Bonnie Ward Simon

Peter and his grandfather lived near a beautiful meadow. It was a perfect place for Peter and his friends--the bird, the duck and the cat. But one day a wolf appeared in the meadow, and Peter had to find a way to outwit the mighty wolf.

An adaptation of the fable about the race between the persevering turtle and the boastful rabbit recreated for orchestra and narrator.

Ernest Lawrence Thayer's classic American poem with original music composed and conducted by Stephen Simon.