Experience the sounds of Paris and imagine what might have been heard by viewers of the first Impressionist Salon in 1874. L’esprit Parisien will fill our garden courts with tunes familiar and surprising while you walk through the galleries on opening day of the Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment exhibition.
Between 1:00 and 2:00 p.m., listen for impromptu performances in and near the exhibition galleries featuring such musical favorites as “La Vie en Rose” and “Under Paris Skies”. At 3:30 p.m., enjoy a full performance in the West Garden Court by string quartet, accordion, and bass in works by Faure, Debussy, and Ravel—pivotal composers of this era—and other works with a Parisien flair.
Led by violinist Luke Wedge, L’esprit Parisien includes violinist Regino Madrid, violist Matthew Maffett, cellist Danielle Cho, bassist Jonathan Davies, and Frank Busso on accordion.
Program for the 3:30 p.m. concert
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924), (arr. Torotolano)
Overture from Masques et Bergamasques (1919)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Third movement (Andantino, doucement expressif) from Quartet (1892)
Stephen Koncz (b. 1984)
A New Satiesfaction (2018), featuring Erik Satie’s Gymnopedie no. 1
Richard Galliano (b, 1950)
Tango pour Claude (2006)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Second movement (Assez vif—très rhythm) from Quartet (1903)
Galliano
Fou Rire
John Lennon (1940-1980)/Paul McCartney (b. 1942), (arr. Wedge)
“Michelle” and “Your Mother Should Know”
Ravel
Fourth movement (Vif et agité) from Quartet (1903)
Program subject to change