Fête française: Journeys in France

First performed October 15, 2011.

Join Apple Orange Pair in welcoming autumn’s approach with this artful collage of evocative seasonal music by (mostly) French composers! Program to feature selected works for horn and harp by Claude Debussy, Frédéric Duvernoy, Etienne Isoz, and Bernard Andrès, as well as a special surprise from Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla. Features spoken program notes, poetry readings from Verlaine, and a multimedia slideshow of French art by Monet, Dégas, Picasso, and others.

Musical program:

Frédéric Nicolas Duvernoy, Nocturne No. 2 in Eb Major

Claude Debussy, Three Songs (interspersed with poetry readings, with corollary artwork projected)

Beau soir
En Bâteau
Nuit d’étoiles

Etiénne Isoz, Vivo from Divertissement

Bernard Andrès, Chants d’arrière-saison (interspersed with poetry readings, artwork, and photography)

Ástor Piazzolla, Café 1930 (arr. horn by Emily Boyer)