Got plans for the weekend? Nov 20, 2008
The UW-L Choral Union performs Gloria by Francis Poulenc and Chandos Anthems by Handel at 4 p.m. at English Lutheran Church, 1509 King St. Tickets are 10, 5 for students. Central High School s show choir show and lasagna dinner, 4 and 7 p.m. with dinner at 5 p.m., Central High School, 13 for dinner and show, 6 show only; (608) 788-8691. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
UW-L Choral Union sets the holiday mood with sacred music Nov 18, 2008
The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Choral Union will set the stage for the holiday season with Gloria by Francis Poulenc and the ninth of the Chandos Anthems by George Frederic Handel in its fall concert Sunday. The two contrasting works will be performed by the 95-member choir at English Lutheran Church. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Showcasing the allure of the cello Oct 29, 2008
Francis Poulenc sketched his cello sonata in 1940, but took another eight years to finish it; Frederic Chopin struggled with his G minor cello sonata, telling his sister "I write a little and cross out a lot." But they persevere; as Prokofiev admitted to Mstislav Rostropovich, "I am fascinated by your crazy instrument." On Sunday, cellist Steven Isserlis and pianist Jeremy Denk included Chopin, Poulenc - and, indirectly, Rostropovich - in a well-curated exhibition of the instrument's allure. The... (Boston Globe)
More of this story Jul 22, 2008
Francis Poulenc breezed onto the program next as popular couple Kevin Fitz-Gerald and his wife, Bernadene Blaha, played dual pianos in Concerto for Two Pianos in D Minor, in a version arranged by Poulenc himself. The tightly knit musicality of the duo did justice to the work, which began with a bright and airy Allegro, peppered with up-tempo passages that mellowed in the lush mid-section. (Newport Daily News, RI)
Museum embarks on unusual marketing plan Apr 23, 2008
But that decade's culture, Armstrong noted, featured experimental music by Francis Poulenc and Erik Satie, daring modernist architects such as Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, and experimental literature by e.e. cummings. "That's what defined that era," Armstrong said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Young performers present a ‘Musical Mosaic’ in Catskill Feb 18, 2008
1576, by Milhaud, and Francis Poulenc s Sonata for Flute and Piano, for an appreciative audience of members and non-members of the conservatory. Also featured was Johann Sebastian Bach s Unaccompanied Sonata in G Minor, Ibert s Aria for Flute, Clarinet and Piano and Ginastera s Piano Sonata No. 1, Op. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Visiting cellist provides night of magnificent musicianship Feb 7, 2008
Accompanied by pianist Jee-Won Oh, he performed the wildly technical Cello Sonata by Karen Khachaturian (nephew of better-known Aram Khachaturian), the more sensual, romantic one by Francis Poulenc and a lighthearted Fantasy on Figaro by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, plus a romantic encore, Serenade by David Popper all with equal poise and effect. Ohs accompaniment was no less competent or sublime. (Anchorage Daily News)
Quintet Plus One to perform Sunday Feb 1, 2008
The woodwinds and Brown will open the evening, performing a 23-minute classical piece by Francis Poulenc. The brass will perform eclectic, jazz and Broadway music, Rod said. (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
Nightingale sings here Dec 19, 2007
The Post-Searchlight - Your local news source for Bainbridge, Georgia. Considering the impressive record Coach Ricky Woods has, were you surprised by his announcement that he wanted to coach at the college level and leave Bainbridge High School after only one season. (Bainbridge Post Searchlight, GA)
URI offers a cornucopia of holiday music, starting Dec. 7 Dec 1, 2007
The Small Brass Ensemble will open the concert with the "Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone" by the 20th century French composer Francis Poulenc. Poulenc was one of "Les Six," a group of six French composers whose music represented a strong reaction against the heavy German Romantic music of Wagner and Strauss, as well as the French Impressionists, Debussy and Ravel. (Westerly Sun, RI)
Francis Poulenc, Les Six Oct 28, 2007
Brief biography of composer and pianist Francis Poulenc, of 'Les Six' ('The Six) group of French composers ... Francis Poulenc (1899-1963), was a member of the group of young French composers called Les Six ('The Six') namely, Germaine , Darius Milhaud, Arthur Louis Durey and Georges Auric. (Suite101.com)
Kiri Te Kanawa bids farewell Oct 17, 2007
Te Kanawa emerged after intermission in racier black couture for three Francis Poulenc diversions written in that composer's best boulevardier manner. The voice followed suit, more speech than song; her adopted insouciance for "Voyage Paris" incongruously remained through the bittersweet "Les chemins de l'amour." The chatty tone also characterized a set in English, which found Dame Kiri impersonating her temperamental opposite, Maria Callas. (Boston Globe)
Fall Arts Preview Sep 9, 2007
10/20: "Vive Francis Poulenc!" All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon St., Brookline. 12/7: "O magnum mysterium." Church of the Advent, 30 Brimmer St., Boston. (Boston Globe -- Living)
French fantasy, sung seriously Aug 18, 2007
No one enjoyed that dance more than Francis Poulenc, for example, who often quoted St. Teresa of Avila ("I hate dull saints") and whose "Chansons Gaillardes" was a highlight of a recital at Tanglewood on Thursday night by bass-baritone Jos van Dam. The Belgian singer was more somber than impudent, wearing the cardinal's hat more often than Pierrot's cap. (Boston Globe)
Sound and fusion Jul 21, 2007
The group's first performance an oboe, bassoon and piano trio will feature compositions by Francis Poulenc, Saint-Sns, Britten and others. The second performance by the full sextet will feature selections by Poulenc, Arnold, Mozart and Barber. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Germaine Tailleferre Apr 22, 2007
The 'Les Six' consisted of Georges Auric, Arthur Honegger, Francis Poulenc, Darius Milhaud and Louis Durey. Tailleferre was born in Parc-Sait-Maur near Paris. (Suite101.com)
Sino-French artistic festival begins in Shanghai Apr 19, 2007
Li Wei, the opera's director, said Cocteau wrote La Voix Humaine in 1930 however the operatic version wasn't staged until 1959 after Cocteau collaborated with his good friend and renowned composer Francis Poulenc. "It is a 50-minute opera performed merely by one actress accompanied only with a piano, but it is very intriguing," Li said. (Xinhuanet, China)
Helmrich plays at Moody Mar 22, 2007
"Sonata for Flute and Piano," a well-known work by Francis Poulenc, a contemporary French composer, was performed first. The pieces in the sonata varied from light and whimsical to powerful, and the flute and piano went very well together. (The Crimson White, AL)
Things to do today Mar 9, 2007
Sacred Music in a Modern World features music from Francis Poulenc, Aaron Copland, Moses Hogan, Eric Whitacre and more. Forrest Burdette Memorial, 2848 Putnam Ave., Hurricane. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Lemony twist Mar 3, 2007
Histoire de Babar, le petit lphant, by Francis Poulenc (1945), orchestrated by Jean Franaix (1962). You can't beat this for inspiration: Poulenc was visiting relatives in Bordeaux during World War II when his niece asked him to play her favourite story, Babar the Elephant. (Toronto Star)
