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SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

In this music and fun filled show, CH becomes your guide to everything you always wanted to know about an orchestra, but were afraid to ask !

Program:
G Rossini “William Tell overture » 5 min
(or any overture of your choice)

C.M. von Weber : Concerto pour Clar No 1 7 min
(Excerpt of clarinet concerto, CH cell rings – then CH explains the “Rules”)

B. Britten “Young person’s guide to the orchestra ” 25min
(Meet the orchestra – with a fun new narration by CH)

OR

A. Rozankovitch: “Variations for Stand up comic and orchestra” 20min
(Brand new symphonic work to present the instruments of the orchestra)

W.A. Mozart Clarinet concerto 1st movt 8 min
(With intro: My life as a clarinet nerd)

J.S. Bach BWV 1068 “Air G String” 3 min
(What musicians are thinking while they play)

J. Strauss “Radetzky Marche” 3 min
(Do we really even need a conductor ??!
Audience member conducts orchestra)

TOTAL 1st Half: 50 min

Intermission

W.A. Mozart : 2nd movt Clarinet concerto 7 min

Questions from the audience : 4 min
Why are all the musicians dressed in Black ?
Is there any way to open my candy without making noise ?
Do you really need a conductor ? ETC

Beethoven Symphonie no. 5 (Extrait) 7 min
“Les 5 sortes de Chef d’orchestre!”

“History of music in 10 min”
(All pieces can be exchanged as long as they fit the period)
Excerpts from :
-Medieval: Veni Creator Spiritus / Chant:Orchestra sings) 1 min
-Baroque: Handel Water Music 3 min
-Classical: Mozart 40th (1st mov’t excerpt) 2 min
-Romantic: Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliette (excerpt) 3 min
-Modern: Stravinsky Sacre (excerpt) 2 min
-Contemp: J. Cage 4’33 (arr clar+orch) 1 min
(CH does a little intro for each period) 12 min

W.A. Mozart 3ième Movt Concerto Clar 7 min
CH becomes the « Soloist » to finish the concert off with flare !

TOTAL 2nd half 40 min

NOTE:
CH can also perform the Weber concerto no. 1 in place of the Mozart.

Christopher Hall
“Clarinettist and comedian Christopher Hall unveiled the inner working of the orchestra from A to Z, and the audience laughed throughout the evening.”
— Michel Bédard, Québec Hebdo
The audience of 1300 laughed uproariously all evening. And the most surprising thing was that at the end of the program, Hall played the entire Mozart clarinet concerto like a first-rate soloist.
— Claude Gingras, La Presse
Un vrai régal! Une réelle virtuosité qui se drape de légèreté d'esprit. Un musicien accompli qui badine avec sa clarinette. Une telle désinvolture n'est permise qu'avec une grande maîtrise artistique. Et elle est là! On rit, on s'amuse, on apprend, mais le désir d'entendre encore la clarinette reste toujours intense.
— Gilles, un spectateur comblé

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