Recherche dans la collection - Compilation : Jota ; Brass for a Birthday ; Christmas songs; Ontario Place

2008-00981-5

Enregistrement sonore

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1961/1969 ?

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Sound recording containing a compilation of: a performance by the Saturday Serenade Orchestra of Jota, composed by Manuel de Falla and excerpted from a medley created by Neil Chotem under the title Sketches of Spain; excerpts from the radio special Brass for a Birthday, including Ponderosity (comp. Chotem) and the closing theme; orchestal versions of two Christmas songs, Carol of the Bells and Jingle Bells; three versions of mixdowns of performances of Canoeing by a small ensemble (including slow and fast versions); a mixdown of a performance of Skippy by a small ensemble. Ponderosity is described as a brass opera in three acts, with movements titled One Bonanza, Two Bonanza, and Three Bonanza No More; included is a humorous overview of the opera's imaginary plot, provided by the show's host. The Canoeing and Skippy selections are preceded by studio talk and the announcement of mixdown numbers. <33mn 5s>

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