Music
Phil has songs available on music streaming services. Search ‘In This Place’ by Phil Cummings and ‘Cold July Day’ by the Lunar Sea ( Phil is The Lunar Sea!) to hear Phil performing them. Both songs, written as part of productions for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, were produced and arranged by Glyn Lehmann.
In This Place was written when Phil wrote ‘Joe and the Stars’, illustrated by Connah Brecon, published by Scholastic Press. The song formed part of a production entitled ‘In This Place’ that Phil and Glyn wrote for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
Phil wrote ‘Cold July Day’ when he wrote ‘Touch the Moon,’ illustrated by Coral Tulloch and published by Allen and Unwin.
Phil performed the song with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra as part of a production he and Glyn wrote entitled ‘Space Race.’
Do a search and have a listen!
PLAYS and MUSICALS
Phil has also written plays and musicals for children to be performed in schools. He works with renowned composer and arranger, Glyn Lehmann. They have also created shows for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
Two of the musicals written for schools to perform, are available online. Click the links below to find out more and discover how your school can perform these wonderful musicals ! You will find everything you need to put on a great show!
One Drop of Rain
script and lyrics by Phil Cummings
music by Glyn Lehmann
Cooper family has endured a long hard drought on the farm but there ishope on the horizon. Storm clouds are gathering over the hills, darkening the sky. The smell of dusty rain is in the air, the family is excited; today is the day their world will change.
Jilly’s father looks to the sky. ‘There is no treasure more valuable,’ he tells his children, ‘than a drop of rain.’
So when a single drop falls, Jilly and her younger brother, Harry, vow to keep that treasure safe. They engage in a wild game of imagining and must use all their craftiness and cunning to keep it safe from marauding (but not very smart) pirates and greedy outlaws!
Will this precious jewel be safe - and will those clouds bring the rains that will save the farm? Take the musical journey to discover for yourself and see what happens to that precious …One Drop of Rain.
Drama, comedy, songs, rap and much more!
For performers aged 5-12 years.
Duration: approximately 30 minutes
Arlie Abbstock and the Incredible Cape
…a magical, medieval musical
script and lyrics by Phil Cummings
music by Glyn Lehmann
Arlie isn’t like the other children; while they play with swords and battle axes, he likes to stitch and weave and sew. When the dragon kidnaps the king, the knights attempt his rescue but return blackened and defeated.
Who will save the king now?
With help from the princess, Arlie puts his plan into action by doing what he does best. Teased by the other children and scorned by the knights, Arlie surprises them all; proving that friendship and a little self-belief go a long way.
Drama, comedy, songs, rap and much more!
For performers aged 5-12 years.
Duration: approximately 40 minutes