 2
Duration: 95:00
Video Component: None

Recording

University of Denver Theatre Program commission.  Composed as a musical to the 1958 Brendan Behan play.  A variety of song and dance numbers plus a 30-minute, electronically-sequenced prelude and interlude.  Opened at the University of Denver, May 12, 1988, Susan Romaine Tobiska, Director; Composer, synthesizer.  Also available is a 2:37 prelude excerpt plus a recording on synthesizer by the composer of selected songs.

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