Saturday 17 October: The Flight of the Songbird; From the Silver Screens of Paris to Broadway

From the Silver Screens of Paris to Broadway follow the flight of the Songbird around the world exploring the beautiful melodies of Legrand, Kosma, Mancini and Bernstein.

17 October 2o26, 1pm

Michaelhouse, Cambridge 

Nicolò Pierini (Piano)

Running Order:

Michel Legrand (1932-2019) -Lyrics Alan Bergman (b.1925) and Marilyn Bergman (1928-2022)

Where is it Written from Yentl

Michel Legrand (1932-2019) - Lyrics Claude Nougaro (1929-2004)

Le Cinéma

Michel Legrand (1932-2019)

On My Way to You

Michel Legrand (1932-2019) - Lyrics Alan Bergman (b.1925) and Marilyn Bergman (1928-2022)

Papa Can You Hear Me from Yentl

Piano Solo

Joseph Kosma (1905-1969) - French Lyrics by Jacques Prévert and English Lyrics Johnny Mercer

Les Feuilles Mortes/Autumn Leaves

Music and Lyrics by Christine McVie (1943-2022)

Songbird

Henty Mancini (1924-1994) - Lyrics Johnny Mercer (1909-1976) Johnny MercerJon

Charade from Charade

Piano Solo

Jerome Kern (1885-1945) - Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960)

'All The Things You Are' from Very Warm for May

Cy Coleman (1929-2004) Lyrics Ira Gasman (1942-2018)

He's No Good from The Life

Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) - Libretto Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021)

Somewhere from West Side Story

Coming Up: Ladies of Literature and Libretti; Desire, Despair, Destiny January 2027