Song of the Day Series
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“Bleuet” translates to “cornflower” and has become an important symbol for France in times of war.
Bleuet (Poulenc/Apollinaire)
Graham Johnson
For SongFest 2020 participant Yinghui He.
Duration: 25 minutes
About:
Hosted by Graham Johnson, The Song of the Day series is a daily meditation on the many layers and complexities contained in a single song. Each song is dedicated to one or more performers who would have taken part in SongFest this summer. Dedicatees were chosen in collaboration between our artistic Director Rosemary Ritter and the students.
Resources:
Graham Johnson's Bleuet Program Notes on Hyperion Records
Oxford Lieder’s Translation of Bleuet by Richard Stokes
Article: “Bleuets for Remembrance in France”
About Our Participants
Yinghui He
My name is Yinghui He, and I usually go by Mark He in the US. I grew up in China until I moved to the US at the age of 17, and have stayed since then. I was fortunate enough to study vocal performance for my undergrad at the University of Massachusetts Amherst which not only taught me how to sing but also how to express and communicate. Perhaps it is because I have always been kind of a social misfit and spent a lot of time imagining alone, it always feels like a fun adventure when I get to share my own world with others during a performance.