Les Miserables

Description

The Award Winning musical based on the novel of the same name by French poet and playwright Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, original French lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, with an English-language libretto by Herbert Kretzmer. Set in early 19th-century France, it is the story of Jean Valjean, a burly French peasant of abnormal strength and potentially violent nature, and his quest for redemption after serving nineteen years in jail for having stolen a loaf of bread for his starving sister’s child. Valjean decides to break his parole and start his life anew after a kindly bishop inspires him to, but he is relentlessly tracked down by a police inspector named Javert. Along the way, Valjean and a slew of characters are swept into a revolutionary period in France, where a group of young idealists make their last stand at a street barricade..

Mvt. 1: Work Song / At the End of the Day

From the dramatic opening strains, followed by an exciting 6/8 segment, to the thrilling conclusion, these two songs from the Broadway favorite Les Misérables, now a blockbuster movie, will have your audience on their feet!

Mvt. 2: I Dreamed A Dream

Featuring a horn and trumpet duet in the beginning, here is the dramatic signature ballad from the movie/musical Les Misérables. In this powerful, yet beautifully scored arrangement all sections get a chance to shine!

Mvt. 3: One Day More

Several themes soar simultaneously and close with a glorious coda. Using three soloists (optional) can add even more drama in this rousing closer from the the hit movie/musical Les Misérables!

Credits:

Arrangements by Jay Bocook, Will Rapp