Listen Live at Lunch: A French Afternoon
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- Allison Pohl, soprano
- Alistair MacRae, cello
- Mary Jensen, flute
- Ricardo de la Torre, piano
Charles Gounod — Où voulez-vous aller?
Camille Saint-Saëns — Une flûte invisible
André Caplet — Viens! Une flute invisible soupire...
Jacques Ibert — Deux stèles orientées (No. 2: On me dit)
Maurice Ravel — Shéhérazade ("La flute enchantee")
Claude Debussy — Syrinx, L. 129
Philippe Gaubert — Piece romantique
Jules Massenet — Elégie/O doux printemps d'autrefois (Elégie)
Gabriel Fauré — Ici-bas!, Op. 8, No. 3
Claude Debussy — "Fantoches" from Fêtes galantes, CD 26, L. 21
Gabriel Fauré — 4 Songs, Op. 39 (No. 2: Fleur jetee)
A program of music for voice, flute, cello, and piano by French composers of the 19th and 20th Centuries.
About Allison Pohl, soprano
Soprano Allison Pohl's vivacious stage presence and spirited singing have inspired enthusiastic responses across three continents. Her work has received positive reviews for her "sparkling voice" (outerstage.com) and "exuberant" performances (Opera News). Of her performance in L'elisir d'amore at Virginia Opera, The Washington Post wrote: "Allison Pohl stood out with a ripe, flavorful soprano and ample character."
Allison has appeared with opera companies and orchestras throughout the United States, including Boston Lyric Opera, New York City Opera, Virginia Opera, Opera Saratoga, Tacoma Opera, Vashon Opera, Opera in the Heights, Opera Providence, Opera on the James, Seattle Symphony, Canton Symphony, Symphony Tacoma, Bremerton Symphony, Seattle Philharmonic, Garden State Philharmonic, Harmonia Seattle, and SkyOpera, and has been a soloist for orchestral tours in both Italy and China.
As a member of Soprello, Allison has performed chamber music across North America with cellist Alistair MacRae. She is a Seattle Opera Career Grant recipient, winner of the Seattle Philharmonic Concerto Competition, is on faculty at Brevard Music Center, and holds degrees from SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Music and Boston University.
http://allisonpohl.com/About Alistair MacRae, cello
Cellist Alistair MacRae has appeared as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral principal throughout North America and in Europe, Asia, South America, and the Middle East. His playing has been praised for its "rich sound and lyrical phrasing" (Palm Beach Daily News) and his performances have been featured in radio broadcasts across the United States on WQXR, WWFM, WDAV, WCQS, KING FM, and Vermont Public Radio.
MacRae is the Cordelia Wikarski-Miedel Artist in Residence, cello and chamber music at the University of Puget Sound.
http://alistairmacrae.net/