INTERMEDIATE/SENIOR LEVEL: Suitable for grades 7 – 12
Evan Mitchell, Conductor
Jason Vieaux, Guitar
Daniel Haas, Cello
“[Jason Vieaux is] a substantially gifted guitarist whose playing revealed equal portions of stylistic elegance and technical polish." - Baltimore Sun
“One of the youngest stars of the guitar world…” - New York Times
Guitar virtuoso Jason Vieaux joins the Toronto Symphony Orchestra for a thrilling concert of Spanish classical music. Under the baton of Maestro Evan Mitchell, Mr. Vieaux and the Toronto Symphony will explore the sounds and styles of Spanish classical music, the use of folk music and Spanish dance forms in orchestral music, and the unique role of the Spanish guitar. ¡Olé! will feature both the music of Spanish composers and that of composers writing music in the Spanish idiom.
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Download the Intermediate/Senior Student Concert Study Guide and accompanying documents below:
Phrygian mode midi file
Listening Log worksheets (PDF)
Bolero unraveled – rhythm (PDF)
Bolero unraveled – theme 1 (PDF)
Bolero unraveled – theme 2 (PDF)
Bolero Theme One midi file
Bolero Theme Two midi file
Who am I career cards (PDF)
Responding to Music Performances - Choice Board (PDF)
Podcast worksheet (PDF)
Programme to include excerpts from:*
George Bizet “Aragonaise” from Carmen Suite no. 1
Jorge Morel “Allegro moderato” from Fantasia del a Danza
Jules Massenet “Castillane” from Le Cid
Édouard Lalo “Andante - Allegro vivace” from Cello Concerto in D minor
Manuel De Falla/arr. Rummel “Jota” from Suite populaire espagnole
Manuel De Falla “Jota” from The Three-Cornered Hat
Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov “Fandango asturiano” from Capriccio Espagnol
Joaquin Rodrigo “Danza de las Hachas” from Fantasia para un gentilhombre
Maurice Ravel Boléro
*Programme subject to change
All concerts are one hour long.
The following concerts take place in Roy Thomson Hall:
• Tuesday, November 6, 2012: 11:00am and 1:00pm
• Thursday, November 8, 2012: 10:30 am and 12:30pm
The following concert takes place in the Toronto Centre for the Arts:
• Wednesday, November 7, 2012: 10:30am
How To Purchase
Teachers in the Durham Catholic, Peel District, Toronto District (Intermediate) and York Region School Boards are able to purchase tickets for these concerts directly through their boards in the fall of 2012. All other teachers interested in having their students attend these concerts can order tickets using the below form.
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