The OSM Carnival 2025-2026
In this one-of-a-kind concert, let’s learn about the orchestra and insects without fear! Discover The Carnival of the Insects, a recent work by Quebec composer Maxime Goulet. Each short movement highlights an insect and an orchestra instrument that will have the chance to be heard as a soloist. Ants, bees, beetles, and many other insects will be evoked by the timbres of the four instrument families of the orchestra. To complete the celebration, other bugs might just join in!
Artists
Martin Gougeon, writer and director
Julien Proulx, conductor
Jean-Willy Kunz, organist-in-residence
Program
Camille Saint-Saëns, The Carnival of the Animals: XIV. Finale (solo organ) (2 min)
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo (5 min)
Maurice Ravel, Ma mère l’Oye, M. 62: II. “Danse du rouet et scène” (4 min)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Suite, Op. 57: “Flight of the Bumblebee” (2 min)
Maxime Goulet, The Carnival of the Insects (20 min)
Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 (“Organ”): Maestoso (8 min)
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