*Children
of Eden*
Song
& Orchestra Listing
It is important to note that the listing for characters singing these songs is the suggested character. There are a few places where substitution are allowed. Song assignment will be based on casting and vocal skills.
| ACT | ONE |
| Song Title | Performer(s) |
| "Let There Be" | Father, Company |
| "Perfect, Part I" | Father, Storytellers |
| "The Tree of Knowledge" | Father, Adam |
| "The Naming" | Father, Eve, Adam, Storytellers |
| "Grateful Children" | Adam, Eve |
| "Perfect, Part II" | Storytellers, Father, Adam, Eve |
| "The Spark of Creation" | Eve |
| "In Pursuit of Excellence" | Snake, Eve |
| "The End of a Perfect Day" | Storytellers |
| "Childhood's End" | Storytellers, Eve, Father |
| "A World Without You" | Adam, Father, Eve |
| "The Expulsion" | Father, Storytellers |
| "The Wasteland" | Storytellers |
| "The Wilderness Family" | Adam, Eve, Young Abel, Young Cain |
| "The Spark of Creation - Reprise" | Eve |
| "Lost in the Wilderness" | Abel, Cain |
| "Lost in the Wilderness - Reprise" | Cain, Father, Adam |
| "Close to Home" | Adam, Eve, Young Abel, Young Cain, Abel |
| "A Ring of Stones" | Cain, Adam, Storytellers, Eve, Abel |
| "Clash of the Generations" | Adam, Cain, Eve, Abel |
| "Death of Abel" | A Storyteller, Eve |
| "The Mark of Cain" | Storytellers, Father |
| "Children of Eden" | Eve, Company |
| ACT | TWO |
| "Generations" | Soloist, Storytellers |
| "The Gathering Storm" | Noah, Father |
| "A Piece of Eight" | Storytellers, Noah, Yonah, Japeth, mama, Ham, Shem, Aysha, Aphra, Female Storyteller |
| "Blind Obedience" | Noah |
| "The Return of the Animals" | Orchestra (Children) |
| "The Naming - Reprise / Noah's Lullaby" | Storytellers, Noah |
| "Stranger to the Rain" | Yonah |
| "In Whatever Time We Have" | Japeth, Yonah |
| "The Flood" | Father, Storytellers |
| "What is He Waiting For?" | Noah, Mama, Ham, Shem, Aysha, Aphra |
| "Sailor of the Skies" | Yonah |
| "The Spark of Creation - 2nd Reprise" | Mama, Noah |
| "The Hardest Part of Love" | Noah, Father |
| "Words of Doom" | Storytellers |
| "The Hour of Darkness" | Noah, Yonah, Japeth, Mama, Ham, Shem, Aysha, Aphra |
| "Ain't It Good" | Soloist, Company (except Father) |
| "Precious Children" | Father |
| "In The Beginning" | Company |
| Orchestra Size | Small (1-11) |
| Orchestration: | REED
I: Flute, Piccolo, Clarinet, Alto Sax for Song #10 REED II: Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Tenor Sax for Song #10 REED III: Oboe, English Horn, Optional Clarinet, Optional Tenor Sax FRENCH HORN CELLO BASS PERCUSSION: Xylophone, Tam-Tam, Mark Tree, Vibes, Marimba, Timpani, Suspended Cymbal, Glockenspiel, Wood Block, Cabasa, Temple Blocks, Bean Pad Rattle, Maraca, Small Hand Drum, Finger Cymbals, Low/High Ethnic Drums, Crotales, Bell Tree, Indian or Sleigh Bells, Rainstick, Shaker, Egg Shaker, Conga Slap, Ratchet, African Drum/Tribal, Shekere, Bells, Tambourine, Guiro, Triangle, High Shaker, Soprano/Alto/Bass Xylophones. GUITAR I: Electric, Acoustic, Mandolin GUITAR II: Electric, Acoustic KEYBOARD I: Piano, Synth Bells, Harp, Fantasia, Pop Pad, Synth Strings, Bass Marimba, Octave Rhodes, Electric Piano, Vibes, Huff 'N' Stuff Synth Pad, Organ, Beauty Vox, Ethnic Basson, Magic Bell, D-50 Stack KEYBOARD II: String Pad, Synth Bells, Marimba, Elec Piano, Bass Marimba, Harmonium, Harp, Flute, Organ, Chapel Organ, Pretty Pad, Music Box, Wave Bell, Etherol, Pizzicato Strings, One Octave Rhodes, Low Strings, Ethnic Pluck, Fantasia, Dulcimer, Cimbolom, Gamelon, Angels Sing KEYBOARD III: Rhodes, Organ, Harp, Pop Pad, String Pad, Marimba, Harmonium, Harp/Bells, Tremolo Strings, Analog, Pitched African Drums, Pop Synth, Church Organ, Music Box, Fantasia, Muted Guitar, Pluck, Synth Vox, Harpsichord, Bass In The Face, English Horn, D-50 Stack DRUMS: Anklung, Chinese Cymbal, Dumbek, Finger Cymbal, Kit, Mark Tree, Shaker, Suspend Cymbal, Tam-Tam, Triangle, Wood Block |