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Peter and the wolf / [sound recording]. by Prokofiev, Sergey,1891-1953; Everage, Edna; Lanchbery, John; Humphries, Barry; Poulenc, Francis,1899-1963; Britten, Benjamin,1913-1976; Everage, Edna.; Lanchbery, John.; Humphries, Barry.; Poulenc, Francis,1899-1963.; Britten, Benjamin,1913-1976.; Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.;
Narrated by Dame Edna Everage and Barry Humphries ; John Lanchbery, conductor of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.
Subjects: Orchestra music.;
© 1997., HNH International,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Free Orchestra. by Tschörtner, Petra,film director.; DEFA Film Library (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by DEFA Film Library in 1989.Day in, day out, Barbara sells screws at a store in the East Berlin Market Hall. She is frustrated about having to tell her customers most of the time: “Ham wa nich!” (We don’t have that!) In the evening, she is the loud and wild singer of the legendary East Berlin avantgarde and punk band Das Freie Orchester. Playing music with her friends helps her escape the monotony of her job, convey feelings of unfulfillment with everyday life in East Germany in the 1980s, and dream of a different life. The short ends with a performance of the song “Ham Wa Nich!” at the famous Erich Franz Youth Club at Prenzlauer Berg.The music collective, Das Freie Orchester, was formed in 1984 and was part of an East German sub- and counterculture.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; History, Modern.; German language.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.;
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Orchestra of Exiles. by Aronson, Josh,film director.; First Run Features (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by First Run Features in 2012.In the early 1930's Hitler began firing Jewish musicians across Europe. Overcoming extraordinary obstacles, violinist Bronislaw Huberman moved these great musicians to Palestine and formed a symphony that would become the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. With courage, resourcefulness and an entourage of allies including Arturo Toscanini and Albert Einstein, Huberman saved nearly 1000 Jews - and guaranteed the survival of Europe's musical heritage.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; History, Modern.; Judaism.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.;
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The phantom of the orchestra / by Stilton, Thea.; Pellizzari, Barbara.; Balleello, Chiara.; Campo, Antonio,1978-; Schaffer, Andrea(Translator); Dami, Elisabetta.;
Appeals to 2nd-4th graders.Reading level Grade 4.LSC
Subjects: Adventure fiction.; Stilton, Thea; Thea Sisters (Fictitious characters); Mice; Sisters; Violinists; Sabotage;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The story of the incredible orchestra / by Koscielniak, Bruce;
Describes the orchestra, the families of instruments of which it is made, and the individual instruments in each family.
Subjects: Orchestra; Musical instruments;
© 2000., Houghton Mifflin Co.,
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An orchestra of minorities : a novel / by Obioma, Chigozie,1986-author.;
"A contemporary twist on the Odyssey, An Orchestra of Minorities is narrated by the chi, or spirit of a young poultry farmer named Chinonso. His life is set off course when he sees a woman who is about to jump off a bridge. Horrified by her recklessness, he hurls two of his prized chickens off the bridge. The woman, Ndali, is stopped in her tracks. Chinonso and Ndali fall in love but she is from an educated and wealthy family. When her family objects to the union on the grounds that he is not her social equal, he sells most of his possessions to attend college in Cyprus. But when he arrives in Cyprus, he discovers that he has been utterly duped by the young Nigerian who has made the arrangements for him. Penniless, homeless, we watch as he gets further and further away from his dream and from home."--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Farmers; Man-woman relationships;
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Let's dance : a celebration of Ontario's dance halls and summer dance pavilions / by Young, Peter,1949-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Ballrooms; Pavilions; Dance orchestras;
© c2002., Natural Heritage/Natural History,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz : a story of survival / by Sebba, Anne,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Moving and powerful, this is a vivid portrait of the women who came together to form an orchestra in order to survive the horrors of Auschwitz. New York Times bestselling author of Les Parisiennes and That Woman: A Life of Wallis Simpson now examines how a disparate band of young girls struggled to overcome differences and little musical knowledge to please the often-sadistic Nazi overseers. In 1943, German SS officers in charge of Auschwitz-Birkenau ordered that an orchestra be formed among the female prisoners. Almost fifty women and girls from eleven nations were drafted into a band that would play in all weathers marching music to other inmates, forced laborers who left each morning and returned, exhausted and often broken, at the end of the day. While still living amid the harshest of circumstances, with little more than a bowl of soup to eat, they were also made to give weekly concerts for Nazi officers, and individual members were sometimes summoned to give solo performances. For almost all of the musicians chosen to take part, being in the orchestra saved their lives. But at what cost? What role could music play in a death camp? What was the effect on those women who owed their survival to their participation in a Nazi propaganda project? And how did it feel to be forced to provide solace to the perpetrators of a genocide that claimed the lives of their family and friends? In The Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz, award-winning historian Anne Sebba traces these tangled questions of deep moral complexity with sensitivity and care. From Alma Rose, the orchestra's main conductor, niece of Gustav Mahler and a formidable pre-war celebrity violinist, to Anita Lasker-Wallfisch, its teenage cellist and last surviving member, Sebba draws on meticulous archival research and exclusive first-hand accounts to tell the full and astonishing story of the orchestra, its members, and the response of other prisoners for the first time"--
Subjects: Auschwitz (Concentration camp); Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz.; Internment camp inmates as musicians.; Women Nazi concentration camp inmates.;
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The club / by Walters, Eric,1957-;
"Jaxson is the only child of a single mom, but he's never been short on family. His best friend Logan, who has four sisters, claims Jax as a "brother." Jaxson enjoys the chaos of Logan's home, but he also loves the calm of his own. Between hanging with Logan, going to the movies with his first girlfriend, Samantha, and being the star trumpet player in the school orchestra, eighth grade is sure is looking up for Jaxson! But then Liv, the new girl at school, joins the band and becomes Jax's trumpet duet partner. Liv understands Jax's love of music better than anyone else, and the more time they spend together rehearsing, the more he finds they have in common. Soon, they learn that they share something that will change their world - something that will make them rethink what it means to be "family.""--
Subjects: Schools; Orchestra; Music; Friendship; Families;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Never play music right next to the zoo / by Lithgow, John,1945-; Hernandez, Leeza.;
A concert gets out of hand when the animals at the neighboring zoo storm the stage and play the instruments themselves.LSC
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Stories in rhyme.; Zoo animals; Music; Orchestra; Concerts; Children's songs;
© c2013., Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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