RECORDERS ON THE RUN

ABOUT

By Jeunesse Musicale Canada

Join the recorders on the run for a lap around the track that will take your breath away. Ready, set, go! 

For the music Olympics, these four virtuosos train day and night to develop the nimblest fingers, the strongest embouchures, and the finest ears in the world. Prepare yourself for an exciting, athletic performance with Flûte Alors!. From the sopranino to the great bass, these musicians use different types of recorders to showcase an array of music, including baroque, contemporary, popular, and world music. They can do it all.

PROGRAM

The Beach Boys, arr. Nicolas G-Godbout 

I Get Around

Bill Conti  (born in 1942), arr. Nicolas G-Godbout

Gonna Fly Now (extraits)

Antonio Vivaldi  (1678–1741), arr. Daniel Brüggen

Concerto in D minor, op. 3, no 11 

    Allegro
    Adagio spiccato e tutti
    Largo e spiccato
    Allegro

Matthias Maute  (born in 1963)

    Kaleidoskop (excerpts)

    III Prestissimo

    V Fuga-Presto

    IV Cunando 

Jan Van der Roost (born in 1956)

I Continenti (excerpts)

    Africa

    Asia

    South America

Dick Koomans  (born in 1957)

The Jogger (excerpts)

ARTISTS

Texts : Flûte Alors!

Stage direction: Judith Pelletier

Choreography: Marie-Nathalie Lacoursière and Flûte Alors! 

Scenography: Maryse Messier et Catherine Goerner Potvin

Lighting design: Anne-Marie Legault