Programme
From Dusk: Reflection and Meditation
« Languissante Clarté », Récit de la Nuit extrait du Ballet Royal de la Nuit
Jean de Cambefort (ca.1605-1661)
La rhétorique des Dieux - Sarabande « Diane au bois »
(Lute piece transcribed for viola da gamba)
Denis Gaultier (1597 ou 1603-1672)
Extrait de la Seconde Leçon de ténèbres du Jeudy Saint H.139
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)
In the Deepest Darkness of Night
Sommeil d'Atys (1676) Prélude et Air « Dormons, dormons tous »
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687)
Les Pavots, tirée du Quatrième livre de Pièces de clavecin
François Couperin (1668-1733)
La longue Nuit, Cantate à voix seule extrait du Septième livre
Nicolas Bernier (1665-1734)
Toward Dawn
Plainte en Ré, tirée du Troisième livre de Pièces de viole
Marin Marais (1656-1728)
L’Amant timide, Cantates françaises à une et deux voix, avec ou sans symphonie
Philippe Courbois (fl.1705-1730)
From November to June, Les Pages and Les Chantres of CMBV choir school will perform in the Royal Chapel at Versailles in a new season of Jeudis musicaux full of surprises and discoveries!
Four major themes will form the common thread running through this year's educational concerts. First, Henry Du Mont: to mark the completion of the monumental edition of his work by the CMBV, several of his unpublished grand motets and his Cantica sacra will be performed. ‘Pompes et circonstances’ will bring to life the coronation of Louis XVI in Reims, as well as Sébastien de Brossard's Christmas Mass. The ‘A Capella’ theme will feature Frank Martin's splendid Mass for double choir and continue the CMBV's ongoing exploration of 17th century French plainchant. Finally, ‘L'Europe baroque’ will feature Claudio Monteverdi's Selva morale conducted by Emiliano Gonzales Toro, the choir's new resident conductor for this season, as well as the precursors of Johann Sebastian Bach, conducted by Jörn Andresen, professor at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.
This season will also be an opportunity to welcome the Paris national conservatoire choir and the Sainte Anne d'Auray choir, not to mention our partner conservatories, which will be collaborating on the Jeudis musicaux.
A rich and inspiring season lies ahead!
Practical information
- Free admission subject to availability.
- Priority access at 5pm (entrance B) for members of the Cercle Rameau and holders of the Château de Versailles Spectacles card, upon presentation of the day's ticket and card, after booking online.
- Open to the public at 5.15pm (entrance B)
- Jeudis musicaux take place on Thursdays between November and June, excluding holidays and public holidays, at 5.30pm in the Royal Chapel of the Palace of Versailles.
- Jeudis musicaux are open to school groups, associations and social groups.
Information: actionculturelle@cmbv.fr / +33 (0)1 39 20 78 10
