The Adventures Of Christopher
(a ballet for children)
Access the separate movements by clicking any link below.
Pre-Premier Newspaper Article
The Adventures Of Christopher was performed three times at Angelico Concert Hall on the Dominican University campus in San Rafael, CA in December 1969 and January 1970 for the public and about 1500 school children who paid 50 cents each for admission. All of the proceeds were donated to a music scholarship fund at Dominican. Joan Edgerton Gabert’s School of Classic Ballet in San Rafael provided the cast of children and Ms. Gabert directed and choreographed the production. The title role was performed by Melanie Radke. Bob Freitas played the Piano II score and I the Piano I score. In those days, sadly, we did not have adequate recording equipment and video tape had not yet been invented. Nor did we have the foresight to take still photos of the various performers and/or scenes. These performances were favorably reviewed in the Marin Independent Journal. (See below for original pre-premier article)
It is my hope that, after all these years, The Adventures Of Christopher might again take on life for anyone who discovers this music online. It has not been heard since 1970, forty-one years ago.
Paul F. Page
8 July 2011
Original pencil-sketch artwork for “The Adventures Of Christopher” program
by Christine Ricken (Williams), July 1969
