The Hunting of the Snark

Composer	James Wilson
Title	The Hunting of the Snark
Subtitle	An opera for children, Op. 8
Date composed	1963
Instrumentation [abbreviations list]	T-solo, Bar-solo, children's choir, pf [4 hands], perc, 3 vn, 2 va, 2 vc
Category	Vocal and choral
Text author	Lewis Carroll
Duration	60'
Number of players	9
Number of solo voices	2
Publisher or manuscript	MS
Format	Score, part(s) and reduction
Commissioned by	Sir Robert Mayer.
Premiere information	5 January 1965. The Dagg Hall, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin.
Performers	Victor Leeson (T-solo), Herbert Moulton (Bar-solo), pupils of Sandford Park School, John O'Sullivan (pf), Nuala Tweddle (pf), Janos Keszei (perc), Audrey Parke (vn), David Lillis (vn), Tania Crichton (vn), Stephanie Groocock (va), Barbara Barklie (va), Richard Groocock (vc), Elizabeth Barrett (vc), conductor Brian Grimson.
Score available for purchase	MS959 40.00