sur des airs folkloriques du Canada français [on French Canadian Folk Songs] for string orchestra (2026)
13 minutes
Instrumentation
Minimum: 5.4.3.2.1, but more preferred.
Description
I. Le long de la mer jolie
II. La prisonnière à la tour
III. La belle dans la prison d’amour
IV. Papillon, tu es volage
V. Dans la main droite
VI. Un canadien errant
Commission
Commissioned by Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Royal Scottish National Orchestra
First performance
March 28, 2026
Berlin, Germany
Philharmonie
Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Kent Nagano, conductor
Pairing suggestions
Béla Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances
Edvard Grieg: Holberg Suite
Gustav Holst: St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29
Henryk Górecki: Three Pieces in Old Style
Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3
Ernest Bloch: Concerto Grosso No. 1
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral”
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 9 “From the New World”
Access
Available for hire.
Contact Nicolas Farmer: nicolas.farmer(a)samymoussa.com