The Promise of Music: Friday Film Screening: Mr. Holland’s Opus

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Richard Dreyfuss shines in this inspiring 1995 hit drama about Glenn Holland, a gifted musician aspiring to compose a great symphony, who takes a job teaching high school music and in spite of himself, discovers his true vocation – changing the lives of students through music. Part It’s a Wonderful Life and part Goodbye Mr. Chips, Mister Holland’s Opus is all about the gift that passes from teacher to student by instilling a love of music. Performing alongside Olympia Dukakis and William H. Macy, Dreyfuss garnered Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for his performance.

When scoring the film, composer Michael Kamen was inspired to create the “Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation,” which keeps school music programs alive through the donation of musical instruments.

“Mr. Holland’s Opus gets at the way we’ve all felt about certain teachers in our lives, the ones who actually succeeded in turning our heads around.”
– Entertainment Weekly

“Adding music to a child’s life is like watering a flower. Music makes a child grow in so many ways that it is absolutely imperative that we keep music programs alive and well . . .”
– Michael Kamen

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The Promise of Music: Friday Film Screening: Mr. Holland’s Opus

Date/Heure

Friday, 10 October 2025
10:00 - 12:00

Lieu

Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema
506 Bloor St W
Toronto, ON
Canada, M5S 1Y3

Prix

$10

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https://promiseofmusic.com/events/

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• Classical

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