March 22, 2026
1 performance
2:00 p.m.In this one-of-a-kind concert, let’s learn about the orchestra and insects without fear!
Discover The Carnival of the Insects, a recent work by Quebec composer Maxime Goulet. Each short movement highlights an insect and an orchestra instrument that will have the chance to be heard as a soloist. Ants, bees, beetles, and many other insects will be evoked by the timbres of the four instrument families of the orchestra. To complete the celebration, other bugs might just join in!
Camille Saint-Saëns, The Carnival of the Animals: XIV. Finale (solo organ) (2 min)
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Scherzo (5 min)
Maurice Ravel, Ma mère l’Oye, M. 62: II. “Danse du rouet et scène” (4 min)
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, The Tale of Tsar Saltan, Suite, Op. 57: “Flight of the Bumblebee” (2 min)
Maxime Goulet, The Carnival of the Insects (20 min)
Camille Saint-Saëns, Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 78 (“Organ”): Maestoso (8 min)
Conductor
Julien Proulx
Writer and Director
Martin Gougeon
Organist-in-Residence at the OSM
Jean-Willy Kunz
Production / Presentation
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM)
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