EDUCATIONAL GUIDES
ROMEO SOLO AND CONCERTO
Ballet is a performing art in which theatrical action is danced. Commissioned to write a Russian ballet, Prokofiev set the famous Shakespearean tragedy Romeo and Juliet to music.
SYMPHONIC JOURNEY
Music has made the most extraordinary journeys across our blue planet through time and space. Every memory is a space shuttle for humankind’s greatest adventure: culture!
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS,
OR ALMOST !
This musical and dramatic adaptation of the novel by the famous French writer Jules Verne (1824-1905) introduces us to musical works that were specifically chosen to accompany the action.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
The Phantom of the Opera is a silent film directed by Rupert Julian based on the novel by Gaston Leroux. Set in the Paris Opera House during a production of Charles Gounod’s opera Faust.
THE CARNAVAL OF THE ANIMALS
ON THE ORGAN
The OSM is proud to possess a large organ intended for orchestral use. It bears the name of “Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique” in tribute to the founder and first general manager of the OSM, who served from 1939 to 1970.
PETER AND THE WOLF
Peter and the Wolf is a story told in words and music – a musical fairy tale. The narrator tells the story in words as the orchestra tells the story in music. An instrument or group of instruments and a musical theme represents each character in the story.
THE MATHEMATICS
OF MUSIC
During the concert The Mathematics of Music we will discuss these issues and equip young people with resources for further exploration, drawing on works by Strauss, Rameau, Mahler, Bach, Saint-Saëns, Bartók, and also Goulet. Let us discover together how mathematics and music are related, and how they go hand in hand at the OSM!
MAESTRO PUSS
IN BOOTS
How does a dusty old farm cat turn a poor miller into the Marquis de Carabas? The instinct for survival, the choice of words, the power of charm, all of it heightened by the spellbinding and sublime music of a symphony orchestra…
ORGAN AND GINGERBREAD
Vocal ensemble Quartom, organist Jean-Willy Kunz and a brass quintet drawn from the ranks of the OSM will perform a concert of Christmas music, including excerpts from Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet The Nutcracker. This festive concert will take you and your students deep into the world of the organ.