Clearly Symphony: Not All Performances Are On Stage.
This is not simply a film about an orchestra or classical music. This is a film about people and their dreams, fears and desires. This is a film about cultural, political and social values. The backdrop may be the world of orchestral music, but this film reveals emotion, humor, drama and issues that any viewer can relate to.
Told from the perspective of symphony players and their support team, Clearly Symphony chronicles the transformation of notes on a score to a live orchestral performance in front of an audience of thousands. In doing so, Clearly Symphony takes a misunderstood art form, cast aside as the melody of the dead, and brings to life the music and people who make it. Several conflicts are revealed: the creation of art vs. the necessity of sales, the spectacle of viewing vs. the effort of preparation, the progress of technology vs. the integrity of the classics.
Clearly Symphony is a one hour, unconventional examination of the artistry, emotion, and challenges involved in mounting a performance of a symphony orchestra. Providing unique sights into the centuries-old art form, filmmakers Diesbourg, Hucker and Shields profile musicians, conductors, administrators and technicians as they prepare to mount a concert whose line-up varies from the classic Beethoven’s Fifth to an original piece from aspiring Canadian composer Brent Lee.
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