Study Guide
Grades 7-12, College, Adult
Directed by Barbara Willis Sweete
Produced by Rhombus Media
DVD Purchase $79, Rent $45
US Release Date: 1989
Copyright Date: 1986
DVD ISBN: 1-59458-932-1
VHS ISBN: 1-56029-121-4
Subjects
Animals
Canadian Studies
Humanities
Humor
Life Science
Music
Performing Arts
Awards and Festivals
ALA Selected Films for Young Adults
Blue Ribbon, American Film Festival
Best Sound, Gemini Awards, Toronto
Prix Italia
Banff Television Festival
Musical experiment with a choir, symphony orchestra, and three killer whales.
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"An extraordinary celebration of the whale... a gentle engaging film." Edmonton Journal |
Part concert, part whale show and part surrealistic madness, WHALESONG is an unforgettable documentary about a unique musical experiment featuring the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver Bach Choir, opera singers Judith Forst and Mark Pedrotti, and three killer whales, Hyak, Finna and Bjossa.
This unlikely combination of performers gathers one day at the Vancouver Aquarium. Beginning as a comedy of errors, the day culminates in a magical concert performance where whales soar gracefully through the air and sing an eerie song to the accompaniment of orchestra and choir.
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"The sight of these eminently graceful mammals soaring through the air, along with the unique and obviously happy sounds they emit, turns this oddly-cast concert into a thing of very special beauty."
Detroit Free Press
"An extraordinary celebration of the whale... a gentle engaging film."
Edmonton Journal
"Perfectly captures the spirit of this playful and inspired undertaking... The photography, sound work, and editing are superb...Highly recommended for audiences of all ages."
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