Peter Lawson

Conservation!

TTBB choir with accompanmiment of piano or orchestra.

Conservation! is an adaptation of the 'show-stopper' from my children's opera, Nessie. Set on the banks of Scotland's Loch Ness, the opera is the story of the conflicting aspirations of naturalists and property-developers, with the mysterious Loch Ness monster, Nessie, caught between the opposing factions. In the opera, the song is an uplifting entreatment by the naturalists to the property-developers, to turn their land - on the banks of the loch - into a wildlife park, rather than a theme park. The song captivates the property-developers and eventually inspires them to create 'The Loch Ness Wildlife Park'.
In this arrangement, the words relating directly to Loch Ness have been re-written, particularly in the short middle section, which reflects the dire warnings of climate change. The outer sections are up-beat and largely unchanged, but the messages throughout are even more relevant today, thirty years after the original version. Peter Lawson

This choral arrangement is available in four versions:
Mixed Voice Choir SATB - GM351
Mixed Voice Choir SA+Men - GM352
Upper Voice Choir SSA - GM353
Male Voice Choir TTBB - GM354
The orchestral accompaniment for 'Conservation!' is the same for all choral versions - see under GM351
Duration 3½ minutes

Also available:-
The complete opera 'Nessie' - GM350