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Toads and Diamonds folk ballet by Deon Nielsen Price ; “Clair de lune” and “Feu d artifice” by Debussy; “Fantaisie Impromptu,” “Revolutionary Etude,” “Cello Etude,” “Black Key Etude” by Chopin. Deon Nielsen Price plays on her “dream” Steinway semi-concert grand piano.

Instrumentation
Solo Piano

Composer
Deon Nielsen Price. F. Chopin, C. Debussy

Composition Year
2013

Publication Year
2013

Recording Information
Cambria CD1222 Distributed by NAXOS. Jonathan Marcus, recording engineer.

Performance Information
“Toads and Diamonds” commissioned by Park City Dance (UT), Juliana Vorkink, choreographer, premiered May 10, 2014.