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Un soir de neige au soleil! by Leicestershire Chorale
Part songs for choral voice with solo melodies and instrumental interludes
Part of the Leicestershire Chorale 2023-2024 Season
Add to my Calendar 22-06-2024 19:30 22-06-2024 21:30 36 Un soir de neige au soleil! by Leicestershire Chorale We present a vivid and thoughtful secular perspective in the miniature choral cantata by Poulenc: Un soir de neige. These four less well known vignettes display all Poulenc’s mastery of choral texture and unique harmony found in more significant works. Alongside we perform a set of six chansons by Paul Hindemith, settings of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke and choral songs by Venezuelan-born French composer Reynaldo Hahn. Loughborough Amherst School, Loughborough DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Loughborough Amherst School
Greay Street
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 2DZ
England
Programme
Paul Hindemith – Six Chansons
Gabriel Fauré – Madrigal, Op.35
Gabriel Fauré – Les Djinns, Op.12
Francis Poulenc – Un soir de neige, FP 126
Performers
Tom Williams – Musical Director
Nick Scott-Burt – piano
Leicestershire Chorale
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Programme Note
We present a vivid and thoughtful secular perspective in the miniature choral cantata by Poulenc: Un soir de neige. These four less well known vignettes display all Poulenc’s mastery of choral texture and unique harmony found in more significant works. Alongside we perform a set of six chansons by Paul Hindemith, settings of the poet Rainer Maria Rilke and choral songs by Venezuelan-born French composer Reynaldo Hahn.
