Laval Symphony Orchestra brought family and star-themed concerts to Bernard-Landry Park
Large crowds gathered at Bernard-Landry Park on August 11 and 12 as the Laval Symphony Orchestra presented two outdoor concerts combining classical music, family programming and, on the second evening, a program inspired by the stars.
Led by Adam Johnson, artistic director and conductor of the Laval Symphony Orchestra, the two performances offered different approaches to symphonic music. The first evening focused on families and younger audiences, while the second connected orchestral works with astronomy and the night sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower.
Families and spectators gathered across the park to listen to the performances, bringing symphonic music into one of Laval’s major outdoor spaces.
Family programming featured Bizet and Kabalevsky
The August 11 concert was presented as a family event, with the orchestra performing works by Georges Bizet and Dmitri Kabalevsky.
The program also included an excerpt from Momo symphonique, a new youth concert by the Laval Symphony Orchestra.
According to information provided for the event, the program was designed to introduce audiences of different ages to classical music through the orchestra’s range of sounds and instrumental colours.
The outdoor performance took place from 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. at Bernard-Landry Park, where families gathered to enjoy the concert.
Music met astronomy under the Laval sky
The following evening, August 12, the orchestra returned with a program built around the theme of the stars.
The concert featured works by Astor Piazzolla, John Williams and Giuseppe Verdi, bringing together musical themes ranging from dance to cinema and space.
The timing also coincided with one of the most anticipated astronomical events of the summer: the Perseid meteor shower.
The Perseids were particularly well positioned for observation this year because their peak occurred during the night of August 12 to 13, close to the new moon. With little moonlight interfering with the night sky, conditions were especially favourable for observing meteors.
The astronomical setting added another dimension to an evening already centred on the relationship between music and the stars.
Two summer evenings of symphonic music in Laval
Across the two evenings, crowds filled the park to hear the orchestra perform in an outdoor setting.
The August 11 concert placed families and younger audiences at the centre of the experience, while the August 12 performance connected symphonic music with the night sky at the height of the Perseid period.
Together, the two concerts offered Laval residents an opportunity to experience the Laval Symphony Orchestra outside the traditional concert hall and in the heart of Bernard-Landry Park.
In collaboration with Alberto Georgian Mihut.
