With his undeniable comic gifts, Benoît Brière quickly became a favourite with the general public in Québec for the many characters that he created in a long series of television commercials for Bell Canada (more than 140 over 14 years). At the same time, he has pursued a career in Québec theatre, films, and television. His movie credits include Séraphin, un homme et son péché, Joyeux Calvaire, and most notably La Grande Séduction. Marie Lafrance is one of Québec's best-known illustrators, thanks to her participation in several children's books, including Le Grand voyage by Monsieur Caca, La fée des bonbons, and La Diablesse and the Baby, for which she was a finalist of the Governor General's Literary Award. Ana Gerhard studied as a concert pianist at the Mexican National Conservatory. She has taught piano for several years and has hosted numerous radio programs dedicated to the promotion of classical music. Her previous works on introducing classical music to children, Listen to the Birds, Simply Fantastic, Amazing Water, and Little Creatures all received a Parents' Choice Award in the US. Founded in 1983, I Musici de Montréal is a chamber orchestra of 15 musicians that performs a vast repertoire extending from baroque to contemporary. The ensemble has released more than 40 recordings and presents a busy schedule of over 100 concerts per season throughout the world at some of the best-known concert halls, including New York City's Lincoln Centre, Brussels' Palais des Beaux-Arts, Tokyo's Kioi Hall, and Geneva's Victoria Hall. Jean-Marie Zeitouni has served as artistic director and principal conductor since 2011.

Voyagez dans le temps pour faire la rencontre de Franz Joseph Haydn en suivant Minime, une charmante petite souris qui raffole du fromage et de la musique ! Minime a rejoint son cousin Maxime dans un joli palais à la campagne. C'est un bel après-midi d'automne et les souris écoutent avec ravissement les musiciens qui répètent pour le concert du soir. Toutefois, quelque chose ne tourne pas rond. Les musiciens semblent silencieux et maussades. Que se passe-t-il ? Depuis quatre mois, ils jouent pour le prince pendant que leurs familles, restées à la ville, leur manquent de plus en plus ! Ce soir-là, le chef et ses musiciens se livrent à une émouvante mise en scène. C'est Franz Joseph Haydn qui fera comprendre au prince que le moment est venu de faire ses adieux. Le conte illustré, suivi de notes explicatives sur le compositeur et son oeuvre, est accompagné d'un disque avec la narration du conte et l'interprétation de la Symphonie n° 45 ' Les adieux '. Un code unique pour le téléchargement des enregistrements est également inclus. Travel through time following a charming little mouse called Minim who loves cheese and music.He has just spent an amazing summer in the country with his cousin Maxim. The meals have been fabulous, followed by delightful concerts with gifted musicians who are there to play for the prince and his guests. Autumn is now upon them and something has gone awry. The conductor has noticed that the members of the orchestra have grown tired and dearly miss their families. How shall he convey to the prince that the vacation has gone on for far too long? Only a brilliant composer like Joseph Haydn could come up with such a plan! In addition to an illustrated story and introductory notes on the composer in French, this book is accompanied by a CD featuring recordings of the narrated story and the performance of the composition "Adagio Finale" from the "Farewell" symphony. A unique code for the digital download of the recordings and a printable file of the illustrated story is also included.