The great Vince Guaraldi is best known for his iconic compositions and performance from Charles M Schultz’s beloved Charlie Brown Christmas Special (1965). He continued to write exciting and clever music for 17 more ’Peanuts’ TV specials and films over the next 12 years of his career. The Dean Thiessen 5-tet is paying homage to the Christmas-spirit origins of his career as well as the most catchy ear-worms in the years that followed. After the set, there will be a brief intermission, then enjoy the hit movie from 2015. This sold out in record time last year, so don’t miss out!
Dean Thiessen – Piano
Bonnie Northgraves – Trumpet
John Nicholson – Saxophone
Bella Fedrigo – Bass
Tyler Murray – Drums
About the film: The Peanuts Movie (2015) 93 min
Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their archnemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home to win the love of his life.
It’s a big, wet dog kiss of an animated family film, hitting all the expected notes of the Charles Schultz comic strip and TV specials that generations have loved.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Co-Presented with
Dean Thiessen
Dec 19
2:00 pm
VIFF Centre, VIFF Cinema
Open to youth
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Film Credits
Executive Producer
Charles M. Schulz
Producer
Lee Mendelson, Bill Melendez
Screenwriter
Charles M. Schulz
Editor
Robert T. Gillis, Chuck McCann, Steven Cuitlahuac Melendez
Original Music
Vince Guaraldi
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