Handled with a light touch and a sure sense of the intended effect, and this approach is eminently appropriate for the delightful doggerel of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow . . . Try it, as something new yet familiar for a grand finale!

Christopher Wiggins is a prolific composer whose works encompass the concerto, chamber music, full orchestral pieces, choral works and educational music, and have been performed in more than 35 countries. Wiggins' formal music education includes a BA(Hons) in Music, specializing in composition, from Liverpool University, a postgraduate certificate in education with distinction from Teacher Training College, Bretton Hall, and a BMus degree in composition from Liverpool University. He has also earned a Master of Music in composition from London Goldsmith's and a Master of Philosophy in Composition from the University of Surrey. Wiggins was honored as a Fellow of Trinity College of Music, London, in 1986.