In a project headed by Jean Duron, the CMBV is producing a digital publication of two key collections of French sacred music from the first half of the 17^th century, namely the Deslauriers manuscript (293 works) and the Tours-168 manuscript (99 works). The latter collection was published in October 2021, see https://omeka.cmbv.fr.

Call for applications

From 2020 to 2022 the CMBV has launched a call for applications each year, inviting choir schools and youth choirs from France and abroad to join its music project. This third call applies to the school year 2022-2023.

Each year the three selected choir schools are coached in the repertoire for the duration of the school year. This includes:

• Coaching of choirmasters, accompanists (continuo, etc.), voice coaches, etc. at the CMBV

• Participation in a Jeudis musicaux concert at the Royal Chapel in Versailles (weekly performances by the CMBV choir Les Pages & les Chantres) ;

• Professional recordings of 5-10 motets from the Tours / Deslauriers corpus, for possible inclusion in the CMBV’s digital publication of the manuscripts.

Application form    

​​All applicants must include a children’s and a male voice choir (or be able to add male singers) and have a continuo accompanist. Applications must be completed online using the form below. They will be screened by a panel comprising the CMBV project team and two external (non applicant) choirmasters.

The application form must include the following:

• Motivation letter 
• Description of choir
• Choirmaster’s c.v.  
• French baroque music repertoire (list of works performed over the last three years at concerts or church) 
• Recording of a motet or secular work composed in France in the 17th or 18th century
• Recording of a piece of 17th century music, from the following selection:
  • Guillaume Bouzignac, Motets vol. 1
  • Guillaume Bouzignac, Motets vol. 2
  • Guillaume Bouzignac, Messe à 7
  • Guillaume Bouzignac, Les chansons
  • Antoine Boesset [attr.], Motets à voix égales
  • Antoine Boesset [attr.], Motets à voix mixtes
  • Antoine Boesset [attr.], Messe du 11^e mode​
  • Le recueil de Tours-168

Timeline 

• 31st March 2022 - closing date for applications  

• First half of April 2022 -  choir school shortlist announced             

• May 2022 – selected choir schools meet the CMBV project team 

• Autumn 2022 -  training session at the CMBV for choirmasters and accompanists

• School year 2022/2023 -  performance at Jeudis musicaux concert & recording of motets

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