Erdahl: Histoire de Babar le petit elephant

Rolf Erdahl, double bass
Carrie Vecchione, oboe & English horn
William Eddins, piano
Steve Staruch, narrator

Margie Griebling-Haigh's charming musical retelling of the classic children's story of "Babar" for narrator, oboe/English horn, bass, and piano. Translated to English from the original French by the composer. Carrie Vecchione, oboe/English horn; Rolf Erdahl, double bass; William Eddins, piano; Steve Staruch, narrator.

Track Listing:
1. In the Great Forest...
2. Babar has grown bigger...
3. Babar is riding very happily on the back of his mother...
4. After several days, he comes to the edge of a town...
5. Without wasting a single minute...
6. Then he buys himself...
7. Babar now lives at the Old Lady's house...
8. However, Babar is not completely happy...
9. Two years have passed...
10. All during this time in the Great Forest...
11. Babar decides to leave...
12. Alas, the king of the elephants has eaten a bad mushroom...
13. Then Cornelius, the oldest of the elephants...
14. All the elephants think that Cornelius has spoken wisely...
15. The wedding guests begin to arrive...
16. After the wedding and coronation, everyone dances joyfully...
17. The party is over; night has fallen...
18. Now the world sleeps...