The hall decides which way the music goes. Three times during the concert the audience chooses between two paths (A or B) – and every outcome is fully composed. Four string players from the orchestra step forward as the Prince, the Elf, the Dwarf and the Giant; Mathias narrates with keytar.
Full score and parts for all three sizes · script · Danish teaching material (Levende Musik i Skolen) · click track for percussion · conductor required.
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Audience: 89,700 listeners at 395 concerts for children, 2013–2026 – Koda-registered minimums for The Neverending Maze, Münchhausen, Ragnarok and The Dreaded Pirates plus the orchestras' own counts (Aarhus 2023: 5,418 · Aalborg 2024: Mossy Mogens 4,744 + approx. 600 public, The Neverending Maze 3,830 · Sønderjylland 2026: 1,684). Not counted: Hong Kong 2025 (two performances, no count), the BIOFONIA premiere (approx. 300) and other festivals. LYSFALD's park guests (around 100,000 each autumn since 2022) are counted separately. Countries with concerts or workshops so far: Denmark, Faroe Islands, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Latvia, Russia, Brazil, Peru, Hong Kong; booked: Turkey, Costa Rica (conferences and presentations, e.g. Belgium and China, are not counted). Workshop totals are estimated from classes held (approx. 24 pupils per class).
Audience figures on this page: Aarhus 5,418 (7 concerts, 2023/24) · Aalborg 4,744 (Mossy Mogens, 6 school concerts, 2024) and 3,430 + 400 (The Neverending Maze, 2024) · Sønderjylland 1,684 (7 school concerts, 2026) = 15,676; Belém a full hall of around 300 at COP30; Hong Kong two performances, no count. Credits: music, text and concept Mathias Madsen Munch · orchestrations Thomas Bryła · Mossy Mogens lyrics with Ida Christine Jacobsen · animation Ouros Animation · The Neverending Maze illustration Jan Kjær.