IN COLLABORATION WITH VINCENT GIROUD
A MUSICAL SALON
France-United States: a cross-national itinerary
The program offered here invites us to explore various aspects of the musical dialogue between France and the United States throughout the twentieth century: American musicians living in France, French musicians popular with American audiences and hosted by the United States, cross-linguistic exchanges, musical influences. […]
31.10.2022 Boston — St Botolph Club
02.11 Washington Georgetown University
03.11 University of Maryland
04.11 Washington Ambassade de France – Maison Française
05.11 Washington – Concert privé
7.11 Ohio State University
9.11 Ohio State University
10.11 Dallas French Heritage Society
14.11 A&M University Texas – The Lecture / Performance
15.11 A&M University Texas – Concert
IN COLLABORATION WITH STÉPHANE ETCHARRY
ANOCHECER EN ESPAÑA
“This Anochecer in España – this evening in Spain – offers exciting possibilities of travels tras los montes, towards the eternal myths and spells of the country of Don Quixote – the idealistic and poetic dreamer – Don Juan – the tireless seducer who gets burned because he’s lived his life of pleasure and opposition to established order too intensely – or else Carmen – the rebellious Andalucian cigar-maker, the icon of emancipated women – but also towards sun, heat, light, and the bygone past which never stops living on through costumes, festivities, songs and dances, the true cement of a proud people, aware of its own vigour – towards southern regions on the shores of the Mediterranean, reaching towards nearby Africa and its bewitching mysteries…”
When French mélodie (melody) and Jewish culture embrasse (embrace)
CONFLUENCE{S}
The Confluence{s} project explores with unprecedented depth the various facets of Jewish cultures, through the concept of “Mélodie française”. This recital is the fruit of research into little-known or under-appreciated repertoires; it is the result of a creative process combining the folkloric melodies of Israel’s pioneers, pieces from a classical repertory, and contemporary music.
We owe these works – sung in French, Hebrew, Aramaic, or Yiddish – as much to famous composers as to authors, Jewish and non-Jewish, men and women, often unknown or forgotten. These works, destined to the concert, deliver pieces of our history.
Confluence{s} is an experiment, a dialogue undertaken in four languages, caught between tradition and modernity, Francophonia and Jewishness. It is the first time anyone has proposed a recital of melodies whose program is interwoven with Jewish culture. The musical heritage presented here spans from the 20th century to the present day.
Benjamin Alunni
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