TAGORE: A MUSICAL CONVERSATION
Musical soiree at AFD today
DL desk
A musical soiree titled Tagore: A Musical Conversation by the French flautist Gilles de Talhout and the students of Alliance Franaise de Dhaka and Chittagong will be held today evening at La Galerie of Alliance Franaise de Dhaka (AFD) in Dhanmondi of the capital.
They will perform between music and Tagores poetry in a sweet and mystic mood. Gilles de Talhout is a professional flautist and he has performed numerous concerts in solo and group at Chamber Music Ensemble. He has been supported by the Beracasa and Menuhin Foundations. He also has been members of the famous contemporary music sessions in Darmstadt (Germany) with several important composers and has been awarded by the Kranichstein Musik Preis. Gilles de Talhout has published several recordings, as soloist or as member of orchestras, which have been all awarded by the musical press media.
Humaira Umme Saira and Islam Sheikh Abida are the two students of AFD who will recite Tagore poetry in Bangla and in French.
Where: AFD, 26 Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi
When: 7pm, today
