AN ORCHESTRA ADVENTURE
with Maestro Karl and friends

Webisode 3: Brilliant Brass

Join the Calgary Philharmonic and Associate Conductor Karl Hirzer for a fun and educational tour of the Orchestra! This fourpart online series takes kids on a musical journey through the four sections that make up a symphony orchestra: woodwinds, strings, brass, and percussion.

Along the way, they'll encounter different instruments and some of the musicians who play them, as well as take a few side trips to discover interesting facts about music and famous composers.

This series of four 15minute episodes is perfect for parents and educators who want to share the symphony orchestra experience with children and spark a lifelong love of classical music.

In this webisode, we take a tour through the instruments in the brass family — trumpet, horn, trombone, and tuba. This is not only the shiniest section of the orchestra, but it can also be the loudest. Along the way, we learn some fun facts about the life of Beethoven, a composer who overcame his hearing loss and changed the course of music history.

Made possible by the generous support of the Rozsa Foundation and the Calgary Foundation.

Featuring:
Karl Hirzer, Maestro
David Reid, Trombone
Heather Wootton, Horn
Adam Zinatelli, Trumpet
Tom McCaslin, Tuba

Written by:
Karl Hirzer

Directed by:
Braden Dereniwski

Illustrations by:
Omar Jeha

Animation by:
Brock Mitchell

Producers:
Janet Bwititi
Chris Krieger

Education Specialist:
Alysha Bulmer

Script Advisor:
Jason Stasiuk

Produced by:
DDG

Maestro Karl dressed by:
Umberto’s Custom Tailors

Special Thanks:
Paul Chirka
Natalia Kacperski
Robertson Davies Zinatelli

Music recorded by Calgary Philharmonic

WAGNER Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nuremberg
PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2
R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite
DVORÁK: Cello Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9
(featuring Calgary Philharmonic Chorus)
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture
MAHLER Symphony No. 1

Rune Bergmann
Music Director
Calgary Philharmonic

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