Tuesday, April 26, 2011

'Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges: An Extraordinary Contemporary of Mozart' by Michelle Garnier-Panafieu


Jean-Claude Halley of Guadeloupe has informed us of the release today of a new book in French about Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges. The title can be translated as: Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges: An Extraordinary Contemporary of Mozart. The book was written by Michelle Garnier-Panafieu and was published by YP Éditions. It is a special edition for the first International Saint-Georges Festival, in 2011. The book is being presented to the public for the first time at two events today, 10:00 AM and 7:00 PM, April 27, 2011. At 7:00 PM the author will give a presentation which could be translated as An Extraordinary Musician in Enlightenment France.

Michelle Garnier-Panafieu is a Musicologist with a Ph.D. in Music, and does research as well as teaching. She is presently a lecturer at the University of Rennes II in the field of Music History.

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