Arts & Entertainment
La Romance de Paris: A Musical Promenade
Discover how Paris has inspired musicians throughout history in this fascinating multimedia lecture. Thursday, Jun 11, 2015 6:30PM.
Event Description
The French Cultural Center is pleased to welcome Desmond Colborne who returns after his previously sold-out lecture in June of 2013 on Cole Porter in Paris!
In this new visual, musical and evocative lecture “La Romance de Paris,” Desmond will expand on how Paris has inspired countless musicians throughout the centuries. From classical to popular, ethereal to “oh-la-la,” this music conjures up the atmosphere of Parisian boulevards, cabarets, cafés, restaurants and the river Seine.
The talk will take the form of a flânerie, a walk down musical memory lanes, following in the footsteps of composers and singers, tuning in to their music. Among classical composers, he will evoke Mozart, Chopin and Liszt. He will then focus on recent popular music by Broadway composers such as George Gershwin and Cole Porter as well as songs popularized by internationally acclaimed musical stars like Edith Piaf, Josephine Baker, Maurice Chevalier, Yves Montand and Charles Aznavour.
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Guests will be transported through sight and sounds during this musical promenade, evoking in the words of singer/composer Charles Trenet, “La Romance de Paris.”
Talk will be followed by reception with complimentary French wine.
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Member Price: $20.00
Non-Member Price: $25.00
RSVP Required (call 617-912-0400)
This event is presented in English.
As another part of this Mosaïque Music Event Series, the French Cultural Center is also hosting A Parisian Soirée with the Legends of Chanson Française.
About Desmond Colborne
Born and educated in South Africa, then at Oxford on a Rhodes scholarship, Desmond Colborne has spent most of his life in France, first as a teacher (Montpellier), journalist, tour leader, then for 30 years, representing a South African business leadership organization. As a high-level go-between, he appeared often on French TV, and interacted with French political, business and cultural leaders, ranging from President Mitterrand to Jean-Paul Sartre. In recent years he has lectured frequently, on a variety of subjects, including Cole Porter, at the University and Alliance Française in Cape Town and, ‘internationally’ on Seabourn cruise ships.
This event is made possible thanks to the Mosaïque Cultural Fund.
