Fantastic Creatures – School Matinee 2024-2025
Meet a plethora of fantastic creatures brought to life by illustrator Frédéric Ellis in this concert conducted by Adam Johnson.
Dive into the musical world of fantastic creatures as imagined by Debussy, Sierra, and Stravinsky. This concert will take you on an extraordinary adventure where dragons and the Firebird will come to life with live illustrations by Frédéric Ellis.
Artists
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Adam Johnson, conductor
Mélanie Chouinard, actor
Frédéric Ellis, illustrator
Amandine Garrido, dancer
Martin Gougeon, author and stage director
Anne-Catherine Simard Deraspe, lighting designer
Nathalie Pedneault, stage manager
Charlotte Gandin and Sophie St-Pierre, props and wardrobe stylists
Programme
Amy Beach, Symphony in E minor, op. 32 “Gaelic”: I. Allegro con fuoco
Claude Debussy, Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Roberto Sierra, Carnaval :
I. Gargoyles
V. The Phoenix
Charlotte Sohy, Danse mystique, Symphonic poem, op. 19
Mason Bates, Antology of fantastic zoology:
V. Nymphs
Igor Stravinsky, L’Oiseau de feu, Suite (1919) :
VI. Berceuse
VII. Finale
Language: without verbal narration
Duration: 55 min
Audience: ages 6–12
Concert without intermission
