Symphonic Factory (excerpts), by Maxime Goulet & Orchestre Métropolitain
9Symphonic Factory is a one-movement Instrumental Theatre work for orchestra and students with their music teacher, composed by Maxime Goulet. The work depicts the difficult work in factories, characterized by the repetitive work of assembly lines and strikes.
Symphonic Factory is the second movement of the collective work La Symphonie d’Hochelaga. The other movements of La Symphonie d’Hochelaga are: 1800-1850 (by John Rea), …14, 29, 45… (by Maxime McKinley) and L’Ile aux mille chants (by Alejandra Odgers).
With this project, L’école et les arts (School and the Arts), the Orchestre Métropolitain and the Commission scolaire de Montréal wanted to bear witness to a facet of the Mercier-Hochelage-Maisonneuve neighbourhood’s history. Under the watchful eyes of four Montreal composers and with the participation of students, La Symphonie d’Hochelaga resonates in the city as part of Montreal’s 375th anniversary celebrations.
Dina Gilbert: conductor
Maxime Goulet: composer
École Saint-Claire: students
Stéphane Legault: music teacher
Olivier Gilbert: video capture and video editing
Nadia Zheng: additional video capture
François Goupil: Photo (cover miniature)