Paul Terracini | conductor
Helen Barnett | soprano
Penrith City Choir & Academy Singers | Lucy McAlary, Director

Ravel’s expression of a nostalgic enthusiasm for Spanish courtly customs and sensibilities, and Debussy’s dreamy response to Mallarmé’s poem about a faun in the heat of the afternoon, are among the quintessential works of the impressionist movement in music. In Earth Cry, Sculthorpe’s instrumental colours evoke feelings of the Australian landscape that seem to go beyond ritual mourning, while Poulenc imbues his sacred text with wide-ranging emotion and drama.

Debussy – Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Sculthorpe – Earth Cry
Ravel – Ma mère l’oye (“Mother Goose” Suite) & Pavane pour une infante défunte
Poulenc – Gloria