Tonight & Tomorrow in Paris: Paris Choral Society Sings Rossini
Friday, March 25, 2011 at 7:46AM Tweet 
Come enjoy a sumptuous Petite Messe Solennelle at the Cathédrale Américaine, 23 Av Georges V, 8eme, with the Paris Choral Society.
This Weekend Only!
Friday 25 March - 8:30
Saturday 26 March - 6:00
Rossini composed the "solemn little mass" in 1863 while summering in Passy, then the suburbs of Paris. He always meant for the piece to be performed in concert, never as music for a sacred ceremony. At times slightly irreverent, foreshadowing jazz stride piano and barbershop quartet, Le Petite Messe is anything but solemn. It is fun, lyrical, uplifting and beautiful, especially in the able hands of conductor, Richard Wilberforce, whose love for the music is expressed in his every direction.
The soloists - Laura Holm, Soprano; Asa Junesjo, Alto; Andrew Goodwin, Tenor; Philippe Brocard, Bass - are not to be missed!
The best part of the concert is this: It starts early enough on Saturday that you can come, enjoy, and still make it to your evening soirée!
See you at the Cathédrale - I'll be the blond in the second row, left ;)
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