Luce Zurita (flute, vocals) and Léonard Chantepy (guitar) propose a program entitled "Massilia", named after the transatlantic liner that enabled many Spanish Republicans to flee the Civil War, from France to South America.
After crossing the Pyrenees, some of them reached La Rochelle to board the Massilia and settle in Argentina.
This perilous exile is the common thread running through the concert: works by Spanish composers and poets are followed by pieces by French composers, imbued with memories of Spain. During a stopover in Brazil, Heitor Villa Lobos will take us to this land of welcome, where bossas and sambas give us hope for a happier future. Saudade will never be far away, but the hope of seeing peoples unite one day is as strong as ever.
After crossing the Pyrenees, some of them reached La Rochelle to board the Massilia and settle in Argentina.
This perilous exile is the common thread running through the concert: works by Spanish composers and poets are followed by pieces by French composers, imbued with memories of Spain. During a stopover in Brazil, Heitor Villa Lobos will take us to this land of welcome, where bossas and sambas give us hope for a happier future. Saudade will never be far away, but the hope of seeing peoples unite one day is as strong as ever.
