Children's Concert

Directed by Gudrun Bjerring Parker

Canada, 1949 (documentary, 42 minutes, black and white, English)

Also known as "Concerts pour les jeunes"

Image: © National Film Board of Canada

Film Description:
"At Saturday concerts for school children, conductor Eugene Kash explains rhythm, melody, and musical form. He describes percussion, string and wind instruments, and has performers demonstrate the special qualities of each."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Produced by:	Gudrun Parker
Film Editing:	Tom Daley, Guy Glover
Music:	Eldon Rathburn
Production Company:	National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada

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Notes about Children's Concert

Received an 'Honourable Mention' at the 1950 Canadian Film Awards, in the 'Non-Theatrical, Open' category.

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Quote about Children's Concert

"Another winner is Children's Concert. This forty-minute film, directed by a woman (Gudrun Parker), describes the Sunday concerts for children started in Ottawa a few years back by the violinist and conductor Eugene Kash, himself a luminary of the Film Board's sound department. [...] Gudrun Parker has captured with an apparent but deceptive ease the wonderment in a child's eyes when the music begins to come alive; and the whole atmosphere of the concerts is excellently presented."
-- Basil Wright (source)

Bibliography for Children's Concert

Articles from Newspapers, Magazines, or News Websites

Canadian Press. "Canadian film wins mention." Calgary Herald, August 19, 1950.

Web Sites about Children's Concert

National Film Board of Canada. "NFB -- Children's Concert." National Film Board of Canada. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/en/our-collection/?idfilm=14173.
Office national du film du Canada. "ONF -- Concerts pour les jeunes." Office national du film du Canada. http://onf-nfb.gc.ca/fr/notre-collection/?idfilm=2293. [in French]