En Voyage

4+ (group) performers

Indoor and outdoor

Singer (male)

1,5 hour

Minimum 50 m2.

NL

The artist takes you on a journey back to the 1960s and 1970s with his renditions of French chansons from that era. His own work is available on Spotify. This is a selection from more than 60 chansons written by François!

Since 2005, Francois Guiton has also been writing his own French chansons. Here he is inspired by artists such as Fugain, Aznavour, Yves Montand and Michel Le Grand, His chansons sound sympathetic, loving and melodic. Sometimes with a slight nod to jazz music or classical music (Debussy, Fauré and Chopin). With piano, cello, double bass and guitar, Francois Guiton creates an intimate atmosphere for lovers of French song!

Act description:
1. Brief explanation of each chanson (because not everyone can speak French and there is a rich story behind each chanson.
2. By playing familiar songs, the audience sings along with the familiar refreins!
3. Purpose: A trip to La Douce France.... from cold Holland through chansons such as: Je pars à Paris, St. Paul de Vence, Je suis en route.

Price Adjustment:
The price as now published is indeed a solo performance with (digital) accompaniment through the amplifier.
Full cast: 2 hours of playing: € 1,200.

Biography:
From 2006, after the death of both parents (mother was an opera singer) in October that year, I heard music in my head almost every day. The sketches for this were, inexplicably, every time in French!
Together with a cellist (Eline Toebes) and an opera singer (Marjolein Latour), the chansons were then adapted to perform professionally.
The music (inspired by the 60s and 70s I kept to myself for a long time; it was impossible to reconcile with my work in the IT sector. Once a coach (Ornella Bahli hailing from Lyon) was found, much time and attention was paid to both pronunciation and grammar. In turn, she introduced me to Guillaume Marcenac (arranger, producer and conductor of the musicals: Frozen and Soldier of Orange). Much of Guillaume Marcenac's work can be seen on Youtube. Guillaume is also the arranger of Tess Merlot who is doing a lot of work in various theaters and TV recordings (including those of Matthijs van Nieuwkerk). Together with Guillaume Marcenac on piano, Gerardo Rosales on percussion, Andor Horvath on bass guitar and Laura Gonzales Badenes on cello, we perform for both large and small audiences. The music ranges from quiet and subdued chansons to Latin American, danceable music.

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