Advertise on ChoralNet
Women's Choir - French Christmas repertoire (especially multi-movement work)Date: June 3, 2013 by J.-C. Coolen  Views: 261
Hi, folks.
I direct Espressivo Singers, an auditioned women's choir of about 25 voices in Oshawa, Ontario.
I'm building a Christmas program around French music--either musical settings of French texts, or music from France (or other French-speaking countries/regions) with texts in other languages (preferably English, or Latin).
I'd like to find a multi-movement work within these parameters to use as a centrepiece for the program.
I'd greatly appreciate any recommendations of such a work (and also of any exquisite single pieces that fit these program parameters).
Thanks!
J.-C. Coolen
Greater Toronto Area
Michael McGlynn on June 4, 2013 8:10am
You might try this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xolN0xgPNKM
You can buy it from www.anuna.ie . We love singing it!
on June 4, 2013 9:24am
There's a nice Mass for women by Poulenc, if I recall correctly.
Also, a great French Christmas piece for SSAA (if you don't already know it) is Noel des Marins by Cecile Chaminade. Powerful with moments of great sweetness. (TCMP)
on June 4, 2013 11:40am
I really, really REALLY love Andre Caplet's "Messe a trois voix"---beautiful. Mulit-movement and just exquisite....the Gloria movement is probably my most favorite of any music for women's voices.
I think the Poulenc SSA is an Ave Verum, and not a mass, though.
Marie
on June 5, 2013 12:56pm
Here is a secular winter song about children singing in the snow. It is Impressionistic in style.
You can listen to it in the music section of my www.nickmusic.com website.
Je Vois la Neige Qui Danse poem and translation by Marilyn Bentov
music by Nick Page SA/Piano, Published by Boosey & Hawkes
Je vois la neige qui danse pendant l'orage.
J'ecoute! Ou sont les voix de les enfants?
Ou sont les voix de les enfants
Qui, joyeux, dansants, embracent la neige si blanche.
J'ecoute! Doucement des voix heureuses s'approchent.
Je vois des milles d'etoiles glissants, jouants,
Et ces etoiles qui jouents ce sont
Des milles d'enfants qui chantent: "Sommes le printemps!"
I see the snow that dances during the storm.
I listen! Where are the voices of the children?
Where are the voices of the children?
Who, joyously dancing, welcome the white snow?
I listen! Softly, happy voices draw near.
I see thousands of stars sliding (skating) playing,
And these stars at play
Are thousands of children singing: "We are the spring!"
|
Help support ChoralNet by buying via these links
|
Subscribe to thread
New message
Reply
