Royal Northern Sinfonia: The French Connection

Francis Poulenc — Un joueur de flûte berce les ruines
Karim Al-Zand — Visions From Another World ("I. Ronde Fantastique")
Marin Marais — Alcyone (Suite des airs à joüer)
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier — Concerto à cinque in E minor, Op. 37, No. 6, PB 441
Germaine Tailleferre — Rêverie
Camille Saint-Saëns — Danse macabre, Op. 40
Johann Sebastian Bach / Charles Gounod — Ave Maria (Méditation sur le Premier Prélude de piano de J.S. Bach)
Salim Dada — Miniatures Algériennes
Francis Poulenc — Sinfonietta, FP 141

Continuing their residency at The Fire Station, Royal Northern Sinfonia present an ‘Orchestra Takeover’ where the musicians of RNS themselves have chosen all the music for a diverse and entertaining programme, this time with a distinctly French flavour. There are many opportunities for individual musicians to step into the limelight, whether shining with the baroque brilliance of Boismortier and Marais, or getting into the groove of more recent compositions by Karim Al-Zand and Salim Dada, both born in former French colonies in North Africa. Mixed in among the orchestral pieces are some chamber-scale gems, rubbing shoulders with Romantic favourites by Saint-Saëns and Gounod, and it all comes to a sparkling close with the musical fireworks of Poulenc's effervescent, and quintessentially French, Sinfonietta.

Please note that ticket holders will be required to comply with the latest government Covid-19 guidance at the time of the event and will be informed prior to the event of any additional safety procedures that are in place.

About Royal Northern Sinfonia

Royal Northern Sinfonia, orchestra of Sage Gateshead, is the UK’s only full-time chamber orchestra.
Founded in 1958, RNS has built a worldwide reputation for the North East through the quality of its music-making and the immediacy of the connections the musicians make with audiences

https://sagegateshead.com/royal-northern-sinfonia/