20. Poèmes pour Mi
11 October 2021, 13:00 - 14:00
Lunchtime Recital

Iffley Road
Oxford
OX4 1EH

Enjoy the whole festival live online for £165 with a Digital Festival Pass. All events will be available on demand after broadcast until 30th November, so you can catch up at a time which suits you.
This French duo gave a sensational recital at the 2019 Lieder Festival, under the banner of the prestigious Académie Orsay-Royaumont. We welcome them back for a special programme that centres on Messiaen’s Poèmes pour Mi, an extraordinary cycle of nine songs, paraphrasing texts from the New Testament and dedicated to his wife Claire Delbos.
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PRACTICAL INFORMATION
This event is an in-person and livestreamed event. Livestreamed performances will be available to watch live in our Digital Concert Hall at the advertised performance time and will be available to watch again and on demand until the end of November.
Want to watch this concert in person and at home? 'Hybrid' tickets, valid both in person and for the Digital Concert Hall, are also available for an additional £3 to the in-person price.
All our seating is unreserved. This means you are guaranteed a seat in your chosen area, but not a specific seat. In order to allow for social distancing, you will be seated as an individual or as a group, based on the number of tickets you booked for this concert.
For groups of more than 10, please phone or email the box office to book your tickets.
The performance duration is approximately 1 hour and there will be no interval.
TICKETS AND PASSES
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COVID-19
Due to COVID-19 we have to do things a little differently this year. In order to keep everyone safe, our seating and concert conditions are subject to change in line with changing government guidance.
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Programme
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Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
Nous avons fait la nuit from Tel jour, telle nuit - Main dominée par le cœur (FP 135)
- Priez pour paix (FP 95)
- Les anges musiciens from La courte paille
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Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937)
Oiseaux tristes from Miroirs Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)
Poèmes pour Mi
- 1. Action des grâces
- 2. Paysage
- 3. La maison
- 4. Épouvante
- 5. L'épouse
- 6. Ta voix
- 7. Les deux guerriers
- 8. Le collier
- 9. Prière exaucée

Marie-Laure Garnier
Marie-Laure Garnier
Soprano
Marie-Laure Garnier began her artistic journey at a young age in French Guiana, learning flute, piano and organ before going on to study at the Maitrîse Choir of the Regional Academy of Paris. After graduating, she studied singing in Malcolm Walker’s class at the Paris Conservatoire and had masterclasses with Stephan Genz, Anne Le Bozec, Susan Manoff and many others. A dedicated recitalist, Marie-Laure has performed with pianist Célia Oneto Bensaid at the Paris Philharmonie, with the Republican Guard Orchestra at Th&eac... Read Full Biography
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