Mar 7 2027

Winter Concert: "Viva La France!"

• 3:00 PM
• Scottish Rite Masonic Museum (directions)

33 Marrett Road Lexington MA 02421 - free parking

Pre-Concert Talk 30 minutes prior to performance

Travel with the MetWinds as we celebrate the rich musical inspirations of France! The concert begins with Florent Schmitt’s Dionysiaques, the only known example of French Impressionism written specifically for band, and ends with a whirlwind tour of Paris in Martin Ellerby’s Paris Sketches. Along the way, we’ll visit Debussy’s haunting The Engulfed Cathedral and hear a moving tribute to the Normandy American Cemetery from World War II. No need to break out the French dictionary for this one!

Dionysiaques	Florent Schmitt/ed. Hauswirth
Symphonic Prelude (The Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer)	Mark Camphouse
Suite Française	Guy Woolfenden
Suite Provençale	Jan van der Roost
The Engulfed Cathedral	Claude Debussy/arr. Longfield
Paris Sketches	Martin Ellerby