Montréal International Fireworks Competition Reports

The Butterfly Lovers

1. The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto    (梁山伯与祝英台) – Zhanhao He, Gang Chen (何占豪、陈钢)

The Romance of Liang Shanbo (梁山伯) and Zhu Yingtai (祝英台) is a legend that tells the tragic love story of these the Chinese Romeo and Juliet. The magnificent pyromusical show that is inspired by this story uses fireworks, colors and melodies to show the emotional drama of the two lovers. This is a first presence in Montreal for Dancing Fireworks Group, whose impressive track record includes more than 1,400 shows presented in China and internationally. The company produced the fireworks for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, for the national celebrations of the 60th Anniversary of the Republic of China in 2009. The company also shot fireworks at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, at the 2010 Central China Expo Changsha, and in 2014 at APEC in Beijing.

Let’s Dance

1. Step dance – Michael Flatley – Feet of Flames – Step dance
2. Zorba’s Dance – André Rieu – Sirtaki
3. An der schönen Blauen Donau (The Blue Danube) – Johann Strauss Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra  – Waltz
4. Kalinka – Ivan Petrovitch Larionov and The Choir of the Red Army – Russian Folklore
5. Cancan – Jacques Offenbach – Cancan
6. Tango negro – Juan Carlos Cáceres – Tango
7. Sing, Sing, Sing – Benny Goodman (“King of Swing”) – Swing
8. Papa Loves Mambo – Nat King Cole – Mambo
9. Hound Dog – Elvis Presley – Rock ‘n’ roll
10. The Twist – Chubby Checker – Twist
11. Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles – Line Dance
12. YMCA – Village People – Flash mob dance
13. Stayin’ Alive – Bee Gees – Disco
14. Maniac – Michael Sembello – Film Flash Dance
15. Beat it – Michael Jackson – Moonwalk
16. Music – John Miles – Ballad

Tribute to ABBA

1. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A man After Midnight)
2. Dancing Queen
3. Lay All Your Love on Me
4. Chiquitita
5. Super Trouper
6. Knowing Me, Knowing You
7. Money, Money, Money
8. I Have a Dream
9. Fernando
10. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A man After Midnight)
11. Thank You for the Music
12. Waterloo
13. Ring Ring
14. The Winner Takes It All
15. SOS
16. Take a Chance on Me
17. Mamma Mia
18. Does Your Mother Know

C’est dans le ciel avec Serge Fiori et Harmonium

1. Aujourd’hui je dis bonjour à la vie – Harmonium
2. Un musicien parmi tant d’autres – Harmonium
3. Pour un instant – Harmonium
4. Harmonium – Harmonium
5. En pleine face – Harmonium
6. Vert – Harmonium
7. Depuis l’automne – Harmonium
8. Histoires sans paroles – Harmonium
9. Deux cents nuits à l’heure – Serge Fiori et Richard Séguin
10. Viens danser – Serge Fiori et Richard Séguin
11. Ça fait du bien – Serge Fiori et Richard Séguin
12. Le monde est virtuel – Serge Fiori
13. Jamais – Serge Fiori
14. Comme un fou – Harmonium
15. Chanson noire (Pour une blanche cérémonie) – Harmonium
16. Comme un sage (Comme un sage) – Harmonium

Gunpowder and Greasepaint

1. Overture – Phantom of the Opera
2. Any Dream – Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat
3. One Night in Bangkok – Chess
4. Timewarp – Rocky Horror Picture Show
5. Big Spender – Sweet Charity
6. One Night Only – Dreamgirls
7. Luck Be A Lady – Guys & Dolls
8. Memory – Cats
9. You Can’t Stop The Beat – Hairspray
10. America – West Side Story
11. On My Own – Les Miserables
12. Footloose – Footloose
13. Come What May – Moulin Rouge

Portuguese Odyssey

1. Cancão Do Mar – Dulce Pontes
2. Barco Negro – Mariza
3. Lusitana Paixão – Dulce Pontes
4. Ocean Princess – Thomas Bergersen
5. Conquest Of Paradise – Vangelis
6. New World Symphony ( Allegro) – Antonin Dvorak
7. Nabucco – Giuseppe Verdi
8. Baba Yetu (The Lord’s Prayer in Swahili) – Alex Boyé BYU Mens Chorus Philharmonic Christopher
9. The Lion King “Circle Of Life” – Alex Boye ft. Alisha Popat Lemarti
10. Paradise(Peponi) African Style – Coldplay Ft. guest artist Alex Boye (ThePianoGuys)
11. O Amor A Portugal (Cera Una Volta Il West) – Focus – Ennio Morricone & Dulce Pontes
12. Koto – CloZee
13. Favo De Mel – The Rio Singers
14. Immediate Music Epic Extended Remix – Lacrimosa

The Evolution of Music

1. This Is Madness – Hans Zimmer
2. The Ramayana Monkey Chant (Bali) – Ketjak
3. Go down Moses – Louis Armstrong
4. Royal Garden Blues – Louis Armstrong And The All-Stars
5. Feeling Good – Nina Simone
6. Blue Suede Shoes – Elvis Presley
7. One Love – Bob Marley
8. Johnny B Goode – Chuck Berry
9. Highway To Hell – AC/DC
10. We Will Rock You – Queen
11. Life From Mars – David Bowie
12. Mes Souliers Sont Rouges – Les Souliers Rouges
13. My Ding A Ling – Chuck Berry
14. Rabbi Jacob – Vladimir Cosma
15. Down The Road – C2C
16. Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
17. Brown Sugar – Rolling Stones
18. Toute La Musique Que J’aime – Johnny Hallyday

Pyro Rhapsodie

1. Russian Dance – Tchaikovsky
2. River Flows In You – Yiruma
3. Echnaton – Philip Glass
4. Coultergeist – Phil Coulter
5. La Boda De Luis Alonso – Gerónimo Giménez
6. Orchestral Suite No.3 (Air) – J.S. Bach
7. L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2 – Georges Bizet
8. Canon In D – Pachelbel
9. Danza Final (Malambo) – Marquez
10. Symphonie No. 3 Mother Earth:Cut – Johan de Meij

Just Fun

1. Begin – Krzysztof Pszona
2. Another Way To Die – Alicia Keys ft. Jack White
3. Let Me Entertain You – Krzysztof Pszona
4. Elia – Krzysztof Pszona
5. Firework – Katy Perry
6. I Will Find You – Krzysztof Pszona
7. Highway To Hell – AC/DC
8. Walk Away – Kelly Clarkson
9. Wrecking Ball – Miley Cyrus
10. Disco – Krzysztof Pszona
11. Shot Me Down – David Guetta ft. Skylar Grey
12. We Are The People – Unclubbed ft. Kim Wayman
13. Sail – Awolnation
14. Lock on – Blue
15. Let’s Dance – David Bowie
16. Chandelier – Sia
17. New-York, New-York – Frank Sinatra
18. Scream And Shout – Will.i.am ft. Britney Spears
19. Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO ft. Lauren Bennet, Goon Rock
20. Love Me Again – John Newman
21. Paris Paris – Malcolm McLaren & Catherine Deneuve
22. Proper Education – Eric Prydz ft. Pink Floyd
23. To The End – Krzysztof Pszona
24. Titanium – David Guetta ft. Sia
25. Adiemus – Karl Jenkins ft. Miriam Stockley
26. Halo – Beyoncé
27. Stronger – Kelly Clarkson
28. The Rockafeller Skank – Fatboy Slim
29. It’s My Life – Bon Jovi

Bellissima Sicilia

1. My name Is Lincoln – Steve Jablonsky
2. Aeternum – James Dooley
3. Arkham City Main Theme – Nick Arundel
4. Tchunga Ya – Etienne Perruchon
5. Carmen – George Bizet
6. Nostradamus – Maksim Mrvica
7. La Noyée – Yann Tiersen
8. Funiculì Funiculà – Luciano Pavarotti
9. La Danza – Gioacchino Rossini
10. O Sole Mio – Luciano Pavarotti
11. Norma (Overture) – Vincenzo Bellini
12. Guerra! Guerra – Vincenzo Bellini

Celebrate Montreal

1. I Just Wanna Stop – Gino Vannelli
2. Y’a Du Monde – Dany Bédar
3. Montréal XO – Laurence Nerbonne
4. Demain matin, Montréal M’attend – Louise Forestier
5. Les Nuits De Montréal – Jacques Normand
6. À Montréal – Grand corps malade
7. Montréal -Ariane Moffatt
8. Cartier – Robert Charlebois
9. Goin’ Back Again – Sass Jordan
10. Le Blues d’la Métropole – Beau Dommage
11. Montréal -40°C – Malajube
12. Montréal – Beau Dommage
13. Montréal Est Une Femme – Jean-Pierre Ferland
14. Montréal – Ian Kelly
15. Sous Les Cheminées – Richard Séguin
16. Le But (Allez Montréal) – Loco Locass
17. Je Reviendrai À Montréal – Robert Charlebois
18. Hymne À Montréal (Ville-Marie) – Éric Lapointe

A Tribute to Elton John

1. Rocket Man
2. Crocodile Rock
3. Bernie and the Jets
4. Levon
5. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
6. Saturday Night’s Alright For Fighting
7. Candle In The Wind
8. Honky Cat
9. I Guess That’s Why They Call It The Blues
10. Your Song (live)
11. Circle of Life
12. Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding
13. Tiny Dancer
14. Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me

The Joy of Life

1. Danza della ore (La Gioconda) – Amilcare Ponchielli
2. Il en feut  peu être heureux – Jean Stout, Pascal Bressay et Jean Cussac (Disney)
3. Beautiful Day – U2
4. I Got Life – Hair
5. On Top of the World – Imagine Dragons
6. Feeling Good – Nina Simone
7. Fun, Fun, Fun – The Beach Boys
8. Happy – Pharrell Williams
9. Always Look on the Bright Side of Life – Monty Python
10. (I’ve had) the Time of my Life – Jennifer Warnes and Bill Medley
11. You Can’t Stop the Beat – Nikki Blonsky (Hairspray)

Cinemagia

1. The Mask of Zorro – James Horner
2. G. I. Joe: Retaliation – Henry Jackman
3. Kiss from a Rose – Seal
4. The Godfather – Nino Rota
5. Alice in Wonderland – Danny Elfman
6. Swing Kids – James Horner
7. Maniac – Michael Sembello
8. It’s Raining Men – Geri Halliwell
9. Inception – Hans Zimmer
10. Avatar – James Horner
11. Game of Thrones – Ramin Djawadi
12. Piano Concerto Number 1 – Tchaikovsky
13. Rush – Hans Zimmer
14. Transformers – Steve Jablonsky

Dance to the Colours of Light

1. Techno Overture – Western Enterprises Mix
2. Paradise – Coldplay
3. Celebrate – Pitbull
4. Summer Song – Joe Santriani
5. Let’s Dance – David Bowie
6. High Hopes – Bruce Springsteen
7. Reflection of Earth – London Symphony Orchestra
8. A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay
9. Let’s Go – Calvin Harris
10. Love Runs Out – OneRepublic
11. Fix My Eyes – King & Country
12. Sweet Victory – Randy Edelman
13. Shut Up and Dance – Walk the Moon
14. Beautiful Life (Ft Cindy Alma) – Armin van Buren
15. Good to be Alive – Andy Grammer
16. Dance into the Light – Phil Collins
17. The Journey Begins – Hans Zimmer
18. Tonight – TobyMac
19. Can’t Stop Dancing – Becky G
20. Best Night of Your Life – Future Boyz
21. On Fire – Peter Furler
22. A Thousand Summers – John Tesh