a MAJOR-minor mystery

“This is the festival where my son discovered music could 'sound like candy tastes'.”

--Good Times

Gregory Smith, composer (1997)
The Major, Minor Mystery is an exploration of music’s major and minor tonalities disguised as a "who-dunnit". A symphony concert is sabotaged by a sudden and unexpected change from major to minor. A major-minor expert (the narrator) is brought in to investigate. He suspects everyone. He is cunning and ruthless as he interrogates the various instruments of the orchestra. The investigation escalates to a re-enactment of the ill-fated concert. A most surprising and unexpected conclusion follows.

The listener is invited to join the investigation:

Once you’ve learned
To leave no tone unturned
You’ll solve the mystery.
So listen carefully.
There is much to show you
Are you ready to follow me?

-Inspector Beckinsteiner