New French Song: why should we set poetry to music?
When:
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Venue:
Birkbeck 43 Gordon Square
Poetry speaks directly to us, and has a music of its own. Come and hear live performances of accessible new settings of French poems by female poets, from across the French-speaking world. Soprano Alison Smart Fisher and pianist Katharine Durran have commissioned and created these new songs, in a set called New French Song (2). They form the basis for lively discussion chaired by Akane Kawakami (Birkbeck) –
please join in! - covering such aspects as the translation of poetry, commissioning, equality and diversity in music and the arts in general, and the beauty of French poetry.
Contact name:
Sue Wiseman
- Prof Akane Kawakami