The original English demo recordings of all the songs from our musical version of Heidi. Orchestrations by Stef Mens. Performed by  Nicole Sieger as Johanna Spyri, Patrick Biagioli as Peter, Sarah Epstein as Heidi, Joana Rueffer as Rottenmeier, Florian Schneider as Grandfather, Sue Mathys as Johanna, Stephen Keeling as various roles, Stef Mens. Read information about the show here:
https://www.stephenkeeling.org.uk/heidi

HEIDI - Complete songs. English demos (orchestrated)

A selection of songs from my musicals and my instrumental works.

Listen! Stephen Keeling: Songs and Instrumental Works. A playlist

'The Return of Peter Pan' is a magical family musical with music by Stephen Keeling and book and lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Listen to leading West End singer Dominic Hodson sing 'The Big Adventures' which is sung by Peter in the show. Listen to demos of the songs from the show sung by the composer in show order. Orchestrations are by Stef Mens. Creative development by John Havu. The show premiered in Regensburg in November 2023. The show is licensed by Concord Theatricals Berlin. 
Teenager Brina is fed up.  Her mother is a flake, they have just been thrown out of yet another apartment and now they are being followed by some strange old men in Regent's Park.  Little does Brina know that, despite her teenage truculence, she is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime.  
The strange old men who give them shelter are Peter Pan's Lost Boys, now grown old.  Brina and her brothers are whisked away to Neverland by Peter Pan and his feisty fairy companion Tinkerbell.
Neverland is much changed.  The Pirates have set up home in Lagoonland with the Mermaids.  All is peaceful and contented - until Captain James Hook escapes from the jaws of the Crocodile (whose throat was too narrow to swallow him whole).  Swearing revenge on Peter Pan, Hook gathers his old shipmates for one last swing of the cutlass.
They have not counted on Brina and the ingenuity of the Lost Old Men.   But can Brina bring herself to believe in magic?
Read more about the show here: https://www.stephenkeeling.org.uk/thereturnofpeterpan

THE RETURN OF PETER PAN - English demo recordings in show order sung by the composer

Book and lyrics by Shaun McKenna, music by Stephen Keeling. In 2003, John Havu and Walter Hitz approached Stephen and Shaun McKenna with Stefan Mens’s idea of entwining the famous children’s novel Heidi with the story of its creator, Johanna Spyri. The resulting show was premiered in a superb production directed by Stefan Huber and produced by TSW Event AG with an outstanding cast and orchestra in the Summer of 2005, Lake Walenstadt, Switzerland. The show was unanimously critically acclaimed. The cast was led by Sue Mathys as Johanna Spyri, Sabine Schädler-Heidi, Florian Schneider- the Grandfather, Patric Scott-Peter, Kerstin Marie Mäkelburg-Rottenmeier and Alen Hodzovic as Bernhard. The show returned in 2006 and in 2007 was followed by Heidi, Part 2. Musically directed and orchestrated by Stefan Mens. Original English demo recordings.

OVERTURE

The fourth of my piano sonatas in four movements. The movements are: 1. Rhapsody 2. Blues 3. Mirror Waltz 4. Rag. The score can be viewed here:
https://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/561934.html

Piano Sonata No.4 (in 4 movements)

The second in my duet series 'Les Deux..'. For viola and cello duet. The score can be viewed here: https://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/569545.html

Photo copyright: Stephen Keeling

2. Les deux cygnes (The two swans) Duet for Viola and Cello

Another in my ongoing series of duets 'Les Deux' for various instruments. This is for Xylophone and Celesta. The score is available here: https://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/570497.html

6. Les deux boîtes à musique (The two music boxes) Duet for Xylophone and Celesta

An arrangement of the folk song Blackthorn in blossom for cello and piano. For the people of Ukraine. Score available here:
https://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/570765.html

UKRAINIAN FOLK SONG Duet for Cello and Piano

My third Organ Voluntary for solo organ. The score is available on Score Exchange: https://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/578727.html

ORGAN VOLUNTARY No. 3

English demo version of A Very Strange Old Man from our musical version of 'Heidi'.

A VERY STRANGE OLD MAN - Company. English Demo

My piano concerto for piano and orchestra (played back complete in the recording) is in three movements: opening movement (Moderato e deciso), slow movement (Andante cantabile) and finale (Allegretto spiritoso). Composed between July - September 2023. The full score is published on Sheet Music Plus and Sheet Music Direct: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/piano-concerto-score-only-22608842.html

PIANO CONCERTO (in 3 movements)

A short opening concert piece for orchestra and choir. The full score can be viewed here:
https://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/invocation-for-orchestra-full-score-637079.html

INVOCATION FOR ORCHESTRA AND CHOIR

String Quartet in 4 movements. The first movement is full of contrasting moods, the second is elegiac, the third is agitated and  the fourth is a march. Each movement has a title: 1. Changing World 2. The Last Days of Summer 3. Air Raid Sirens 4. The March of War.
https://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/the-last-days-of-summer-movement-for-string-quartet-651234.html

STRING QUARTET IN B MINOR (in 4 movements)

Performed by Luke Evans and the Company from the Original London Cast Recording of La Cava. Music by Stephen Keeling, lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Arranged by John Cameron

I STAYED BEHIND - Luke Evans and the Company (from 'La Cava')

From 'The Return Of Peter Pan'. Music by Stephen Keeling, lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Orchestrated by Stef Mens. Performed by the composer.

Anywhere But Here (Brina) from 'The Return of Peter Pan'. Demo sung by Stephen Keeling

From the Original London Cast Recording of La Cava performed by Oliver Tobias and Marilyn Cutts. Music by Stephen Keeling, lyrics by Shaun McKenna and orchestrated by John Cameron.

MY DREAM CAME TRUE - Oliver Tobias and Marilyn Cutts (from 'La Cava')

The Epilogue and Finale from the Original Live Cast Recording of the musical Heidi Part 2 - The Way Home. Music by Stephen Keeling, lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Orchestrations by Stef Mens. Featuring bonus track.

Epilogue and Finale - Sue Mathys and the Company (from Heidi Part 2)

A 55 minute Musical Theatre Cantata covering the creation of the world in Genesis and the fall of Lucifer. Seven soloists and choir. The mp3 plays back the whole score and  is instrumental only. The vocal score can be viewed here: https://www.scoreexchange.com/scores/creation-story-a-musical-theatre-cantata-for-seven-soloists-and-choir-2025-version-vocal-score-409015.html

Creation Story - A Musical Theatre Cantata (Instrumental only)

SUNLIGHT ON THE SNOW - Johanna (Nicole Sieger) English demo

THE PROPER FORM - Company. English demo

SIMPLE THINGS - Johanna and Grandfather. English demo

A dramatic duet from 'La Cava' performed by David Bardsley and Joshua Bancel. Music by Stephen Keeling, lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Orchestrated by John Cameron. From the Original LOndon Cast Recording.

What Would You Do For Your Child - David Bardsley and Joshua Bancel (from 'La Cava')

From our critically acclaimed musical version of 'Heidi' performed by Sue Mathys who played Johanna Spyri in the original production in Switzerland 2005 and in 2006. Music by Stephen Keeling,  lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Orchestrated by Stef Mens.

BELIEVE - Johanna (sung by Sue Mathys ) English version

From The Return of Peter Pan. Opening number. Music by Stephen Keeling, lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Demo sung by Stephen Keeling

Something Will Turn Up (Company) Opening number and scene from The Return of Peter Pan. Demo

From The Return of Peter Pan. Music by Stephen Keeling, lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Orchestrations by Stef Mens

Overture from The Return of Peter Pan

From The Return of Peter Pan. Music by Stephen Keeling, lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Demo sung by Stephen Keeling

Imagination (complete) (Peter, Brina, Josh, Ellie) from The Return of Peter Pan. Demo

Anywhere But Here (Teaser) (Brina) from The Return of Peter Pan. Demo sung by Stephen Keeling

Fly - Part 2 (Peter, Brina, Josh, Ellie) from The Return of Peter Pan. Demo

Fly - Part 1 (Peter, Brina, Josh, Ellie) from The Return of Peter Pan. Demo

Entr'acte from The Return of Peter Pan

Pan fights Hook Instrumental from The Return of Peter Pan

Ninja from The Return of Peter Pan

Entrance of the Ninja from The Return of Peter Pan

The Ninja Attack from The Return of Peter Pan

Bows Music from The Return of Peter Pan

The opening number from the musical La Cava, taken from the original London cast recording. Music by Laurence O'Keefe and Stephen Keeling, lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Orchestrations by John Cameron.

A Place I Am Proud To Call Mine - The Company (from 'La Cava')

From the original London Cast Recording of La Cava. Music by Stephen Keeling, lyrics by Shaun McKenna.

Within These Walls - Julie Alanah-Brighten and Company (from 'La Cava')

From the original London cast recording of La Cava. Music by Stephen Keeling and Laurence O'Keefe, lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Orchestrations by John Cameron.

Death of Somal - Julie Alanah-Brighten (from 'La Cava')

From the original cast recording of La Cava. Music by Laurence O'Keefe and Stephen Keeling, lyrics by John Claflin. Orchestrations by John Cameron. Sung by Julie-Alanah Brighten and Daniel Redmond. 

I Will Hold You - Julie-Alanah Brighten and Daniel Redmond (from 'La Cava')

From the original cast recording of La Cava. Music by Laurence O'Keefe and Stephen Keeling. Lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Additional music by John Cameron. Sung by Julie-Alanah Brighten. Orchestrated by John Cameron

SAY GOODBYE - Julie Alanah-Brighten (from 'La Cava')

Performed by Dave Willetts. It was fantastic and a privilege to record this song with Dave, one of my all time favourite singers. It is sung by the character of the Grandfather in the musical which is a musical version of Johanna Spyri's second Heidi novel.

ISN'T LIFE SURPRISING - Dave Willetts (from The Homecoming)

From the musical 'The Return of Peter Pan'. Music by Stephen Keeling, book and lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Creative consultant John Havu. (The show is licensed by Concord Theatricals Berlin).

THE BIG ADVENTURES (Peter) sung by Dominic Hodson from 'The Return of Peter Pan'

From the musical 'Sea Change'. September 1998. The Hamble. It is the end of the season and Guy, the skipper of a 1960's wooden sloop, is taking his last group of holiday- makers out for a week's sailing.
His new crew of four have booked the holiday for very different reasons. Young Marcus is aiming to get his yachtmaster offshore certificate with a view to being invited to drinks parties on his Sales Director's Yacht. Exhausted fifty-two year-old Brenda has been advised to take a break from taking care of her husband, who is suffering from Alzheimer's.  Antonia, a newly retired classical dancer, needs time to reflect on what she wants to do for the rest of her life, and John has travelled from the North of England to secretly cast his sailing partner's ashes into the sea at the Nab after having kept them for three years in a biscuit tin in his garden shed.
Four people who in other circumstances would never have given each other five minutes of their time now have to live on top of one another for an entire week.
The first act takes place on Guy's boat. The second act takes place in a life raft.

Sea Change

OVERTURE - SEA CHANGE. A new musical for 5 actors.

The opening number  of Heidi the Musical Part 2 - The Way Home. Sung by Sue Mathys as Johanna Spyri, Sabine Schädler as Heidi and the Company. Music by Stephen Keeling, lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Orchestrations by Stefan Mens.

Heidi - Das Musical, Teil 2

Daheim/Dahai (Home) The Company - Opening Number from Heidi Part 2 Original Cast Album

Book and lyrics by Shaun McKenna, music by Stephen Keeling. In 2003, John Havu and Walter Hitz approached Stephen and Shaun McKenna with Stefan Mens’s idea of entwining the famous children’s novel Heidi with the story of its creator, Johanna Spyri.  The resulting show was premiered in a superb production directed by Stefan Huber and produced by TSW Event AG with an outstanding cast in the Summer of 2005, Lake Walenstadt, Switzerland. The cast was led by Sue Mathys as Johanna Spyri, Sabine Schädler-Heidi, Florian Schneider- the Grandfather, Patric Scott-Peter, Kerstin Marie Mäkelburg-Rottenmeier and Alen Hodzovic as Bernhard. The show returned in 2006 and in 2007 was followed by Heidi, Part 2.

Heidi 1 Live

OVERTURE - HEIDI. Original Cast. Live 2005 recording

Johanna's son Bernhard has become engaged to Hedwig and is leaving for Leipzig. This is paralleled in the Heidi story as Heidi leaves her Grandfather for the Sesemann household in Frankfurt to become a companion to the wheelchair bound Klara. Book and lyrics by Shaun McKenna, music by Stephen Keeling. In 2003, John Havu and Walter Hitz approached Stephen and Shaun McKenna with Stefan Mens’s idea of entwining the famous children’s novel Heidi with the story of its creator, Johanna Spyri.  The resulting show was premiered in a superb production directed by Stefan Huber and produced by TSW Event AG with an outstanding cast in the Summer of 2005, Lake Walenstadt, Switzerland. The cast was led by Sue Mathys as Johanna Spyri, Sabine Schädler-Heidi, Florian Schneider- the Grandfather, Patric Scott-Peter, Kerstin Marie Mäkelburg-Rottenmeier and Alen Hodzovic as Bernhard. The show returned in 2006 and in 2007 was followed by Heidi, Part 2.

SOMETIMES (Manchmal). Company. Live 2005 recording

Heidi leaves the Sesemann house and returns to the Alp and Peter and her Grandfather. In the Johanna story the first edition of her novel, Heidi's Lehr und Wanderjahre, is sent to Johanna by parcel. Book and lyrics by Shaun McKenna, music by Stephen Keeling. In 2003, John Havu and Walter Hitz approached Stephen and Shaun McKenna with Stefan Mens’s idea of entwining the famous children’s novel Heidi with the story of its creator, Johanna Spyri. The resulting show was premiered in a superb production directed by Stefan Huber and produced by TSW Event AG with an outstanding cast in the Summer of 2005, Lake Walenstadt, Switzerland. The cast was led by Sue Mathys as Johanna Spyri, Sabine Schädler-Heidi, Florian Schneider- the Grandfather, Patric Scott-Peter, Kerstin Marie Mäkelburg-Rottenmeier and Alen Hodzovic as Bernhard. The show returned in 2006 and in 2007 was followed by Heidi, Part 2.

FINALE 1 (Finale Teil 1) Company. Live 2005 recording

We move to the Dorfli for the finale of the show and later the Zurich household join. Book and lyrics by Shaun McKenna, music by Stephen Keeling. In 2003, John Havu and Walter Hitz approached Stephen and Shaun McKenna with Stefan Mens’s idea of entwining the famous children’s novel Heidi with the story of its creator, Johanna Spyri. The resulting show was premiered in a superb production directed by Stefan Huber and produced by TSW Event AG with an outstanding cast in the Summer of 2005, Lake Walenstadt, Switzerland. The cast was led by Sue Mathys as Johanna Spyri, Sabine Schädler-Heidi, Florian Schneider- the Grandfather, Patric Scott-Peter, Kerstin Marie Mäkelburg-Rottenmeier and Alen Hodzovic as Bernhard. The show returned in 2006 and in 2007 was followed by Heidi, Part 2.

FINALE 2 (Finale Teil 2) Company. Live 2005 recording

COMPOSER FOR MUSICAL THEATRE, CHORAL MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC. Musical Theatre: MADDIE, HEIDI, LA CAVA, 
THE RETURN OF PETER PAN, NIGHT SHOOT, SEA CHANGE. Choral music includes REQUIEM. Instrumental music includes PRELUDES, SIX SONATAS.

Stephen Keeling

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