Song of the Snowy

Song of the Snowy is an Australian musical by Edmond Samuels, best known for The Highwayman. It had a background of the Snowy Mountains Scheme.[1][2]

The musical had its world premiere as a piece for ABC radio in 1956.[3][4]

One reviewer stated "It sounded like “The Maid of the Mountains,” “Rose Marie” and “The Girl of the Golden West” all rolled into one: with romance. New Australians, heroic guides, noble sentiments about this great national undertaking, and everything."[5]

Premise

A love story between a girl skier and an engineer on the Snowy Mountains Scheme.[6]

Songs

  • "Doing the Woolloomooloo"
  • "This Is My Home, My Chosen Land"
  • "Song of the Snowy"
  • "Come and Get It"
  • "I'd Like to Find Romance"
  • "In My Chalet of Dreams"

References

  1. ^ "Letters To The Editor "Girl From The Snowy"". The Canberra Times. Vol. 34, no. 9, 558. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 24 March 1960. p. 2. Retrieved 3 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Worth Reporting". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 25, no. [?]. Australia, Australia. 6 November 1957. p. 43. Retrieved 3 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (8 December 1956), "New Australian Musical Play", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1321748575, retrieved 3 October 2024 – via Trove
  4. ^ "Advertising". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 15 December 1956. p. 7. Retrieved 3 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "RESURGENCE", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 26 December 1956, nla.obj-694546170, retrieved 3 October 2024 – via Trove
  6. ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (8 December 1956), "SONG OF THE SNOWY", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1321748493, retrieved 3 October 2024 – via Trove