Aylesbury Lunchtime Music presents

Living Songs

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4 July 2024

Starts: 12:45pm, Doors: 12:15pm

Duration: 1 hour (approx.)

St Mary the Virgin, Aylesbury

£7 adults on the door (<18s & carers free)

Living Songs

Programme

The pair will perform the first and third songs from Les Heures Claires by Nadia Boulanger and the first two pieces of Trois Morceaux pour piano by Lili Boulanger

  • 1908-2012

    La Musique (Carter)

    La Musique, for solo voice, is a short commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the publication of Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal in 1857, and is taken from that book of poems. Written in 2007 with text by Charles Baudelaire.

  • 1845-1924

    Three Songs Op. 8 (Fauré)
    i Au bord de l’eau ii La Rançon iii Ici-bas!

    Three songs, written in 1877-79. The first and third text by René-François Sully-Prudhomme and the second by Charles Baudelaire.

  • 1887-1979

    Les Heures Claires (Boulanger)
    i Le ciel en nuit s’est déplié ii Avec mes sens, avec mon cÅ“ur iii Vous m’avez dit iv Que tes yeux clairs, tes yeux d’été v C’était en juin vi Ta bonté vii Roses de Juin viii S’il arrive jamais

    These songs were written in 1910, with text by Emile Verhaeren (1855-1916).

  • 1893-1918

    Trois Morceaux pour piano (Boulanger)
    i D’un Vieux Jardin. Expressif (C♯ minor) ii D’un Jardin Clair. Assez vite (B major) iii Cortège. Pas vite = 108 (B major)

    Written in 1914 (solo piano)

  • 1916-2013

    Songs (Dutilleux)
    i Chanson de le Déportée ii San Francisco Night

    The first song was written in 1945 with text by Jean Gandrey-Réty, the second in 1963 with text by Paul Gilson.

  • 1947-

    Au Chat (Lefanu)
    i D’un Vieux Jardin ii D’un Jardin Clair

    Written in 2002 with text by Gwen John.

  • 1875 – 1937

    Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques (Ravel)
    i Chanson De La Mariée ii Là-bas, Vers L’Église iii Quel Galant M’est Comparable iv Chanson De Cueilleuses De Lentisques v Tout Gai!.

    Cinq Mélodies Populaires Grecques, written in 1904-06 with French translation by M.D. Calvocoressi.

Performers

  • Living Songs

    Vocal/Piano Duo

    Living Songs was started in 2013 by soprano Jessica Summers. Living Songs recitals share the vast wealth of talent by today’s living composers through songs that they have written for soprano and piano.
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Key information for concert goers

When

Every Thursday at 12:45pm (except August & over Christmas). Performances last around 60 minutes. Please enter quietly as there is a noon service in the Lady Chapel.

How much?

Entry is £7 per adult (card or cash), under 18s and carers are free. The price includes a programme. Donations are welcomed to subsidise the larger ensembles.

Where?

Performances are at St Mary’s Church in the heart of Aylesbury Old Town. See directions for further details.

Do I need to book?

No, just turn up. Doors open at 12:15 pm. Make sure you arrive in good time to get a seat.

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