Symphonic
Legendary musicians
Rouen Normandy Opera Orchestra
January 20, 2024 - 19:00
Théâtre des Arts
Distribution
Musical direction | Chloé Dufresne
Violin, presentation | Marina Chiche
Rouen Normandy Opera Orchestra
Orchestre Régional de Normandie
Programme
Amy Beach, Masked Ball
Louise Farrenc, Symphony No.2, 3rd movement
Mel Bonis, "Women of Legends", Cleopatra's Dream
Ethel Smyth ,Concerto for violin, horn and orchestra, 1st movement
Susan Spain-Dunk, Suite for string orchestra, excerpts
Lili Boulanger , D'un matin de Printemps
Florence Price, Ethiopia's Shadow in America, excerpts
Anna Clyne, Masquerade
Who can name female composers? Clara Schumann, Lili Boulanger... they can be counted on the fingers of one hand, and yet there are so many of them who have been consciously or unconsciously erased from the collective artistic memory. Violinist Marina Chiche, the Orchestre de l'Opéra and the Orchestre Régional de Normandie, conducted by Chloé Dufresne, take us on a gala evening to meet Mel Bonis, Ethel Smyth, Florence Price and Amy Beach, the first American composer to write a symphony. History has left them behind? Let's celebrate the talent of these fabulous female composers.