Vézelay Festival
- concert
- classical music
Show & CultureShow & CultureFrancis Poulenc opens the spiritual journey proposed by Léo Warynski with his Litanies à la Vierge Noire, composed in 1936 as Poulenc's first piece of religious inspiration. Featuring women's voices and organ, this work is austere yet emotionally powerful. Arvo Pärt's Te Deum, written for three choirs and string orchestra in 1984, offers a quest for spirituality through contemplative music structured into seventeen sections. Julia Wolfe's "Guard My Tongue," written for a cappella choir, draws on Psalm 34 and explores sound with a brief text, focusing on silence and evolving musical textures. Finally, Leonard Bernstein's famous "Chichester Psalms," created in July 1965, is a tonal piece on Hebrew texts renowned for its accessibility and expressiveness.
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Conductor: Léo Warynski Works performed: Francis Poulenc - Litanies à la Vierge Noire; Arvo Pärt - Te Deum; Julia Wolfe - Guard My Tongue; Leonard Bernstein - Chichester Psalms. Automatically translated from French.
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Cité musicale - Metz
