Music: Sun Apr 7

April’s monthly theme of Renewal finds expression in this morning’s solo piano selections, which include a wealth of inspirations from the natural world and Unitarian composer Edvard Grieg’s celebration of regeneration in the Offertory. Francis Poulenc’s lively reworking of Renaissance-era courtly dances in a more modern, dissonant idiom represents a specifically musical sort of renewal. Read on for programming details.

Centering Music: Adam Kent, piano
Suite Française
         I. Bransle de Bourgogne, II. Pavane, III. Petite Marche Militaire, IV. Complainte,
         V. Bransle de Champagne, VI. Sicilienne, VII. Carillon
                               Francis Poulenc

Opening Music:
“To a Wild Rose” Op. 51, No. 1
                              Edward MacDowell

Offertory:
Bruyères (Heather)
                             Claude Debussy

Interlude:
“To Spring” Op. 43, No. 6
                             Edvard Grieg