FR
Trick or Treat!
Enter
Design: Marie-Claude Codsi
Working on the concert
Repertoire
A family in the spotlight
ActivitIEs
Visual Guide
Working on the concert
Location:MAISON SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL
IllustratiOR
composER
orGANist
Writer
Actors
Set and costume designer
Lighting designer
musiCIANS
Stage director
CONDUCTOR
A family in the spotlight
Discover the string family and its secrets in this video prepared by the OSM (in French).
The repertoire
Goulet
Saint-Saëns
Williams
??
Bach
Moussorgsky
Strauss
Dukas
Grieg
On Halloween Night:Flight of the Witch
Riding on her broomstick, the witch and her black cat fly over the countryside searching for a new victim to boil in her cauldron.
What should you listen to in this piece?
Maxime Goulet born in 1980
Danse Macabre
What should you listen to in this piece?
Inspired by a poem by Henri Cazalis, the Danse Macabre depicts a dance of the dead that begins at the stroke of midnight.
Camille Saint-Saëns 1835-1921
Hedwig's Theme
Hedwig’s Theme was composed for the Harry Potter film series. It’s the main theme of the series, heard in all eight films (2001–2011).
This piece is the only one in the concert that was composed specifically for a film.
John Williams born in 1932
Instrument in the spotlight? The celesta!
Toccata and fugue BWV 565 :
- Toccata, (organ solo) - Fugue (orchestra, arr. Stokowski)
Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor is not only one of his most well-known works, but also one of the most popular pieces for organ! At the concert, you will hear the toccata on the organ alone, followed by an orchestral arrangement of the fugue.
The organ, an impressive instrument!
J. S. Bach 1685-1750
Pictures at an Exhibition
I. Gnomus
IX. Baba Yaga
Modest Moussorgsky 1839-1881
Pictures at an Exhibition musically depicts the emotions felt when viewing a series of paintings by the artist Viktor Hartmann.
Gnomus is the first painting in this exhibition and portrays the image of a deformed, limping creature.
This second-to-last painting evokes traditional Russian folktales, and more specifically, the witch Baba Yaga.
During the concert, you’ll be invited to vote to choose the 5th musical excerpt that will be performed... You’ll be able to choose between two movements from Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Night on Bald Mountain
A Night on Bald Mountain is inspired by a short story by Nikolai Gogol. This story depicts the witches' sabbath on St. John's Eve. The witches' sabbath describes a nighttime gathering where witches and warlocks perform diabolical rites to gain powers.
What should you listen to in this piece?
Modest Moussorgsky 1839-1881
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
The piece The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is based on a ballad by Goethe. The music describes an apprentice sorcerer who, unbeknownst to his master, enchants a broom to fill a basin with water.
Dukas’s piece was made popular by a segment in Disney’s Fantasia film featuring Mickey Mouse as the magician.
Paul Dukas 1865-1935
Instrument in the spotlight? The bassoon!
Peer GyntIn the Hall of the Mountain King
What should you listen to in this piece?
Peer Gynt is a piece that tells the adventures of an anti-hero by that name. Peer Gynt, in search of dreams and identity, swings throughout the work between courage and cowardice. The poetic drama was written in 1867 by the Norwegian author Henrik Ibsen, and later set to music by Grieg in 1875.
Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
The musical piece Thus spoke Zarathustra was inspired by the philosophical work of Friedrich Nietzsche.
Zarathustra's story
At the concert, you will hear the first part of this piece, which musically depicts the sunrise (the creation of the world).
Richard Strauss 1864-1949
The piece became popular following its use in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Soundtrack
Activities
Find the instrument
My Concert Review
Listening game
École en réseau Workshop
École en réseau workshop
Come discover the fascinating profession of conductor with the OSM's associate conductor Dina Gilbert (conductor for the Trick or Treat school matinees).Date: 22nd of October, 9:30am (in French only)
Watch Rafael Payare conduct a short excerpt during the OSM's Virée Classique.Credit: André Robitaille
To register, click here!
Soundtrack
Let’s set off to discover the adventures of the orchestra’s vampire, Octavia! For this activity, you will need to choose the sounds of your choice to complete Octavia’s story You can move the sounds to the spots you choose.
Start
The orchestra's vampire
The school orchestra was rehearsing for the big concert on a full moon night. Everything was going well when suddenly… a slimy puddle appeared in the middle of the stage!
Out of the puddle came… Octavia, a little vampire in a black costume who loved music. She wore a black cape, and her footsteps made a lot of noise when she walked.
"Good evening… may I play with you?" asked Octavia in a gentle voice. The musicians hesitated… but the conductor said, "Why not? What’s your instrument?" Octavia calmly took out a musical instrument and played a few notes.
When she played, the whole orchestra joined in, and the hall filled with magnificent music.
Since that day, Octavia comes to play at every full moon, accompanied by a cloud of bats.
MY concert Review
Questions TO ANSWER
ActivitY
Become a journalist for a day! Write a short text to present the concert you attended. In your review, describe the concert and give your opinion while showing critical judgment.
- Is this the first time you attended a classical music concert?
- Tell the story of the concert.
- Comment on the piece or the composer you liked the most.
- Describe what you liked the most about this concert (the decor, the costumes, the music, the story, the venue, etc.).
- Would you recommend this concert to your family? Why?
Photo of Rafael Payare conducting the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal at the Maison symphonique.
You can also compare your concert review with those of your classmates. Did you prefer the same things?
Listening game
Try to guess which image goes with which piece of music without knowing the titles! Drag the photos onto the matching squares when you think you have found the answer.
4.
1.
2.
3.
Answers
Listening game
Here are the answers. Did you manage to guess all of them?
1. The Spider's Feast by Roussel
2. An Alpine Symphony by Strauss
3. Different Trains by Steve Reich
4. Jaws theme by John Williams
Find the hidden instrument
5 questions · 30 seconds Each
Start
Move the circle to reveal the hidden instrument!
The violin
00:30
The trombone
00:30
The tuba
00:30
The horn
00:30
The bassoon
00:30
Thank you for playing!:)
ActivitIEs
Visual Guide
Thanks to the visual guide, prepare for your visit to the concert step by step!
The bassoon
The bassoon is a long tube folded back on itself (2.5 meters) made of maple or rosewood. It ends with a metal pipe called the bocal, which holds the reed. The bassoonist holds their instrument slightly tilted on their right hip.
Listen to the first measures of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Paul Dukas played by the bassoons!
Lighting designer
The person who designs the lighting imagines and chooses the lights for a concert. He or she decides on the colors, effects, and movements of the spotlights to make the show even more beautiful and impressive. It is a bit like being a light magician! Mathieu Roy is the lighting designer for this concert!
Instrument in the spotlight: organ
The Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique of the Maison symphonique holds many secrets — do you know them?
To learn more about the Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique, click here (in French only)!
Musicians
The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal is an ensemble of approximately 90 musicians whose goal is to perform and promote orchestral music. The symphony's repertoire includes works that are over 300 years old, new music that is being performed for the first time in a concert, and everything in between!
The celesta is a keyboard instrument that looks like a piano but sounds different. Listen to the video to learn more about the instrument (in French only)!
In the Hall of the Mountain King
This excerpt corresponds to the moment when Peer Gynt enters the world of the trolls and is brought before the Mountain King. The trolls then stir around the hero to the rhythm of a dance.
Listen to how the piece evolves! The composer gradually adds more and more instruments to play the main theme. The instruments also play increasingly louder; it’s a gradual crescendo (the piece starts very softly and ends very loudly). Finally, notice how the piece slowly speeds up to create a dramatic effect.
Zarathustra is a wise man who leaves his mountain to share what he has learned about life, happiness, and how to become a better person. He speaks to people to tell them that they must think for themselves and become stronger, like a sun shining for others.
Contrast between the beginning and the end!
The beginning of the piece clearly represents the witches’ sabbath with its loud and wild music. But listen to the soft ending of the piece, as the church bells ring and scare them away! It’s an impressive contrast that really shows the evolution of the story and the piece.
Beginning
End
An unusual instrument!
The flexatone is a percussion instrument with a flexible steel blade that two wooden balls strike at the front and back. The flexatone produces a distinctive sound, as you can see in the video. It is often used for comedic effects.
Will you be able to hear the flexatone during the concert?
Set and costume designer
When you are a set designer, you are in charge of designing the physical space on stage, such as deciding what furniture you will need and where to place it to make things easier for the actors and create an interesting show. The costume designer is in charge of creating the costumes for a show. Érika Lefebvre is the set and costume designer for this concert.
Stage director
The stage director is the visionary of a show. This person starts with the text (the script) and builds the show, by first choosing the actors. He or she then supervises the various elements of the show, such as the acting, lighting, sets, costumes and so on. Martin Gougeon is the stage director of this concert.
Organist
The Maison symphonique de Montréal is a concert hall with an organ, the Grand orgue Pierre-Béique. This organ has 6489 pipes. To play the organ, the organist can be seated just below the pipes, or control the pipes from a large console placed on stage.Jean-Willy Kunz is the concert's organist.
Goethe's Ballad
(first two stanzas)
The old sorcerer, master, Has once gone away! And now his spirits Shall also live according to my will. His words and works I have noted, and the practice, And with mental strength I perform wonders as well. Flow! flow Many a stretch, So that, for the purpose, Water may flow And in rich, full streams Pour into the bath.
Actors
The concert you are about to see is a theatrical one. There will be music, played by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, but there will also be actors on stage telling a story. You will be able to see the following actors at the concert: Benjamin Déziel andGuillaume Lessard.
Benjamin Déziel
Guillaume Lessard
Illustrator
When you're an illustrator, your job is to use your imagination to create new drawings and designs every day! You can create illustrations for a variety of occasions, such as books, films, greeting cards and wall posters. Mathilde Filippi did the illustrations for this concert.
The xylophone represents the bones of the skeletons clattering together during the dance.
The xylophone
The oboe
The violin
Listen here to the oboe imitating the rooster’s crow. It announces the break of day and the end of the dance!
The violin represents Death. Listen here to how the violin tunes up before starting the dance!
The harp
At the beginning, the harp imitates the twelve strokes of midnight and the start of a lively evening.
Composer
The composer is the person who writes the music. This person may compose music for a solo instrument, a small ensemble of instruments, or an orchestra. The orchestra plays music by living composers and music composed hundreds of years ago (by Mozart and Beethoven, for example). In this concert, you will hear music from 8 different composers, including Montreal-based composer Maxime Goulet.
Did you know?
Composer John Williams has previously conducted school matinées at the OSM, as shown in this 1984 photo (at the Wilfrid Pelletier Hall).
Writer
The person who writes the script (the text spoken by the actors) is called the author or writer. Sometimes authors write scripts on subjects of their own choosing, sometimes they are commissioned to write a script on a very specific subject, as in the case of this concert where Martin Gougeon was commissioned to write a script for young people that focuses on Halloween.
Conductor
The conductor is the person who stands in front of the musicians with their back to the audience! One of her/his tasks is to indicate to the musicians when to start playing and when to stop. She/he also shows the musicians when they should play louder or softer (dynamics), faster or slower (tempo). Dina Gilbert is the conductor of this concert.
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Transcript
FR
Trick or Treat!
Enter
Design: Marie-Claude Codsi
Working on the concert
Repertoire
A family in the spotlight
ActivitIEs
Visual Guide
Working on the concert
Location:MAISON SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL
IllustratiOR
composER
orGANist
Writer
Actors
Set and costume designer
Lighting designer
musiCIANS
Stage director
CONDUCTOR
A family in the spotlight
Discover the string family and its secrets in this video prepared by the OSM (in French).
The repertoire
Goulet
Saint-Saëns
Williams
??
Bach
Moussorgsky
Strauss
Dukas
Grieg
On Halloween Night:Flight of the Witch
Riding on her broomstick, the witch and her black cat fly over the countryside searching for a new victim to boil in her cauldron.
What should you listen to in this piece?
Maxime Goulet born in 1980
Danse Macabre
What should you listen to in this piece?
Inspired by a poem by Henri Cazalis, the Danse Macabre depicts a dance of the dead that begins at the stroke of midnight.
Camille Saint-Saëns 1835-1921
Hedwig's Theme
Hedwig’s Theme was composed for the Harry Potter film series. It’s the main theme of the series, heard in all eight films (2001–2011).
This piece is the only one in the concert that was composed specifically for a film.
John Williams born in 1932
Instrument in the spotlight? The celesta!
Toccata and fugue BWV 565 :
- Toccata, (organ solo) - Fugue (orchestra, arr. Stokowski)
Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor is not only one of his most well-known works, but also one of the most popular pieces for organ! At the concert, you will hear the toccata on the organ alone, followed by an orchestral arrangement of the fugue.
The organ, an impressive instrument!
J. S. Bach 1685-1750
Pictures at an Exhibition
I. Gnomus
IX. Baba Yaga
Modest Moussorgsky 1839-1881
Pictures at an Exhibition musically depicts the emotions felt when viewing a series of paintings by the artist Viktor Hartmann.
Gnomus is the first painting in this exhibition and portrays the image of a deformed, limping creature.
This second-to-last painting evokes traditional Russian folktales, and more specifically, the witch Baba Yaga.
During the concert, you’ll be invited to vote to choose the 5th musical excerpt that will be performed... You’ll be able to choose between two movements from Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Night on Bald Mountain
A Night on Bald Mountain is inspired by a short story by Nikolai Gogol. This story depicts the witches' sabbath on St. John's Eve. The witches' sabbath describes a nighttime gathering where witches and warlocks perform diabolical rites to gain powers.
What should you listen to in this piece?
Modest Moussorgsky 1839-1881
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
The piece The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is based on a ballad by Goethe. The music describes an apprentice sorcerer who, unbeknownst to his master, enchants a broom to fill a basin with water.
Dukas’s piece was made popular by a segment in Disney’s Fantasia film featuring Mickey Mouse as the magician.
Paul Dukas 1865-1935
Instrument in the spotlight? The bassoon!
Peer GyntIn the Hall of the Mountain King
What should you listen to in this piece?
Peer Gynt is a piece that tells the adventures of an anti-hero by that name. Peer Gynt, in search of dreams and identity, swings throughout the work between courage and cowardice. The poetic drama was written in 1867 by the Norwegian author Henrik Ibsen, and later set to music by Grieg in 1875.
Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
The musical piece Thus spoke Zarathustra was inspired by the philosophical work of Friedrich Nietzsche.
Zarathustra's story
At the concert, you will hear the first part of this piece, which musically depicts the sunrise (the creation of the world).
Richard Strauss 1864-1949
The piece became popular following its use in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Soundtrack
Activities
Find the instrument
My Concert Review
Listening game
École en réseau Workshop
École en réseau workshop
Come discover the fascinating profession of conductor with the OSM's associate conductor Dina Gilbert (conductor for the Trick or Treat school matinees).Date: 22nd of October, 9:30am (in French only)
Watch Rafael Payare conduct a short excerpt during the OSM's Virée Classique.Credit: André Robitaille
To register, click here!
Soundtrack
Let’s set off to discover the adventures of the orchestra’s vampire, Octavia! For this activity, you will need to choose the sounds of your choice to complete Octavia’s story You can move the sounds to the spots you choose.
Start
The orchestra's vampire
The school orchestra was rehearsing for the big concert on a full moon night. Everything was going well when suddenly… a slimy puddle appeared in the middle of the stage!
Out of the puddle came… Octavia, a little vampire in a black costume who loved music. She wore a black cape, and her footsteps made a lot of noise when she walked.
"Good evening… may I play with you?" asked Octavia in a gentle voice. The musicians hesitated… but the conductor said, "Why not? What’s your instrument?" Octavia calmly took out a musical instrument and played a few notes.
When she played, the whole orchestra joined in, and the hall filled with magnificent music.
Since that day, Octavia comes to play at every full moon, accompanied by a cloud of bats.
MY concert Review
Questions TO ANSWER
ActivitY
Become a journalist for a day! Write a short text to present the concert you attended. In your review, describe the concert and give your opinion while showing critical judgment.
Photo of Rafael Payare conducting the Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal at the Maison symphonique.
You can also compare your concert review with those of your classmates. Did you prefer the same things?
Listening game
Try to guess which image goes with which piece of music without knowing the titles! Drag the photos onto the matching squares when you think you have found the answer.
4.
1.
2.
3.
Answers
Listening game
Here are the answers. Did you manage to guess all of them?
1. The Spider's Feast by Roussel
2. An Alpine Symphony by Strauss
3. Different Trains by Steve Reich
4. Jaws theme by John Williams
Find the hidden instrument
5 questions · 30 seconds Each
Start
Move the circle to reveal the hidden instrument!
The violin
00:30
The trombone
00:30
The tuba
00:30
The horn
00:30
The bassoon
00:30
Thank you for playing!:)
ActivitIEs
Visual Guide
Thanks to the visual guide, prepare for your visit to the concert step by step!
The bassoon
The bassoon is a long tube folded back on itself (2.5 meters) made of maple or rosewood. It ends with a metal pipe called the bocal, which holds the reed. The bassoonist holds their instrument slightly tilted on their right hip.
Listen to the first measures of The Sorcerer’s Apprentice by Paul Dukas played by the bassoons!
Lighting designer
The person who designs the lighting imagines and chooses the lights for a concert. He or she decides on the colors, effects, and movements of the spotlights to make the show even more beautiful and impressive. It is a bit like being a light magician! Mathieu Roy is the lighting designer for this concert!
Instrument in the spotlight: organ
The Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique of the Maison symphonique holds many secrets — do you know them?
To learn more about the Grand Orgue Pierre-Béique, click here (in French only)!
Musicians
The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal is an ensemble of approximately 90 musicians whose goal is to perform and promote orchestral music. The symphony's repertoire includes works that are over 300 years old, new music that is being performed for the first time in a concert, and everything in between!
The celesta is a keyboard instrument that looks like a piano but sounds different. Listen to the video to learn more about the instrument (in French only)!
In the Hall of the Mountain King
This excerpt corresponds to the moment when Peer Gynt enters the world of the trolls and is brought before the Mountain King. The trolls then stir around the hero to the rhythm of a dance.
Listen to how the piece evolves! The composer gradually adds more and more instruments to play the main theme. The instruments also play increasingly louder; it’s a gradual crescendo (the piece starts very softly and ends very loudly). Finally, notice how the piece slowly speeds up to create a dramatic effect.
Zarathustra is a wise man who leaves his mountain to share what he has learned about life, happiness, and how to become a better person. He speaks to people to tell them that they must think for themselves and become stronger, like a sun shining for others.
Contrast between the beginning and the end!
The beginning of the piece clearly represents the witches’ sabbath with its loud and wild music. But listen to the soft ending of the piece, as the church bells ring and scare them away! It’s an impressive contrast that really shows the evolution of the story and the piece.
Beginning
End
An unusual instrument!
The flexatone is a percussion instrument with a flexible steel blade that two wooden balls strike at the front and back. The flexatone produces a distinctive sound, as you can see in the video. It is often used for comedic effects.
Will you be able to hear the flexatone during the concert?
Set and costume designer
When you are a set designer, you are in charge of designing the physical space on stage, such as deciding what furniture you will need and where to place it to make things easier for the actors and create an interesting show. The costume designer is in charge of creating the costumes for a show. Érika Lefebvre is the set and costume designer for this concert.
Stage director
The stage director is the visionary of a show. This person starts with the text (the script) and builds the show, by first choosing the actors. He or she then supervises the various elements of the show, such as the acting, lighting, sets, costumes and so on. Martin Gougeon is the stage director of this concert.
Organist
The Maison symphonique de Montréal is a concert hall with an organ, the Grand orgue Pierre-Béique. This organ has 6489 pipes. To play the organ, the organist can be seated just below the pipes, or control the pipes from a large console placed on stage.Jean-Willy Kunz is the concert's organist.
Goethe's Ballad
(first two stanzas)
The old sorcerer, master, Has once gone away! And now his spirits Shall also live according to my will. His words and works I have noted, and the practice, And with mental strength I perform wonders as well. Flow! flow Many a stretch, So that, for the purpose, Water may flow And in rich, full streams Pour into the bath.
Actors
The concert you are about to see is a theatrical one. There will be music, played by the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, but there will also be actors on stage telling a story. You will be able to see the following actors at the concert: Benjamin Déziel andGuillaume Lessard.
Benjamin Déziel
Guillaume Lessard
Illustrator
When you're an illustrator, your job is to use your imagination to create new drawings and designs every day! You can create illustrations for a variety of occasions, such as books, films, greeting cards and wall posters. Mathilde Filippi did the illustrations for this concert.
The xylophone represents the bones of the skeletons clattering together during the dance.
The xylophone
The oboe
The violin
Listen here to the oboe imitating the rooster’s crow. It announces the break of day and the end of the dance!
The violin represents Death. Listen here to how the violin tunes up before starting the dance!
The harp
At the beginning, the harp imitates the twelve strokes of midnight and the start of a lively evening.
Composer
The composer is the person who writes the music. This person may compose music for a solo instrument, a small ensemble of instruments, or an orchestra. The orchestra plays music by living composers and music composed hundreds of years ago (by Mozart and Beethoven, for example). In this concert, you will hear music from 8 different composers, including Montreal-based composer Maxime Goulet.
Did you know?
Composer John Williams has previously conducted school matinées at the OSM, as shown in this 1984 photo (at the Wilfrid Pelletier Hall).
Writer
The person who writes the script (the text spoken by the actors) is called the author or writer. Sometimes authors write scripts on subjects of their own choosing, sometimes they are commissioned to write a script on a very specific subject, as in the case of this concert where Martin Gougeon was commissioned to write a script for young people that focuses on Halloween.
Conductor
The conductor is the person who stands in front of the musicians with their back to the audience! One of her/his tasks is to indicate to the musicians when to start playing and when to stop. She/he also shows the musicians when they should play louder or softer (dynamics), faster or slower (tempo). Dina Gilbert is the conductor of this concert.