La Musique de la France
Ooh La La!

 

 

An exciting concert featuring works by French composers and other composers' French impressions

French composers were lucky: they lived in France.  Other composers were lucky too. They visited Paris and came away inspired to give us some wonderful musical impressions of their stay there.

We mustn’t forget the lovely street songs of Paris: “Under Paris Skies,” “Moulin Rouge,” “C’est Si Bon,” “The Falling Leaves,” “La Vie en Rose.”

Listen to this music and reminisce about the aromas, the sidewalk cafés, the wine, the theater, the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame — or daydream about finally visiting Paris!

 

 

Performed Sunday, March 8, 2015 - 7:30 p.m.
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr., Walnut Creek CA

   

 

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 PROGRAM

Fanfare pour précéder La Péri .............................................................................Paul Ducas
Ben Loomer, Asst. Conductor

Petite Suite .......................................................................... Claude Debussy / Arr. Y. Kimura
Duane Carroll, Conductor
I. En Bateau
II. Cortege
III. Menuet
IV. Ballet

Pavane pour une Infante Défunte ...................................Maurice Ravel / Arr. Johan de Meij
Duane Carroll, Conductor

French Impressions ..................................................................................... Guy Woolfenden
Duane Carroll, Conductor
I. Parade
II. Can Can

INTERMISSION

Paris Sketches .................................................................................................. Martin Ellerby
Ben Loomer, Asst. Conductor
I. Saint-Germain-Des Pres
II. Pigalle
III. Pere Lachaise
IV. Les Halles

Paris Monmartre .................................................................................... Arr. Toshio Mashima
Ben Loomer, Asst. Conductor
Sous le Ciel de Paris - Moulin Rouge - La Vie En Rose
Les Feuilles Mortes - C'est Si Bon

Overture to Orpheus in the Underworld .............. Jacques Oddenbach / Arr. Lawrence Odom
Ben Loomer, Asst. Conductor

 

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