2023-11-04 04:00:00
On September 8, 1964, the Beatles gave their only two career concerts in Montreal. To mark the 60the anniversary of this historic passage, a symphony tour will be presented in several cities in Quebec in September 2024.
Presenting Beatles tribute shows for 22 years already, the Classical Mystery Tour will benefit from a symphonic bonus for this new tour. They will be accompanied by 32 musicians from the FILMharmonique Orchestra.
Courtoisie Terry Barnhill
As its name suggests, this orchestra is “the first film music orchestra in Canada.” Since its creation in 2015, it has presented film concerts on notably Harry Potter, Star Wars et Titanic.
“This is the first time that we have done a concert entirely dedicated to a very big name like the Beatles,” says the young conductor of the FILMharmonique Orchestra, Francis Choinière.
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Even though he’s only 26, the bandleader grew up listening to the Beatles at home. “It was my father who introduced them to me when I was young. It’s part of the repertoire now.”
The idea for a Fab Four symphony show came regarding six months ago. For this show, the orchestra and the Classical Mystery Tour will perform nearly 30 songs. In particular, we can hear Here Comes The Sun, Let It Be, Hey Jude, Something et Twist and Shout.
“We started by choosing the greatest hits, but we wanted to touch on a little bit of everything and not just make an album,” says Francis Choinière.
The symphony show will leave next year on a mini-tour of five Quebec cities and one Ontario city. The conductor mentions wanting to add other regions to the calendar, if the public response is positive.
►The show The Beatles – Symphonic tribute will take place in Toronto (September 5), Montreal (September 7), Victoriaville (September 8), Saint-Jérôme (September 15), Rimouski (September 21) and Quebec (September 22). For information: linktr.ee/gfnbeatles.
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