Singing “à la française”

Monday February 19, 2007	8:00 pm	Le Conseil des arts de Montréal en tournée Salle Sylvain-Lelièvre (Auditorium) — Cégep de Maisonneuve
Tuesday February 20, 2007	7:30 pm	Le Conseil des arts de Montréal en tournée [No pre-concert conference] Première église évangélique arménienne
Monday February 26, 2007	7:30 pm	Great concert Théâtre Maisonneuve — Place des Arts

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To mark the 80th anniversary of the birth of Canadian composer Pierre Mercure and the 40th anniversary of his death, the OM will perform Cantate pour une joie and adds to the program two other vocal masterpieces from the French repertoire.

Description

To mark the 80th anniversary of the birth of Canadian composer Pierre Mercure and the 40th anniversary of his death, the Orchestre Métropolitain will perform the composer’s major work Cantate pour une joie, based on poems by Gabriel Charpentier. For the occasion, the Orchestra has chosen two other vocal masterpieces from the French repertoire. The Orchestre Métropolitain Choir inflects intensity in Poulenc’s Stabat Mater, and tenderness in Fauré’s Pavane, rarely heard in this version for choir. Also on the program, Hector Berlioz’s Roman Carnaval Overture: an orchestral tableau conceived as an operatic overture!