French Impressions
on Saturday 23rd March 2024
Jim Hiscox's photographs:
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Leon's son took this one:
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You Tube Links for the repertoire:
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Bizet: Agnus Dei
NB there are lots of different arrangements of this piece - Leon recommends one at Ely Cathedral that is the closest to what we will be singing.
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Some more You Tube options which include scrolling music and a choir singing:
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Les Djinns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvgbJPHnnnI (NB, The music appears blurred to me for the first half of this video clip - do not adjust your set!)
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Chord Perfect - another site offering free rehearsal tracks if you listen online - here is the link to the Faure page, where you will find tracks for the Cantique and the Requiem:
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https://www.chordperfect.com/gabriel-faure/
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French Pronunciation! On the links below, Geoff has kindly recorded a reading of the French songs
Parallel translation of the original poem. The grey blocks are verses which we are not singing!