Darien Library’s Latest Studio Showcase Concert: Ravel’s ‘Ma Mere L’Oye’ at 5 PM, Sunday

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The latest concert in Darien Library’s Studio Showcase Series, this Sunday, March 9 from 5 to 6 p.m., will focus on “Ma Mere L’Oye” by Maurice Ravel. Every second Sunday of the month, Darien Library and pianist Zachary Saffa team up to bring you a one-of-a-kind concert experience. Up-and-coming musicians perform uninterrupted, followed by an open lesson for all to enjoy. — an announcement from Darien Library

Translated to Mother Goose, this piece is the definitive music for those fairy tales. A suite for four-hands piano in five movements, each based on a fairy tale: Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb, Empress of the Pagodas, Beauty and the Beast, and The Fairy Garden.