Laurence Equibley is a great woman conductor, a rare gem in a sea if men especially in Paris. One could see her intense passion for the Requiem on her face, rarely was it a look of disapproval, and with each phrase a gentilesse. The rehearsal this evening not a typical one, there was an audience of children as part of participation in the culture and social actions part of the festival.
Often an opera of other classical music concert is too expensive for the school to pay for, therefore the festival offered free rehearsal concerts open to these low-income schools; who would otherwise not be able to see a concert of this nature first hand.
The orchestral ensemble of Paris lyrically played the melodies of Faure with lightness. This small ensemble and chorus empowered the room as if it was the London Philharmonic with it's chorus. Their sound filled the inside walls of the basilica plus echoed throughout the courtyard, who knows how it will sound on Friday the day of the actual concert. Probably more power with the bow and fingers lightly touching the string and keys.
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