Serenade d’un jour

Claude Debussy 150th Birthday Celebration

Sunday 22 April 2012, 3pm

QPAC Concert Hall Intimate Mode

We open our 2012 season celebrating Claude Debussy, one of the most pivotal composers to span the 19th and 20th Centuries and one whose extraordinary use of tone colour, timbre and harmonies altered the direction of classical music.

From the haunting Syrinx, played by guest flautist Emma Sholl, to arguably his most famous work, Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, inspired by the evocative poetry of Stéphane Mallarmé, join us in exploring Debussy’s inimitable talent to conjure a sense of veiled imagery through this transcendent and beautiful music.

Also included in the program is Debussy’s Sonata for Cello, one of his only complete sonatas for any instrument. The vocal works of Francis Poulenc and Maurice Ravel’s famous Mother Goose Suite draw the afternoon of French music to a close.

Guest Flute - Emma Sholl

Guest Harp - Lucy Reeves

Program

Debussy Syrinx

Debussy Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune

Debussy Sonata for Cello

Debussy Fête Galantes

Interval

Poulenc Songs including Les Chemins de l’amour

Ravel Ma Mère l’Oye - Mother Goose Suite

Erik Satie La diva de l’Empire & Je te veux

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Bookings

Subscription tickets on sale now - Call Qtix on 136 246

Single Tickets - click HERE to book single tickets - only availble from 6 Febuary 2012

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For information about our other Showcase concerts click below

Go to Showcase Concert Two

Go to Showcase Concert Three

Download the 2012 Brochure and Subscription Form