Inspired by many exotic animals he enjoyed during a visit to the zoo in Memphis, TN, the composer has here written a wildly descriptive and fun musical zoo. The nine miniature musical vignettes paint colorful portraits of birds, elephants, cheetahs, pandas, primates, seals, and others. Like the random nature of visiting a zoo, the various movements work well in any order, and also work well in any quantity from 3 to 9 movements performed. Your students and audience will be totally enthralled by ...