Continuing the Ensemble Calliopée’s project of musical outreach sessions conceived during its residency at the FEU, this year Karine Lethiec, violist and artistic director of the ensemble, worked with Harriet Hale Woolley scholarship recipients cellist Andrew Briggs and guitarist and composer Sergio Herrera to create a new program for hospitalized people.
The program developed in 2017-2018, “Autour des cordes” (about strings), was also played at the beginning of the year at the Georges Pompidou European Hospital, where Andrew Briggs and Sergio Herrera subsequently intervened at patients’ bedsides. They played in the internal medicine and cardiopathy departments to offer a musical moment to patients as well as to families and staff. These musical outreach sessions provide a great opportunity for exchange between musicians, patients and staff. As a powerful vector accessible to all, music has the gift of making each person’s sensitivity resonate, of giving rise to emotions, capable of leading to listening and comfort, to meeting and sharing.
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Music Outreach Sessions
Tuesday, October 2nd, 1pm to 3pm at Georges Pompidou European Hospital, program “Autour des cordes” / media library of the hospital
Tuesday, November 13th, 4pm to 6pm at Georges Pompidou European Hospital / in patients rooms
Tuesday, November 27th, 4pm to 6pm at Georges Pompidou European Hospital / in patients rooms
In partnership with the Centre Inter-Médiathèques / CFDC / AP-HP (coordination of the network of media libraries)
Program “Autour des cordes”
Antonín DVOŘÁK / A Czech in New York
Terzetto for violin and two violas
Scherzo
Ernst Van DOHNÁNYI / A Hungarian in Florida
Sérénade for string trio
Theme and Variations
Béla BARTÓK / A Hungarian in New York
Duet for two violas
Pablo CASALS / A Spaniard in Puerto Rico
Le Chant des oiseaux (arangement by David Walter for cello, violin and two violas)
Andrew NORMAN / An American in Rome (professor at the University of Los Angeles)
Companion guide to Rome for string trio (excerpt)
Darius MILHAUD / A Frenchman in California
Sonatine for string trio, opus 221b (1940)
III. Animé
Rebecca CLARKE / A Brit in New York
Grotesque for viola and cello
James Reese EUROPE / An African-Americain from New York at Carnegie Hall
The Castle Doggy Foxtrot (arangement by David Walter for string trio)
Igor STRAVINSKY / A Russian in the USA
Tango for string quartet
Program in Hospital Rooms
Antonín Dvořák
Humoresque, Op. 101, No. 7
Enrique Granados
Danza espanola : Andaluza Op. 37, No. 5
Sergei Rachmaninov
Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14
Béla Bartók
3 Romanian Folk Dances
Isaac Albéniz
Granada Op. 47, No. 1
Musicians
Program “Autour des cordes”
Bilal Alnemr, violin – student at the Festival Academy of Ensemble Calliopée
Jossalyn Jensen, viola – resident at the Fondation des États-Unis and Harriet Hale Woolley scholar
Sarah Ghandour, cello – resident at the Fondation des États-Unis and Harriet Hale Woolley scholar
Program in Hospital Rooms
Andrew Briggs, cello – resident at the Fondation des États-Unis / student at La Schola Cantorum de Paris with Daniel Grosgurin
Sergio Herrera, guitar – resident at the Fondation des États-Unis / student at La Schola Cantorum de Paris with Narcis Bone