Admittedly, there’s not much “sweetness” or “light” in revolution. Nevertheless, I hope you’ll join me, as we anticipate Bastille Day this morning on “Sweetness and Light.”

We’ll have music on French patriotic themes by Franz Liszt, Georges Bizet, and Hector Berlioz, a symphony by Revolutionary Era composer Etienne-Nicolas Méhul (also a favorite of Napoleon), and a selection from the collaborative ballet “The Wedding on the Eiffel Tower” – set at the iconic Paris landmark on July 14 (Bastille Day) – by Germaine Tailleferre.

The playlist was thoughtfully curated in commemoration of the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, a defining moment of the French Revolution that toppled the monarchy and abolished feudalism. But I’m a lover, not a fighter.

Vive la sucrosité et la légèreté on “Sweetness and Light,” this Saturday morning at 11:00 EDT/8:00 PDT, exclusively on KWAX, the radio station of the University of Oregon!

Stream it, wherever you are, at the link.

https://kwax.uoregon.edu/

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