The Chelsea Symphony with Matthew Aubin, conductor
Friday | 3.8.19 | 8:00 PM
Saturday | 3.9.19 | 8:00 PM
St. Paul's Church, 315 West 22nd Street
French composer Fernande Breilh-Decruck, Cinq poèmes chrétiens (Five Christian Pieces) for voice and orchestra with text by French poet Jean Racine. Written and performed in 1944 in occupied France, Decruck was afforded performance opportunities for her works she would not otherwise have had. After the war, she was shunned and died at an early age. Decruck has special ties to The Chelsea Symphony - she lived in the London Terrace apartments in Chelsea from 1928-33; TCS co-Artistic Director Matthew Aubin is the foremost scholar on Decruck and is leading the charge on a resurgence in interest in her work. TCS welcomes mezzo-soprano Kate Maroney as soloist on this special performance.