Suites Françaises
August 9 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The French dance suite has been one of composers’ favorite genres for centuries. The variety and contrasts inherent to this form – from sensuous sarabands to jaunty gigues – makes them a perfect platform to highlight individual style. From one of the first published female composers, Élizabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, and Johann Sebastian Bach to modernists like Camille Saint-Saëns and György Ligeti, we explore the simple charm of dance music.
Johann Sebastian Bach: ‘Prelude’ from Cello Suite No. 5 in C Minor
Keiran Campbell, cello
Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre: Pièces de clavessin, from Suite in A Minor
Elliot Figg, harpsichord
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Le Rappel des Oiseaux
Henry Kramer, piano
György Ligeti: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
Alicia McQuerrey, flute
Kevin Pearl, oboe
JJ Koh, clarinet
Catherine Chen, bassoon
Jaclyn Rainey
Camille Saint-Saens: Septet for Trumpet, Strings, and Piano
Ansel Norris, trumpet
Ravenna Lipchik and Felicity James, violin
Olivia Chew, viola
Austin Fisher, cello
Paul Macres, bass
Timothy Lovelace, piano
For more information, visit: https://lakesareamusic.org/2020-season/suites-francaises/