Another Winter Concert…yet this one was so different from those of previous years. More than 150 performers took to the stage on Monday, December 3 and Wednesday, December 5 with record-breaking participation in nearly all groups, and particularly so in our three choruses, school band and orchestra. It was a gathering of multitudinous talents, which, like the pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle, are carefully studied and placed to create a beautiful canvas of music. It is one that only takes shape in the few days before the first performance. As Stephen Sondheim so eloquently evoked in his compilation show, “Putting it Together…,” the musical revue is the ultimate challenge for all performers!
This concert marked the first public appearance at the Lycée of our new voice teacher and choral director for the primary school, Anne-Julia Audray. A seasoned opera singer with worldwide experience, she is a most valuable addition to the Music Department. Members of the Musical Theater Workshop invited us into a world of fairy tales with a careful selection songs from Broadway’s mainstream repertoire. To top it off, the big finale brought students from 1st to 12th grade and more than 20 adults on stage for a special moment of warmth, humanity and musical communion. Happiness on the faces of our performers and audience is our greatest reward! Many thanks to all.
More than 300 viewers from close to 20 countries around the world watched the 2012 Winter Concert on our website. Thanks for virtually joining us for the annual celebration of music and singing!
Program
Ensemble de cordes du primaire – Direction Zara Ruelle
Fiddlin’ with the Classics arr. by Deborah Baker Monday
Mystic Caravan Soon Hee Newbold
Jeunes solistes de l’After-school Program
Ave Maria Giulio Caccini
Chorales des classes primaires – Direction Anne-Julia Audray
Castle on a Cloud (extrait des Misérables) Alain Boublil/ Claude-Michel Schonberg
Aurtxoa seaskan Berceuse du Pays Basque
Oh Chanukah chant juif à 2 voix
Belle nuit, Sainte Nuit, Silent Night
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Chorale des classes secondaires- direction Rémy Loumbrozo
Mon ange gardien Boris Vian/Henri Salvador
Amani (Song for Peace) Jim Papoulis/ Jacques Sebisaho – Djembe: Sory Koité
Les Acadiens – Maurice Vidalin/Michel Fugain
Atelier de théâtre musical – direction Rémy Loumbrozo, Stori Mac Phee
ONCE UPON A TIME…IL ETAIT UNE FOIS…. Distant Melody (Peter Pan) Betty Comden/Adolph Green/Jule Styne
Into the Woods Stephen Sondheim
We’re off to see the Wizard (The Wizard of Oz) E. Y. Harburg/Harold Arlen
Over the Rainbow (The Wizard of Oz) E. Y. Harburg/Harold Arlen
Never Never Land (Peter Pan) Betty Comden/Adolph Green/Jule Styne
If I Only Had a Brain (The Wizard of Oz) E. Y. Harburg/Harold Arlen
Beauty and the Beast Howard Ashman/Alan Menken
A Whole New World Aladdin Tim Rice/Alan Menken
Chim Chim a Ree (Mary Poppins) Richard Sherman/Robert Sherman
Supercalifragilisticexpialiotious (Mary Poppins) Richard Sherman/R.Sherman
Feed the Birds (Mary Poppins) Richard Sherman/Robert Sherman
Under the Sea (The Little Mermaid) Howard Ashman/Alan Menken
Chorale des adultes – direction Rémy Loumbrozo
Cantate ! John Leavitt
A Light Inside Jim Papoulis
Puttin’ on the Ritz Irving Berlin
Harmonie du Lycée – direction Alex Asher
Au Clair de la Lune French Folk Song
Lightly Row Traditional
Good King Wenceslas Traditional
English Carol
Song of the Fjords Norwegian Folk Song
Dr. Rock Chuck Elledge
Jingle Bell Tones Arr. Brian Balmages
Ensemble instrumental du Lycée Français de New York – direction Rémy Loumbrozo
Barcarolle (extrait des Saisons) Tchaikovski
White Christmas Irving Berlin (arr. Michael Sweeney)
Chorales des classes primaires et secondaires, Atelier de théâtre musical, Chorale des adultes, Ensemble instrumental du LFNY
You’ll Be in My Heart Phil Collins
About the Author :
Rémy Loumbrozo has been a music teacher at the LFNY since 1980. A Juilliard graduate, this gifted pianist pursues an active performing and teaching career. Remy has appeared in recitals and with orchestras in major concert halls across Europe, North America and Asia.