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The Band Concert

The Band Concert
Mickey Mouse series
The Band Concert.jpg
Theatrical release poster featuring Gideon Goat
Directed by Wilfred Jackson
Walt Disney
Produced by Walt Disney
Voices by Clarence Nash
Music by Leigh Harline
Gioachino Rossini
Animation by Johnny Cannon
Les Clark (Mickey Mouse)
Ugo D'Orsi
Frenchy DeTremaudan
Clyde Geronimi
Huszti Horvath
Dick Huemer
Jack Kinney
Wolfgang Reitherman
Ward Kimball
Milt Kahl
Archie Robin
Louie Schmitt
Dick Williams
Roy Williams
Cy Young
Layouts by Hugh Hennesy
Terrell Stapp
Studio Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by United Artists
Release date(s)
  • February 23, 1935 (1935-02-23)
(USA)
Color process Technicolor (3-strip)
Running time 9 minutes & 20 seconds
Country United States
Language English
Preceded by The Tortoise and the Hare
Followed by Mickey's Service Station

The Band Concert is a 1935 American animated short film produced in 3-strip Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. The film was the first Mickey Mouse film produced in color and remains one of the most highly acclaimed of the Disney shorts. The story is about a small music band conducted by Mickey Mouse which struggles through a distraction-filled public performance.

The Band Concert was directed by Wilfred Jackson and featured adapted music by Leigh Harline. The only speaking character in the film is Donald Duck who is performed by voice actor Clarence Nash.

Mickey Mouse's concert band is performing a concert in a park. As the film opens, they are being applauded for having just played music from Louis Joseph Ferdinand Hérold's Zampa. They next begin Gioacchino Rossini's William Tell overture.

Mickey's performance is first disrupted by Peter Pig's vibrato trumpet and Paddy Pig's tuba playing Prelude: Dawn. Meanwhile, Donald Duck rolls a vendor cart through the audience selling lemonade, popcorn, and ice cream, which further distracts Mickey.

While the band is playing the "Finale" segment, Donald plays "Turkey in the Straw" on a flute at the same tempo as the band. Overhearing Donald, the entire band absent-mindedly find themselves playing Donald's song. Realizing that he accidentally switched genres, Mickey loses his temper over his performance being disrupted in this manner. Mickey breaks Donald's flute in half, only for Donald to get another one out. They play the song again and Mickey breaks the flute once more. The band resumes the segment, but when Donald plays "Turkey in the Straw" again, the trombonist pulls out several of Donald's flutes by the neck and forces him offstage, knocking him back into the vendor.


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