The Three-Minute Nutcracker - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Lloyd Conley Hal Leonard Score/Parts

A clever, lighthearted finish to your holiday program! With the never-ending goal to keep the concert short, here's the essence (nine themes) of the classic ballet, honed down to three minutes or less. Stage it witha big hourglass-type egg timer, or with a projected digital stopwatch a nd let the audience watch as your orchestra works toward the finish. Foradded drama, Lloyd has provided an optional accelerando (molto, if need be) in the Trepak finale, to bring it in under the wire.