The OM at the foot of Mount Royal

One of Montreal's most eagerly awaited summer events, the OM at the foot of Mount Royal is back. The pièce de résistance of the evening's program is Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 "Italian". Imbued with happiness and a sense of closeness to nature, this work, at once danceable and lyrical, is ideal for this outdoor concert in the heart of the city's largest park. Three excerpts from Stravinsky's orchestral suite "L'Oiseau de feu" will add a healthy dose of rhythm and energy to the program, while Augusta Holmès' interlude "La nuit et l'amour" will add a touch of poetry and dreaminess, and the music of Quebec's Hector Gratton will have us tapping our toes with "Dansons le carcaillou".