Mostel Babar Kennedy Center National Symphony Orchestra US Premiere — RAPHAEL MOSTEL, Composer

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First U.S. Performance!

New version for orchestra

of one of the two compositions of Raphael Mostel based on THE TRAVELS OF BABAR:

BABAR’S RETURN TO THE LAND OF THE ELEPHANTS

April 7, 2019

National Symphony Orchestra, John F Kennedy Center fot the Arts, Washington, DC

U.S. Premiere performances — new version for full orchestra

National Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Steven Reineke • Narrated by Regina Aquino

Concert Hall, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, DC

April 7, 2019

First U.S. performance, Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants National Symphony Orchestra, Steven Reineke, conductor, Regina Aquino, narrator, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2019Photo: Erica Bruce for Mostel.com… — First U.S. performance, Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants National Symphony Orchestra, Steven Reineke, conductor, Regina Aquino, narrator, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2019
Photo: Erica Bruce for Mostel.com (full size, hi-res photo available). Multimedia image: original Jean de Brunhoff watercolor, Kendra & Allan Daniel Collection. Used with permissions

Composer Raphael Mostel and conductor Steven Reineke introducing the first U.S. performance of Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C., April 7, 201… — Composer Raphael Mostel and conductor Steven Reineke introducing the first U.S. performance of Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2019
Photo: Erica Bruce for Mostel.com (full size, hi-res photo available). Multimedia images: original Jean de Brunhoff watercolors, Collection Bibliothèque nationale de France, and Kendra & Allan Daniel Collection. Used with permissions

Composer Raphael Mostel and conductor Steven Reineke introducing the first U.S. performance of Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C., April 7, 201… — Composer Raphael Mostel and conductor Steven Reineke introducing the first U.S. performance of Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2019
Photo: Erica Bruce for Mostel.com (full size, hi-res photo available). Multimedia images: original Jean de Brunhoff watercolors, Collection Bibliothèque nationale de France, and Kendra & Allan Daniel Collection. Used with permissions

Composer Raphael Mostel and conductor Steven Reineke introducing the first U.S. performance of Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C., April 7, 201… — Composer Raphael Mostel and conductor Steven Reineke introducing the first U.S. performance of Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2019
Photo: Erica Bruce, for Mostel.com (full size, hi-res photo available). Multimedia images: original Jean de Brunhoff watercolors, Collection Bibliothèque nationale de France, and Kendra & Allan Daniel Collection. Used with permissions

First U.S. performance, Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra, Royal Ceremony sceneNational Symphony Orchestra, Steven Reineke, conductor, Regina Aquino, narrator, John F Kennedy Center for the A… — First U.S. performance, Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra, Royal Ceremony scene
National Symphony Orchestra, Steven Reineke, conductor, Regina Aquino, narrator, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2019
Photo: Erica Bruce, for Mostel.com (full size photo available). Used with permissions

Narrator Regina Aquino with National Symphony Orchestra, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, DC, April 7, 2019First U.S. performance of Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestraPhoto: Eri… — Narrator Regina Aquino with National Symphony Orchestra, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, DC, April 7, 2019
First U.S. performance of Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra
Photo: Erica Bruce, for Mostel.com (full size, hi-res image available)

National Symphony Orchestra percussionists Eric Shin and Scott Christian, virtuoso four-handed whirlies for the Monsters! sceneFirst U.S. performance of Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestraPhoto… — National Symphony Orchestra percussionists Eric Shin and Scott Christian, virtuoso four-handed whirlies for the Monsters! scene
First U.S. performance of Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra
Photo: Erica Bruce for Mostel.com (full size, hi-res photo available)

National Symphony Orchestra percussionists Eric Shin and Scott Christian play two-handed whirlies for the Monsters! sceneFrst U.S. performance of Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestraSteven Reine… — National Symphony Orchestra percussionists Eric Shin and Scott Christian play two-handed whirlies for the Monsters! scene
Frst U.S. performance of Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra
Steven Reineke, conductor, Regina Aquino, narrator, John F. Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, DC, April 7, 2019
Photo: Erica Bruce, for Mostel.com (full size, hi-res photo available)

First U.S. performance, Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants National Symphony Orchestra, Steven Reineke, conductor, Regina Aquino, narrator, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2019Photo: Erica Bruce, for Mostel.co… — First U.S. performance, Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants National Symphony Orchestra, Steven Reineke, conductor, Regina Aquino, narrator, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2019
Photo: Erica Bruce, for Mostel.com (full size, hi-res photo available). Used with permissions

First U.S. performance, Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestraleft to right, composer Raphael Mostel, narrator Regina Aquino, conductor Steven ReinekeNational Symphony Orchestra, John F Kennedy Ce… — First U.S. performance, Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra
left to right, composer Raphael Mostel, narrator Regina Aquino, conductor Steven Reineke
National Symphony Orchestra, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2019
Photo: Erica Bruce, for Mostel.com (full size, hi-res photo available). Multimedia image: Jean de Brunhoff watercolor from the Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection, Used with permissions

First U.S. performance, Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra. Narrator Regina Aquino, conductor Steven Reineke with National Symphony Orchestra, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D… — First U.S. performance, Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra. Narrator Regina Aquino, conductor Steven Reineke with National Symphony Orchestra, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2019
Photo: Erica Bruce, for Mostel.com (full size, hi-res photo available). Multimedia image: Jean de Brunhoff watercolor from the Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection, Used with permissions

Conductor Steven Reineke, composer Raphael Mostel, narrator Regina Aquino, backstage between performancesFirst U.S. performance, Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestraNational Symphony Orchestra, … — Conductor Steven Reineke, composer Raphael Mostel, narrator Regina Aquino, backstage between performances
First U.S. performance, Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra
National Symphony Orchestra, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, D.C., April 7, 2019
Photo: Mostel.com (hi-res available)

National Symphony Orchestra rehearsing for the first U.S. performance of Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra, Steven Reineke conductor, Regina Aquino narrator, John F Kennedy Center for the Art… — National Symphony Orchestra rehearsing for the first U.S. performance of Raphael Mostel / Jean de Brunhoff Babar’s Return to the Land of the Elephants for orchestra, Steven Reineke conductor, Regina Aquino narrator, John F Kennedy Center for the Arts, Washington, DC, April 3,2019
Photo: Raphael Mostel (hi-res available). Jean de Brunhoff watercolor from the Kendra and Allan Daniel Collection, used with permission

Come children (and children at heart!) for a concert that mixes the magic of stories, images, and music, including Return to the Land of the Elephants by composer Raphael Mostel-the U.S. premiere of the orchestral version of one of his two multimedia musical voyages based on The Travels of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff.

Come children (and children at heart!) for a concert that mixes the magic of stories, images, and music, including Return to the Land of the Elephants by composer Raphael Mostel-the U.S. premiere of the orchestral version of one of his two multimedia musical voyages based on The Travels of Babar by Jean de Brunhoff.

Audio of music excerpts, without narration, from The Travels of Babar, conducted by the composer

©&P Raphael Mostel / Mostel.com (ASCAP). All rights reserved. Short video clips from performances below:

Brief clips from archival videos from multiple live multimedia performances of the pre-HD prior production of Raphael Mostel 's musical voyage based on — and modernizing — Jean de Brunhoff's much-loved classic book, The Travels of Babar (Le Voyage de Babar, El Viaje de Babar, Babar auf Reisen, etc.) in the original chamber version of his composition. From performances presented at Florence Gould Hall in NYC by Source Music, Inc. in association with the French Institute Alliance Française, with generous funding from the Florence Gould Foundation. With several different narrators, including Laurent de Brunhoff, eldest son of Jean de Brunhoff. Archival video courtesy of Source Music. Inc. Copyright Raphael Mostel / Mostel.com (ASCAP). All rights reserved.

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