The Pink Panther Visits Mauer

The Pink Panther theme (observe the giant pink paw prints) was the unifying thread running through the 11th grade Singabend, produced on May 2 and 3 at the Rudolf Steiner-Schule Wien-Mauer, where Yvonne attends school this spring. Their ambitious program included several scene changes, ranging from the Pink Panther bar – in full saloon regalia – to a romantic moonlight park, to a tropical island replete with palm trees and grass skirts. Almost all the students sang solos of their own choosing, mostly pop songs in English but also more classically oriented in German, Russian, Swedish, and Hungarian. In fact, there were at least a dozen Hungarian students visiting who performed one of the most interesting works, for me...A ket myarfa, with recorders, flutes, and strings, and in 5/8 at a fast clip. Ein unterhaltener Abend!