Friday, September 28, 2018

Café des Chansons feat. Charlotte Haesen 'Du bout des yeux' (CHALLENGE RECORDS 2018)

Charlotte Haesen, born in Amsterdam in 1987 and raised in the French-speaking part of Belgium, studied jazz singing at the Amsterdam University of the Arts. On a sunny Saturday afternoon, she sang French chansons at Amsterdam’s Noordermarkt, where she was discovered by viola player Odile Torenbeek.


Odile and Charlotte decided to put together a chanson programme anchored in a string quartet ensemble. Leading arrangers then ‘arrayed’ the chansons around Charlotte’s own, particular sound. The next step was the founding of Café des Chansons: Charlotte Haesen plus four musicians from the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra.

They perform gems of the repertoire, including the great French classics by artists such as Barbara, Gainsbourg and Piaf.

Jacques Brel Jacques Datin Michel Legrand Charles Trenet Miarka Laparcerie Georges Brassens Charles Aznavour Léo Ferré Philippe Sarde 
Du bout des yeux 
Café des Chansons feat. Charlotte Haesen

Tour Café des Chansons feat. Charlotte Haesen:
30 september - Herkenbosch Kasteel Daelenbroek  
5 & 7 oktober - Album Release Concert - Splendor - Amsterdam
28 oktober - Kroonconcerten - Hypolitushoef 
16 november - Cultuurkoepel - Heiloo
18 november - Theater de Stoomfabriek - Dalfsen 
13 december - ***Special christmas concert*** - Waalse Kerk - Amsterdam
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