Join us on a delicious journey through time and place as we discover France and her musical traditions through the eyes of composers who love her.
Ruth Gipps Seascape (1958)
An evocative, meditative portrait of the waves of the English channel by one of Britain’s greatest 20th century composers.
Theodore Gouvy Petite Suite Gauloise (1888)
Shifting borders left Theodore Gouvy with an identity crisis. German? Danish? French? In this suite of dances he pays homage to his French musical heritage.
Robert Spittal Consort - II. Aubade (2005)
A meditation on a desire for world peace, told through an old French dance form - the Aubade.
Adam Gorb French Dances Revisited (2004)
Five old French dances transformed and reimagined through modern eyes by living English composer Adam Gorb.
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