A Voyage through the 20th Century
Chamber Music by French Composers
23 May 2025, 8pm
Free admission with registration. Free seating.
The annual French Music Project at CUHK has been bringing together talented students and performance faculty for collaboration and exploration of French music since 2017. This year, students from the Department of Music, along with faculty pianist Poon Kiu Tung, faculty flutist Megan Sterling, and guest trombonist Christian Goldsmith, will perform French chamber music from nineteenth to twentieth-century greats.
Chamber musical works by French composers
PROGRAM
Camille Saint-Saëns
Cavatine for Trombone and Piano, Op. 144 (1915)
Christian Goldsmith, trombone
Poon Kiu Tung, piano
Darius Milhaud
Sonata for two violins and piano, Op.15 (1914)
I. Animé
Chan Hui Tung Stella, violin
Tsang Lok Hei Cyrus, violin
Lam Chun Fei Jeffrey, piano
Jules Mouquet
La flûte de Pan, Op.15 for flute and piano (1904)
I. Pan et les bergers
II. Pan et les oiseaux
III. Pan et les nymphes
Magen Sterling, flute
Poon Kiu Tung, piano
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Guy Ropartz
Piece for trombone and piano (1908)
Lento-Allegro
Charles Gounod
Le veau d’or from Faust, arranged for trombone and piano (1859)
Anonymous, arr. Daniel Zemp
Le Trombone Amoureux Polka Sur des Airs Populaires for trombone and piano
Christian Goldsmith, trombone
Poon Kiu Tung, piano
Jules Demersseman/Félix Berthélemy
Guillaume Tell Duo Brillant for flute, oboe, and piano
Ho Yee Kiu Kelsey, flute
Chau Yat Yuet Joy, oboe
Mak Hiu Tung Anina, piano
Philippe Gaubert
Piece Romantique, arranged for flute, trombone and Piano (1904)
Magen Sterling, flute
Christian Goldsmith, trombone
Poon Kiu Tung, piano
The concert will last for approximately 1 hour 35 minute including an intermission of 15 minutes.
