Fauré and His World: Coda

Fauré and His World: A centenary celebration

Chausson Chanson perpétuelle
India Harding mezzo-soprano
piano and string quartet (tbc)

Bonis Romance sans Paroles Op.56
Fauré Romance sans Paroles No.1 or 3 in A flat
Daisy Rentong Zhao piano

Viardot Ici-bas tous Les Lilas meurent
Noémie Johns mezzo-soprano
TBC piano

Ravel Jeux d’eau
Max Walsh piano (JRBC)*

Boulanger Nocturne
Maia Roberts flute
TBC piano

Fauré Nocturne No.6 in D flat Op.63
Mimi Raleigh piano

Massenet Je suis encore tout étourdie from Manon
Huiying Chen soprano
TBC piano

Saint-Saëns Cavatine
Thomas Hall trombone
TBC piano

Godard Piano Sonata No.2 in F minor, 1st movement ‘Allegro’
Junlin Wu piano

Samuel-Rousseau Variations pastorales sur un vieux noël
Ensemble tbc

Viardot Évocation
Ellen Smith mezzo-soprano
TBC piano

Fauré Nocturne No.13 in B minor Op.119
Archie Maclennan piano

Fauré La bonne chanson
Rebecca Black, Ella Blair, Louise Hales, Thomas Hawkey-Soar, Elissa Street, Beth Taylor, Matilda Wale, Maria Willsher, Joe Yates voices
strings and piano tbc

*Junior Royal Birmingham Conservatoire

This special concert involving students from the string, keyboard and vocal departments marks one of a number of RBC events in the 100th anniversary year of Gabriel Fauré's death.

The central work of the concert will be La bonne chanson arranged by the composer for voice, piano and string quintet and claimed by him to be one of his most spontaneous creations.

Further works will include music by composers who moved within the colourful French salons of Pauline Viardot and her circle.

Running time approx. two hours