American choral director Scott Tucker talks about the connection between Gabriel Fauré, Lili Boulanger and Florent Schmitt — and presenting Schmitt’s Psaume XLVII in a concert showcasing the important choral legacy of all three composers.

“It was the most thrilling piece I’d heard in years. I was so moved by its unbridled joy that I knew we had to build an entire concert around it …” — Scott Tucker, Artistic Director, The Choral Arts Society of Washington On Sunday, May 19, 2019, The Choral Arts Society of Washington will present a […]

American soprano Korliss Uecker talks about preparing and singing the solo soprano part in Florent Schmitt’s choral masterpiece Psalm 47 (1904).

July 2, 2018 · by Phillip Nones | in Choral Music, Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Vocal Music | tagged American Symphony Orchestra, Augusta Holmes, Canticum Novum Singers, David Korevaar, Eric Wyrick, Feminine Musique, Florent Schmitt, Howard Watkins, Jerry Grossman, Kenneth Fuchs, Korliss Uecker, Leon Botstein, Lili Boulanger, Lowell Liebermann, Marguerite Meyerowitz, Martin Katz, Mel Bonis, Michael Ching, Nelly Sachs, Psalm 47, Psaume XLVII, Schmitt, Tammy Hensrud | 1 Comment

One of the most memorable highlights of my concert-going life was hearing Florent Schmitt’s stunning choral masterpiece Psaume XLVII, Op. 38 presented at Lincoln Center in New York City. Although I was well-familiar with the piece, having discovered it several decades earlier, this was the first opportunity I’d had to see it performed live in concert. Like […]

The Influence of Florent Schmitt’s Psaume XLVII (1904) on Other French Composers

February 12, 2013 · by Phillip Nones | in Classical Music, Composers, French Composers, Uncategorized | tagged Albert Roussel, Ayme Kunc, Choral Journal Magazine, Classical Music, Florent Schmitt, French Composers, Henri Busser, Jean Martinon, Jean Rivier, John Perkins, Leon-Paul Fargue, Lili Boulanger, Nadia Boulanger, Psalm 130, Psalm 24, Psalm 47, Psalm 56, Psalm 80, Psalm CXLVII, Psaume 130, Psaume 24, Psaume 47, Psaume 80, Psaume CXLVII, Psaume LVI, Psaume LXXX, Psaume XLVII, Rene Dumesnil, Serge Baudo, Yan-Pascal Tortelier | 2 Comments

“Years go by without depriving this musical monument of its nobility and power. On the contrary, it seems to shine with brighter radiance than when it was new.” — René Dumesnil, music critic, Le Monde When Florent Schmitt’s monumental score Psaume XLVII was premiered in December 1906, it burst upon the Parisian music scene in […]