Works inspired by the French Resistance to Nazi Occupation.

When Paris fell to the Nazis in 1940, ordinary Frenchman went underground to mount an insurrection unlike any in modern history. These works show the defiant spirit of those who faced impossible odds in the name of Freedom.

Performers

George Auric 4 Chants de la France Malheureuse

Henri Dutilleux 2 Sonnets de Jean Cassou

André Jolivet Les Trois Complaintes du Soldat

Gilda Lyons Les Troubadours de la Résistance (BASS Commission, World Premiere)

Francis Poulenc 2 Poèmes de Louis Aragon

Mary Bonhag soprano; Simon Barrad, Tyler Duncan baritone

Michael Brofman, Miori Sugiyami, Erika Switzer piano