Relive the 2026 Festival Program
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Relive the 2026 Festival Program
Wednesday July 29
7:30 pm CPAC Theatre
AFCM Evening Concert 3 - Wonderful World with Christian-Pierre La Marca and his All-Star Orchestra
In this humanistic ode to nature, French cellist Christian-Pierre La Marca presents a packed multimedia programme on the theme of saving the planet. Featuring epic cinematography of our beautiful world by Yann Arthus-Bertrand and works by Fauré, Strauss, Glass, Saint-Saëns, Weill, Dvořák, Einaudi, and Tchaikovsky, you will be blown away!
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Concert Details
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Suite No. 1 in G major for Cello, BWV 1007 - Prelude
Christian-Pierre La Marca
GABRIEL FAURE
Après un Rêve for cello, piano and string orchestra, arr. Gassot/La Marca
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Doretta Balkizas, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Jack Liebeck, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong
FAZIL SAY
Sonata for cello and piano (Four Cities) - Sivas, Hopa
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Kristian Chong
ANTONÍN DVORAK
Silent Woods (From The Bohemian Forest) for cello, piano and string orchestra
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Doretta Balkizas, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Jack Liebeck, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong
ARIEL RAMIREZ
Alfonsina y el Mar for cello and piano
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Kristian Chong
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS
“The Swan” for cello, piano and strings
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Doretta Balkizas, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Jack Liebeck, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong
NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV
Flight of the Bumblebee for cello and piano
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Kristian Chong
PHILIP GLASS
The Hours - The Poet Acts for cello and string orchestra
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Doretta Balkizas, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Jack Liebeck, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch
HENRY MANCINI (Johnny Mercer)
Moon River arr. Gassot/La Marca for cello and string orchestra
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Doretta Balkizas, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Jack Liebeck, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch
LUDOVICO EINAUDI
I giorni arr. Gassot/La Marca for cello and string orchestra
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Doretta Balkizas, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Jack Liebeck, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch
NILS FRAHM
Wintermusik Ambre arr. Gassot/La Marca for cello and string orchestra
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Doretta Balkizas, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Jack Liebeck, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch
ERNEST BLOCH
Prayer for cello and strings
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Doretta Balkizas, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Jack Liebeck, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch
HAROLD ARLEN
“Over The Rainbow” arr. Gassot/La Marca for cello and string orchestra
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Doretta Balkizas, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Jack Liebeck, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch
ASTOR PIAZZOLLA
Libertango with ensemble
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Doretta Balkizas, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Jack Liebeck, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch, Kristian Chong
BOB THIELE (George David Weiss)
What A Wonderful World arr. Gassot/La Marca for cello and string orchestra
Christian-Pierre La Marca, Doretta Balkizas, Dimity Hall, Dene Olding AM, Jack Liebeck, Stefanie Farrands, Charlotte Miles, Leon Bosch
