Competitions & Training courses

Rencontres musicales de Vézelay

Du lundi 20 août 2007 au dimanche 26 août 2007
> Vézelay
Stage de Direction de choeur
Intervenants :
Claire Marchand
Pierre Cao
Whether you are an experienced conductor or still training in a particular branch of music, why not join us on this exceptional summer school? Become one of the privileged participants of our second Choral Conducting Course which will take place in the unique artistic ambiance of the Rencontres Musicales de Vézelay Festival in the Yonne region of Burgundy, from 20th to 26th August 2007.
This exceptional course, under the aegis of Pierre Cao (Artistic Director), with Director of Studies Claire Marchand, offers an opportunity to study works which will subsequently be performed during the Festival by prestigious ensembles from all over Europe.
You will be able to meet conductors, singers and players, attend rehearsals and concerts and conduct some of these works yourself under the guidance of Pierre Cao, Artistic Director of the Rencontres Musicales de Vézelay Festival.
You will meet and work with the following ensembles and conductors:-
Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno
The Natinal Lorraine Orchestra
The rumanian Iasi orthodox Choir
Michel Corboz and his Ensemble vocal et instrumental de Lausanne
Roland Heyrabedian and Musicatreize
Pierre Cao and Arsys Bourgogne
Repertoire
We have chosen the following works from amongst those to be performed at the Festival:-
Spanish polychoral works of the XVIIth (Cererols, Comes, Pujol), Missa Solemnis of Beethoven, Kyrie RV 587, Credo RV 591 and Gloria RV 589 of Vivaldi, Dixit Dominus and Messiah of Haendel, O sacrum convivium of Olivier Messiaen, Asmara of Jean-Louis Florentz, Salve Regina of Francis Poulenc, La Voix Claire of Jean-Louis Agobet, Lux Aeterna of György Ligeti, a creation of Jean-Marc Singier Psaume 68/67.
Course participants are expected to have prepared excerpts from these works, to be chosen by the Director of Studies and conveyed to participants two months before the start of the course.
Inscription :
31 mai 2007
Renseignements :
Tel : 0033 3 86 53 07 60
gilles.huser@wanadoo.fr
