French Tapestry
Casual Concert: Postponed
Salon Concert: Postponed
Salon Concert: Postponed
The music of French impressionists Debussy and Ravel is at times pure, innocent and crystalline, and elsewhere extroverted and passionate, developing out of the romantic expression of 19th century composers like Gounod and Faure. Their love of the harp and its vibrant colors opened composers up to new stylistic possibilities. Filled with French sensibility, this program covers the full spectrum of French romantic and impressionistic modes, including a glance forward with Francis Poulenc’s mesmerizing, bi-tonal duet for two clarinets.