Crisscrossing France from Auvergne to Provence, Brittany to Paris and beyond, Tapestry and friends will bring together a rich blend of Impressionism, folk roots, and a touch of jazz when they arrive in Maine to perform at the historic Boothbay Harbor Opera House on Friday, July 5. The performance will be primarily in French.  The vocalists will be accompanied by clarinet, guitar, accordion and piano.

This Opera House program, entitled Postcards from France, is the result of years of musical friendships and travels. The concert will open in a 16th century Burgundian court with a lively dance, Tourdion, inviting all to a feast of delicious food and fine wine. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many French composers held a fascination with traditional and early modal music. This is true of Gabriel Faure and Cesar Franck. Joseph Canteloube devoted much of his career to preserving the ancient song tradition of his birthplace, Auvergne. Tapestry will share new arrangements of his most famous work, “Chants d’auvergne,” a suite of songs for mezzo-soprano and orchestra. The language of the songs is Occitan, a language that dates back to the troubadours of southern France.

They will also perform their our arrangement of Frank’s vocal duet “Les Danses de Lormont” mixed with Max Ahram’s “Chanson de Grand Pere” with lyrics by Victor Hugo. Following the death of his son, Victor Hugo took charge of his grandchildren Georges and Jeanne Hugo. His collection of poetry, “The Art of Being a Grandfather” (1877) is mainly devoted to the two of them, but more generally treats with great tenderness the charm and spontaneity of childhood. The lyrics to “Les Danses de Lormont” are by French novelist and poet Marceline Desbordes-Valmore who describes festive dances and stunning sunsets in the resort town of Lormont.

Advance discounted tickets are $30 and on sale now at the Opera House box office at 86 Townsend Avenue or by calling 207-633-5159. The box office is open Wednesday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tickets are also available at boothbayoperahouse.com via InstantSeats.com, the only online authorized seller of Opera House tickets. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the concert begins at 7:30.