Louna Dekker-Vargas

MUSIC
THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2020
4:00 PM

YouTube

Free
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There's now a program for this week's installment of flautist and List cover girl Louna Dekker-Vargas's live-streamed solo recitals.  Since Dekker-Vargas did the flute solo from Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe last week, it should come as no surprise that she's doing Debussy's related-subject Syrinx (as well as the extremely famous flute solo that begins the Prélude à l'Après-Midi d'un Faune) this week (nice for us that those two pieces are some of the most mesmerizing music there is).  There'll also be a transcription of one of the delightful folk songs from Canteloube's enchanting Chants d'Auvergne.  And, I guess to prove that all music doesn't come from France (much as we might sometimes wish it did), some Telemann.

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT:   This program obviously calls for a French 75:  combine 1/2 oz. lemon juice, 1/2 oz. simple syrup, and 1 oz. Gin in an ice-filled cocktail shaker and shake; strain into a Champagne flute and top with 3 oz. Champagne.  Garnish with a lemon twist.  (You may be wondering, what's simple syrup?  You put equal parts sugar and water in a saucepan and stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves.  It's called "simple" for a reason.  Make a bunch:  it keeps in the refrigerator for a month.)