Big Bird Discovers the Orchestra

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Released	1981
Format	LP
Label	Sesame Street Records
Cat no.	CTW 22095

In the album-length story contained on Big Bird Discovers the Orchestra, Mr. Maestro has lost his orchestra, and asks Big Bird to help him find it. Big Bird encounters each section of the orchestra, and learns about the instruments. He then places the section into his little red wagon and continues on his journey.

This album was nominated for a Grammy Award for "Best Recording for Children", but lost to Sesame Country.

Track listing

Side One

1. Overture
2. Makin' Music's Fun
3. Galop for French Horn
4. Trombone Man
5. Oom-Pah-Pah
6. Opus for Oboe
7. Pizza Polka

Side Two

1. Concerto for Pots and Pans
   (Parnes-Evans)
2. I'm a Cymbal Player
3. Piano Tuner's Tango
4. Me and My Baton
5. Big Bird's Heroica Symphony No. 3 in E-flat, Opus 55
6. Makin' Music's Fun (reprise)

Production credits

• Produced by Arthur Shimkin
• Script by Norman Stiles
• Music and Lyrics by Paul Parnes except where noted
• Arranged by Dick Lieb
• Music Director and Conducted by David Connor
• Cover Photography by Richard Goldman
• Engineered and Mixed by Fred Christie
• Recorded at Media Sound, New York

Cast

• Starring Caroll Spinney as Big Bird
• Featuring Russell Horton as Mr. Maestro
  

and the Voices of Les Girls: Maeretha Stewart, Ivy Austin and Krystal Davis

Other releases

• C 5095 (Sesame Street cassette)

See also

• Sesame Street Discography