Hommage à Germaine Tailleferre tomorrow at the University of Mexico

There will be a concert in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Death of Germaine Tailleferre tommorow (Friday, November 7, 2008) at 12h30 at the National School of Music of the National University of Mexico, Mexico City.

Hommage à Germaine TAILLEFERRE

XXV Anniversaire de son décès

Sala Huehuecóyotl

Escuela Nacional de Música

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Xicoténcatl 126, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México

Vendredi 7 novembre 2008, 12:30 hs.

Xicoténcatl 126, Coyoacán, Ciudad de México

The programme, which will be presented by musicologist and pianist Carmen Betancourt and performed by students of the Academy of Singing, features the Three Jean Tardieu Songs, the Two Poemes of Lord Byron, and Tailleferre's hommage to Francis Poulenc, L'Adieu du Cavalier.

The program will be repeated in another concert on November 27th, again at the University of Mexico.