Six by Seven: The Music of Les Six
Concert 5: Saturday, March 21, 8 PM and Sunday, March 22, 3 PM
Christ Lutheran Church, Aptos
- Jeff Gallagher, artistic director and clarinet
- Michael Tierra, piano
- Kathleen Nitz Kasdorf, soprano
- Lars Johannesson, flute
- Carol Panofsky, oboe
- Christa Stiner, bassoon
- Ruth Jordan, horn
In the early 20th century the community of Paris known as Montparnasse was a vibrant, then unrivaled wellspring of artistic expression. Those years became known as les annees folles, (the crazy years). Artists who converged there included Picasso, Cocteau, Chagall, Modigliani, Ernst, Pound, Rivera, Dali, and many others.
In 1923 six friends and fellow composers in Montparnasse became known as Les Six, (The Six): Poulenc, Milhaud, Auric, Durey, Tailleferre, and Honegger. Together they wrote music of unmatched beauty and expression. This concert for soprano, piano, and woodwind quintet (the Santa Cruz Seven!) presents a diverse and vibrantly textured array of the very best music from Les Six.
