This performance explores the striking dual nature of French master Francis Poulenc—a man famously described as "half monk, half rascal."  Performed without intermission, the program flows from lighthearted whimsy to the stark realities of human isolation, and finally into deeply personal spiritual devotion.  Highlights include the folk-inspired Chansons Françaises, the charming childhood rhymes of Petites Voix, and the luminous, transcendent Mass in G.

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