What is so French about French music? And more specifically, what is so French about the French Flute School that developed in Paris at the end of the 19th century and gave birth to a rich flute repertoire that today is performed around the world? This talk with its musical selections will illustrate the close relationship between the prosody of the French language and the melodic line of French song. Also to be considered is the influence of French history and culture on the development of French flute music.
Reception to follow.
About Rebecca Valette
Past President of the AATF (American Association of Teachers of French) and Professor Emeritus of Romance Languages at Boston College, Rebecca Valette, as an undergraduate, studied flute in Paris with French flutist André Musset. In 2007, after a long hiatus, she returned to the flute and has been studying with Boston flutists Judy Grant and Kathy O’Donnell. This presentation is adapted from her recent article in The Flutist Quarterly titled “The French School: What Is So French About It?”
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About Barbara Lysakowski
Born in Poland, Barbara Lysakowski obtained a Master of Arts degree in Piano Performance with Academic Honors from the Academy of Music in Gdansk. She received her Master of Music degree in Piano Performance with Academic Honors from the New England Conservatory. She is currently a member of the All Newton Music School piano faculty and also performs as a soloist and chamber musician in the New England area and in Poland.
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Musical Selections
- C. W. Gluck, La Danse des esprits bienheureux (1774)
- Camille Saint-Saëns, Le Cygne (1886)
- Erik Satie, Gymnopédie (1888)
- Gabriel Fauré, Fantaisie. Andantino (1898)
- Claude Debussy, Syrinx (1913)
- Jacques Ibert, Jeux. I. Animé (1923)
- Francis Poulenc, Sonate, I. Allegretto malincolico (1957)
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