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"Sergei Prokofiev's fanciful musical tale "Peter and the Wolf" is given new life in this innovative new animated interpretation, which won the 2008 Oscar® for Best Animated Short Film. "Oldies will remember the work from school music lessons," wrote London's OBSERVER, "while those coming to the story for the first time will be delighted with this darkly comic modernization." Originally composed in 1936, the piece famously uses personified instruments in the orchestra to tell the story -- also penned by the composer -- of young Peter and his animal friends the Duck, the Bird, and even a mischievous Cat (represented by an oboe, flute, and clarinet respectively). Peter, himself represented by the string section, becomes an unsuspecting hero and outwits the Wolf (French horns), who's intent on menacing his small Russian village -- not to mention Peter's beloved animal friends. Conceived and directed by award-winning animator Suzie Templeton, this modern-day "Peter & the Wolf" uses stop-frame model animation, puppets, and digital photography to retell the enduring classic story, and features the Philharmonia Orchestra under the direction of Mark Stephenson performing Prokofiev's beloved score.

Mark Stephenson also helmed the Philharmonia Orchestra for the film's live world premiere at London's Royal Albert Hall in September 2006. The Philharmonia was founded in 1945, primarily as a recording orchestra. It is the world's most recorded orchestra with more than 1,000 releases and is comprised of more than 80 musicians giving concerts in London and at its residencies and other venues around the U.K., in addition to touring all over the world."

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Thanks for the heads up. I was lucky enough to be exposed to an amazing arts program in elementary and secondary school programs and I can't count the number of times that I watched Peter and The Wolf (as lame as that sounds). It was a staple in my early arts education years along with the Red Balloon film. I found them incredibly boring at the time. In 20/20 hindsight world, I had much to learn from them.

Thanks for the heads up. I was lucky enough to be exposed to an amazing arts program in elementary and secondary school programs and I can't count the number of times that I watched Peter and The Wolf (as lame as that sounds). It was a staple in my early arts education years along with the Red Balloon film. I found them incredibly boring at the time. In 20/20 hindsight world, I had much to learn from them.