The Glasshouse International Centre for Music: Sage TwoSt Mary's Square,
Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, North-East, NE8 2JR, United Kingdom
Dates/times in London time zone
Programme
Performers
| John Reid | Piano |
| Andrew Harvey | Violin |
| Louisa Tuck | Cello |
| Peter Francomb | French horn |
| Richard Martin | Trumpet |
| Stuart Gray | Trombone |
Paris, 1920. Whilst Stravinsky and
Debussy were busy changing the
course of musical history, a group of
Parisian composers were observing
as if from a pavement café, imitating
what they admired and
ridiculing what they didn’t.
They became known as Les
Six – their music infused with
satire, fashion, curiosity and
the newly discovered
exoticism of jazz. We sample
their stylish sounds here
alongside works by the
establishment figures they so
loved and mocked.
Debussy were busy changing the
course of musical history, a group of
Parisian composers were observing
as if from a pavement café, imitating
what they admired and
ridiculing what they didn’t.
They became known as Les
Six – their music infused with
satire, fashion, curiosity and
the newly discovered
exoticism of jazz. We sample
their stylish sounds here
alongside works by the
establishment figures they so
loved and mocked.
