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Contemporary Baroque music at the 2016 Festival
Music that sounds during the festival Dans les Jardins de William Christie is Baroque, of course, but not only from 17th and 18th centuries. Every year, William Christie and Paul Agnew give the opportunity to young talents to compose contemporary Baroque music works.
For the 5th edition of the Festival, Douglas Balliett, young musician and composer alum of The Juilliard School of Music of New York, composed a Baroque piece, Pyramus and Thisbe, inspired by the Temporary Garden and played for the Promenades musicales.
Pyramus and Thisbe is a cantata for two voices (sung by Jennifer Coursier, soprano and Anicet Castel, bass, singers of Les Arts Florissants) and instrumental ensemble (Augusta McKay Lodge, violin, Toma Iliev, alto, Joseph Monticello, flute, Alexander Nicholls, cello and Douglass Balliett, doublebass) from The Juilliard School.
Video excerpt of Pyramus and Thisbe
Clip © L'Oeil électrique
The magic of the Choir of Les Arts Florissant on the Reflecting pool
For the opening night of the Festival, the Choir of Les Arts Florissant proposed Le Jardin des Songes, a program made of some of the greatest Baroque works.
2016-2017 season of Les Arts Florissants at the Philharmonie de Paris
Season of Les Arts Florissants at the Philharmonie de Paris will start on 2016 September 27. Varied programming of Les Arts Florissants at the Philharmonie de Paris where the Ensemble has been in residence since 2015.
