Symétrie

Last but one of his twelve operas, Les Comédiens ambulans [sic], is a two-act opéra-comique, first performed on 28 December 1798 at the Théâtre Feydeau, with the composer himself in the orchestra, acc...

Natalie, or La Famille russe (the Russian family), is an opera in three acts to a libretto by Jean-Henry Guy. It was first produced on 30th July 1816, with only five further performances, at the Acadé...

Last but one of his twelve operas, Les Comédiens ambulans [sic], is a two-act opéra-comique, first performed on 28 December 1798 at the Théâtre Feydeau, with the composer himself in the orchestra, acc...

Adapted by Philippe Desriaux from Metastasio's work, Démophon's libretto isn't a mere translation of the original text, but rather a paraphrase preserving its poetic sense. Many modifications occurred...

Le Colporteur ou L'Enfant du bûcheron (The Peddler or The Lumberjack's Son) is the second of Onslow's three operas; it was composed in 1826 and first performed at the Opéra-Comique on 22 November 1827...

Natalie, or La Famille russe (the Russian family), is an opera in three acts to a libretto by Jean-Henry Guy. It was first produced on 30th July 1816, with only five further performances, at the Acadé...

An enigmatic female presence is swirling in a dark and worried volubility, with short and sharp sentences: this first half of Florence Delay's poem "Ghost" is like a suppressed cry of anguish, whose r...

Born in 1968, Aurelio Porfiri is an Italian composer, conductor, organist and author. He has been the substitute organist of the Vatican City Vicariate in saint Peter's Basilica, as well as many other...

This complete cycle is entirely based on the Matins of Holy Thursday according to the Roman rite. It is meant to be performed in concert, but is also suitable for liturgical use (or para-liturgical)....

I wrote this piece in 1995 for the adult choir of the Notre-Dame's choir school. It was first performed at the cathedral under the baton of my great friend Denis Rouger. The lyrics of this motet come...

For a catholic Breton like Jean Cras, it was only but natural to write a mass. To choose this "very special genre", an a cappella mass, was the result from his particular technical and aesthetic pursu...

As an occasional piece this toast celebrates Henry Barraud's (1900-1997) career, a composer and friend native from Bordeaux. As a music director of the French radio broadcasting system and then of the...

I wrote this melody for choir and piano in 2006 on the poem by Charles Baudelaire. It is somewhat of an exception, as all my other vocal works are based on sacred texts. It was premiered by the choir...

The Kit-Musique cycle is made up of open scores offering solo singers or ensembles the chance to perform a piece that involves a degree of randomness, (re)composition, invention or improvisation, gest...

My music often stems from a desire to engage in dialogue, to compare it with ancient repertoires; these are often tributes to the repertoires that nourish me, and so we will find reminiscences of, and...

The Kit-Musique cycle is made up of open scores offering solo singers or ensembles the chance to perform a piece that involves a degree of randomness, (re)composition, invention or improvisation, gest...

The Kit-Musique cycle is made up of open scores offering solo singers or ensembles the chance to perform a piece that involves a degree of randomness, (re)composition, invention or improvisation, gest...

The Kit-Musique cycle is made up of open scores offering solo singers or ensembles the chance to perform a piece that involves a degree of randomness, (re)composition, invention or improvisation, gest...

The Pater Noster and the Ave Maria are written for a vocal ensemble with a minimum of 4 sopranos, 4 altos, 5 tenors and 4 basses. Both pieces are equally suited to concert performance (grouped or sepa...

Taken from my Trois Psaumes, this Psaume 115 is meant for the liturgy as well as for the concert. It was composed in 2011, for mixed voices and organ. The set of the Trois Psaumes was then recorded tw...

Details: equal voices choir

Details: narrator, choir (children or adults) and piano

Details: narrator, choir (children or adults) and piano