11/1/2025, 3:00 PM – The Wayword Ensemble: UNLESS & half full
The Wayword Ensemble combines brass chamber music and storytelling reminding audiences of the fundamental connection between all things. UNLESS: Wayword’s debut show is an homage to trees, recognizing how deeply intertwined our lives are with theirs. Our show, half full, explores our relationship to water inviting audiences to find a renewed sense of flow in everyday life.
UNLESS
Text: When I am Among the Trees – Mary Oliver, The Lorax – Dr. Seuss, The Giving Tree – Shel Silverstein
Music: What a Wonderful World – Bob Thiele & George David Weiss, arr. Katherine Schmit, Les Fleurs – Minnie Riperton, arr. Ryan Valdivia, Suite pour 3 Trompettes, III Danse Bolivienne – Henri Tomasi, Tantas Cosas – Rita Payés, arr. Maggie Cremers
half full
Text: Once Upon a Raindrop: The Story of Water – James Carter, Rain Before Rainbows – Smriti Halls, Pitter Patter Goes The Rain – Christy Nockels, Be humble – and other lessons from the philosophy of water – Raymond Tang, TED, 2017
Music: The Water is Wide – Traditional, arr. Maggie Cremers, Why’ d You Do It – Sierra Ferrell, arr. Maggie Cremers, La Mer – Claude Debussy, arr. Maggie Cremers, Bridge Over Troubled Water – Paul Simon, arr. Katherine Schmit, Storm – Pink Martini and the Von Trapps, arr. Maggie Cremers, Original music by Katherine Schmit
