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The Al Baculis Singers plus Orchestra
Arranged and Conducted by John Fenwick and Al Baculis
Al Baculis, who composed and arranged the music in the first side of this album, also arranged and conducted eight of the songs in this album.
This recording is a project of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters and the Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada Limited (CAB-CAPAC) and was produced by Louis Applebaum.
Anne Of Green Gables has music by Norman Campbell, book by Donald Harron
Lyrics by Donald Harron and Elaine Campbell
Staged by Alan Lund
SIDE 1
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES (CAPAC)
Music by Norman Campbell, Lyrics by Elaine Campbell
Arranged by John Fenwick
GEE I’M GLAD (CAPAC)
Music by Norman Campbell, Lyrics by Elaine Campbell
Arranged by John Fenwick
WONDRIN’ (CAPAC)
Music by Norman Campbell, Lyrics by Elaine Campbell
Arranged by John Fenwick
OPEN THE WINDOW (CAPAC)
Music by Norman Campbell, Lyrics by Mavor Moore
Arranged by Al Baculis
SUMMER (CAPAC)
Music by Norman Campbell, Lyrics by Elaine Campbell
Arranged by John Fenwick
BOSOM FRIENDS (CAPAC)
Music by Norman Campbell, Lyrics by Donald Harron
Arranged by Al Baculis
SIDE 2
YOU’LL GET USED TO IT from The Navy Show (CAPAC)
Music by Freddy Grant, Lyrics by Victor Gordon
Arranged by Al Baculis
VERY LONG AGO from Mr. Scrooge (CAPAC)
Music by Dolores Claman, Lyrics by R. Morris & T. Wood
Arranged by Al Baculis
LOOK OVER YOUR SHOULDER from Turvey (CAPAC)
Music by Norman Campbell, Lyrics by Donald Harron
Arranged by Al Baculis
TIME, TIME from The Pied Piper (CAPAC)
Music and Lyrics by Mona Elaine Adilman
Arranged by Al Baculis
WE’LL ALL DO THE RIGHT THINGS from Willie The Squouse (CAPAC)
Music by Lucio Agostini, Lyrics by W. M. S. Russell
Arranged by Al Baculis
THE ARITHMETIC OF LOVE from Wild Rose (CAPAC)
Music by Morris Surdin, Lyrics by W. O. Mitchell
Arranged by Al Baculis
Manufactured & Distributed by
Total Recording Co. Ltd.
VANCOUVER, B.C.
Cover by Gordon L. Long
Liner notes:
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
When Anne Of Green Gables premiered at the Charlottetown Festival in August of 1965, it was an immediate success. Chairs had to be placed in the aisles to accommodate the more than 15,000 people who packed the Confederation Centre Theatre each night of the run. Even the New York Times proclaimed: “MUSICAL VERSION OF NOVEL IS BIG HIT.”
The novel referred to in the Times headline is, of course, Lucy Maud Montgomery’s beloved book of the same title which recounts the adoption of Anne Shirley by bachelor-farmer Mathew Cuthbert and his spinster sister Marilla. Mathew and Marilla had expected a boy from the orphanage but who can resist the romantic, wide-eyed and exuberant Anne? The musical and the novel relate the many adventures of Anne of Green Gables, the green and white farmhouse of the Cuthberts in the lovely, rolling countryside of Prince Edward Island.
The musical version of Anne Of Green Gables was commissioned in 1964 for the Charlottetown Festival by Mavor Moore. Its Artistic Director, Donald Harron, celebrated Canadian actor and writer, and Norman Campbell, composer and television producer, set about the task of writing a fresh and contemporary musical version of Anne which would, as Norman put it, :make the audience walk out of the theatre whistling the tunes." And as the Charlottetown audiences discovered, not only did the composer succeed, but Anne herself had been transformed into a vivacious, exuberant character.
After its third season as the sensation of the theatrical season, the musical version of Anne Of Green Gables has attracted worldwide attention. The musical story of Anne… the red-headed orphan adopted by the Cuthberts of Green Gables… has been admired and enjoyed by thousands as the Charlottetown Festival’s major production each summer. The musical version of Anne Of Green Gables has music by Norman Campbell, lyrics by Donald Harron and Elaine Campbell, book by Donald Harron, and was staged by Alan Lund.
For this album, six of the endearing songs which continue to charm audiences the world over have been selected. The songs included in this album are representative of the story and the many moods of Anne… the vivacious red-haired girl from the Maritimes. Anne Of Green Gables has been hailed as the musical triumph of the summer in Charlottetown.
Anne Of Green Gables has music by Norman Campbell, book by Donald Harron, lyrics by Donald Harron and Elaine Campbell. Staged by Alan Lund.
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