Fairy Tales – June 11, 2023 LiveEvents June 4, 2023 802 Montreal Chamber Music Festival presents Fairy Tales / Contes de fées A family concert featuring everyone’s favourite works: Carnival of the Animals and Peter and the Wolf. If ever there was a good reason for a Sunday afternoon family outing, it is this concert! Everyone, or almost everyone, knows the melodies and descriptive stories of the Carnival of the Animals (narrated in French) and the tale Peter and the Wolf (narrated in English). Be entranced by this magical blend of words and music as narrated by actor Jean Marchand. On-stage will be 19 outstanding performers including many members of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. Artists Alexander Read, violin Bora Kim, violin Lambert Chen, viola Noémie Raymond-Friset, cello Eric Chappell, double bass Ariane Brisson, flute Theodore Baskin, oboe Antonin Cuerrier, clarinet Mary Chalk, bassoon Catherine Turner, horn Nadia Côté, horn Sarah Amahrit, horn Stéphane Beaulac, trumpet Renaud Gratton, trombone Kevin Ahfat, piano Chloé Dumoulin, piano Jean Marchand, narration. Program: Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) Carnival of the Animals Introduction and Royal March of the Lion Hens and Roosters Wild Asses (Swift Animals) Tortoises The Elephant Kangaroos Aquarium Characters with Long Ears The Cuckoo in the Depths of the Woods Aviary Pianists Fossils The Swan Finale Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 Salle Bourgie Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 3:30pm FREE for children under 16 To purchase your tickets visit: www.placedesarts.com To learn more about the Montreal Chamber Music Festival visit: www.themontrealeronline.com/2023/05/the-montreal-chamber-music-festival