The Penguin Parade!for reader, flute, string bass and string quartet

The Penguin Parade! is the fourth in a series of musical stories for children involving a small ensemble, reader, and solo instruments. All stories were adapted by Judy Constantinides, the composer’s wife and professional librarian. For the present piece, the producers of a performance may choose any four poems on penguins and insert as indicated in the score.

The work received its premiere and numerous repeat performances at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library System branches in summer 2002. Judy Constantinides was the reader and the musical part was performed by members of the Louisiana Sinfonietta under the direction of the composer.

The other pieces in the series are The Dancing Turtle (1999), The Singing Cucaracha (2000), Lazy Jack (2001), The Dancing Shoes (2003), Anansi and the Hat Shaking Dance (2006), The Cat that Walked by Himself (2007), How the Camel Got His Hump (2008), The Magic Pot (2009), The Frog Prince (2010), The Magic Snake (2011), The Peddler’s Dream (2012), Porridge (2014), Sody Sallyratus (2015), No Room! (2017), and Fair Is Fair! (2018).