In 1994, composer Peter Schickele was commissioned to write Suite for Orchestra: Thurber's Dogs. The music is inspired by the drawings of James Thurber and was commissioned in celebration of the hundred years since Thurber's birth. Completed in 1995, the composition is every bit as delightful as the Thurber drawings which inspired it. The CD, including a small book, was released in 1996. Even back then I knew I could never make it to the signing at Tower Records, so I ordered a signed copy and had it sent to me.
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"Dog Asleep"
from Suite for Orchestra: Thurber's Dogs (1995)
Composed by Peter Schickele after drawings by James Thurber
ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, 1996
Timothy Russell, conductor
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