Illustration : Sophie Rozenn BoucherPlay me a Poem – enter a world of fables, music and poetry LiveEvents May 8, 2022 1907 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) presents Play me a poem Children’s Corner concert Verses, rhymes, Grasshopper, Ant: let yourself be transported to the world of fables and poetry. You don’t need to be a poet or a musician to travel with us… thanks to our conductor and guests, discover how composers such as Saint-Saëns were inspired by words and how they introduced them into their music. Both the young and not-so-young will marvel at the beauty of language and symphonic repertoire in this concert that brings music, theatre and poetry together! *This concert is presented in French only. However, the educational guide will be available in French and in English. Recommended for children 7 years and older. Artists Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Thomas Le Duc-Moreau, conductor Marianne Verville, host Martin Gougeon, texts and stage direction Cécile Muhire, soprano and actress Benjamin Déziel, actor Program Mussorgsky, Night on Bald Mountain, orchestration by Rimsky-Korsakov, excerpt Saint-Saëns, Danse macabre, excerpt Liszt, Preludes, S.97, excerpt Berlioz, Zaïde, op. 19 no. 1 Poulenc, Les animaux modèles, FP 111 La cigale et la fourmi [The Grasshopper and the Ant], excerpt Le lion amoureux [The Lion in love], excerpt Offenbach, Fables de La Fontaine La cigale et la fourmi [The Grasshopper and the Ant] Le corbeau et le renard [The Crow and the Fox] Denis Gougeon, À l’aventure, excerpt Grieg, Peer Gynt, Suite no. 2, op. 55 : “Solveig’s Song“, excerpt Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet, Suite no. 2, op. 64ter, excerpt Ariane Moffatt, Ensemble, sensibles, orchestration by Jean-Nicolas Trottier Maison Symphonique Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 3:00pm To purchase your tickets visit: www.placedesarts.com