Bring your heart and your voice August 1 to 9, 2019 Editorial The 23rd Choralies, from the 1st to the 9th of variety of international ateliers. Artists from programme, pick up your suitcases and start August in Vaison-la-Romaine, will once again the five continents will act as ambassadors of to travel, to dream and to hope. Make sure be a grand celebration of choral singing, a vocal excellence and grace us with delightful you register early to this beautiful musical gathering of thousands of passionate singers concerts, bringing us together in common adventure led by the À Cœur Joie association. and renowned choral conductors from around emotion. Remember : it only happens every three years… the world. Prestigious ensembles will perform Jacques BARBIER, President of À Cœur Joie France, during the festival, displaying exciting new The town of Vaison-la-Romaine remains a Jean-Claude WILKENS, Artistic director of the styles and repertoires. close partner and welcomes us in its various Choralies, The Choralies are an occasion for a world that venues. Place Montfort will develop into a Olivier BLANCHOZ, Technical director and volunteer is alive and singing to meet up. dynamic meeting point for all kinds of musics teams coordinator. and audiences. The council’s teams are More than ever, the festival will celebrate youth. working closely with our staff of volunteers Publishing Published by À Cœur Joie The opening concert will set the tone along in order to prepare, yet again, a unique and Choral organisation with daily animations and innovative ateliers. enchanting environment ready to accomodate 24 Avenue Joannès Masset - CS 99261 69264 LYON cedex 09 FRANCE In line with this ambition, the 2019 Choralies 5000 singers for ten days in what is France’s Graphic concept: Atelier Chose will also look out towards Europe, and the largest choral event. Realisation: Clotilde Jenoudet Photo credit: À Cœur Joie, rich facets of the world we share, through a As you browse through the 23rd Choralies’ Diane-Laure Galinotti, Jean Morlais, Delphine Barbier Baritaux, Michel Curé, Thierry Wagner, Guy Martin, Shutterstock The Choralies Ateliers

20 > Long Ateliers p. 4  9 About the festival p. 19  21 8 days : August 1 to 9 Open Singing, Roman Theatre, Place Montfort...

3 > 8-16 years old Ateliers p. 10 Information p. 22  23 8 days : August 1 to 9 Travel, meals, camping, agenda...

Special Ateliers p. 11 Choir singers, choirs, children, occasional singers or conductors, all will find the atelier that suits their tastes, musical level and duration of their stay. 8 days : August 1 to 9 To meet your expectations, we offer all kinds of music! A cappella or orchestra? Equal or mixed voices? A wide range of style and periods is available!

Registration for individuals will open in September 2018 on the website.  Technical Ateliers p. 13 14 We have special conditions for groups under 25 years old. 4 days : August 1 to 5 Please contact us at [email protected] www.choralies.fr Short Ateliers p. 14  15 4 days : August 1 to 5

Technical Ateliers p. 16  17 4 days : August 6 to 9

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Long Ateliers August 1 to 9, 2019 August 1st 9th 2019 LONG ATELIERS

ATELIER L01 ATELIER L02 ATELIER L03 ATELIER L04 Messa di Gloria Ein Deutsches Requiem JubilateJubilate Deo Deo - DAN FORREST Missa Brevis in D Minor GIACOMO PUCCINI JOHANNES BRAHMS SATBDAN - medium FORREST - 300 singers - English WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART

AlessandroCONDUCTOR JanCONDUCTOR CONDUCTORBrady CONDUCTORLeslie CADARIOBrady SCHUMACHERBrady BradyALLRED BradyPEETERS ALLRED ALLRED ALLRED ALLRED Italy Germany USA France

Are you ready to delve into the beauty of Italian Brahms’ German Requiem is one of the greatest Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo brings to life the The Missa Brevis in D Minor for four mixed music with Puccini? The composer’s splendid monument of choral music on a par with global aspect of the traditional Psalm 100 voices was written by a 13 year-old in Salzburg Messa di Gloria will startle you with its constant Bach’s Mass in B or Haydn’s Creation. After this text by setting it in seven different languages in 1769. This piece for string orchestra and 5 shift between sacred music and operatic style. romantic piece’s huge success, the composer – Latin, Hebrew, Arabic, Chinese, Zulu, four soloists was the only one of Mozart’s This atelier promises to be an experience you himself wrote the arrangement for choir and Spanish, and English – and drawing from a masses written in minor key. Its tormented won’t forget… piano four hands revealing the richness of the wide spectrum of musical cultures. The final character foreshadows the Requiem and vocal parts. movement combines them in a stunning speaks volumes about the genius of its young SATB 140 singers celebration of joy, as the earth sings as one: composer. omnis terra, jubilate ! medium English/Italian SATB 140 singers 100 singers difficult English/German SATB SATB 300 singers medium French/English Alessandro Cadario is Principal Guest Conductor medium English at the Milanese orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali, Jan Schumacher is musical director at the Leslie Peeters is a conductor, choral conducting one of Italy’s oldest symphonic orchestras. He has university of Frankfurt (Germany) and conducts Brady Allred is artistic director and conductor teacher, singer and pianist. She graduated from conducted prestigious orchestras and choirs such Limburg’s Camerata Musica. He sang in the city’s of the Salt Lake Choral Artists, an organization of the superior conservatoire (CNSMD) of Lyon where as the Monte Carlo and the Fenice Philharmonic cathedral choir before joining the State Youth Choir seven choral ensembles. He is regularly invited as she studied choral conducting with Bernard Tétu Orchestras, and those of the theaters of Genoa, of Rheinland-Pfalz. As a conductor he has worked on conductor or jury member and leads masterclasses and Nicole Corti after having studied with Paul Bologna, Petruzzelli (Bari), Teatro Lirico (Cagliari), the great romantic oratorios and masses (Beethoven, in Europe, Asia, South America and the Middle Spicer and Jeffrey Skidmore at the Birmingham and Verdi (Trieste). He has collaborated with soloists Mendelssohn, Verdi, Dvorak, Schubert, Bruckner, East. He is a winner of the European Grand Prix, Conservatoire (United Kingdom). She has sung in such as Gautier Capuçon, Mario Brunello, Vittorio Elgar), from Gregorian chant to contemporary music two First Prizes and the Conductors Prize at professional ensembles (Chœur Britten, Calliope…), Grigolo, Francesco Meli and Giovanni Sollima. via opera or improvised and electronic music. He is the Marktoberdorf International Chamber Choir and conducts children and youth choirs as well as regularly invited to great choral events on the five Competition. Prior to his full-time appointment as the vocal ensemble A Piacere in Chambéry, France. continents. artistic director of SLCA, Brady Allred taught at Leslie pushes boundaries between music and the University of Utah, conducted Pittsburg’s Bach theater with staged performances of renaissance, Choir amongst others and sang with the Robert baroque, contemporary, and jazz music. She Shaw Festival Singers. currently trains future choral conductors and music teachers in Lyon and Villeurbanne. August 1st 9th 2019 LONG ATELIERS

ATELIER L05 ATELIER L06 ATELIER L07 ATELIER L08 Saint Francis of Assisi Mass Bolivian Cathedral of Sucre 21st century French music Misatango ! DAMIJAN MOČNIK baroque music

DamijanCONDUCTOR MarianaCONDUCTOR SabineCONDUCTOR CONDUCTORVirginia MOČNIKBrady DELGADILLOBrady ARGAUTBrady BradyBONO ALLRED ALLRED ALLRED ALLRED Slovenia France - Bolivia France Argentina

This mass for choir, string orchestra and The Bolivian Cathedral of Sucre’s baroque This typically French repertoire boasts The Misa a Buenos Aires was composed in percussions is like Saint Francis of Assisi: music collection will take us to a time when various characteristics: colours, transparency, 1996. It combines elements of mass and 66 simple and humble. Let the composer sacred celebrations were a grand expression modality, sensitivity, impressionism. The Argentinian tango in its writing as well as introduce you to this new mass, a special of exuberance, syncretism and religious pieces for piano or a capella we will work on through the mixture of voice and dance work with contrasting movements, just like a fervor. Come and discover this religious music are excerpts from the Ten commandments orchestra. A mass loved by modern audiences snaphat of our century… filled with boisterous rhythms and vibrant by Anthony Girard, the Bestiaire de noël will be performed at the Choralies in the harmonies. by Thierry Machuel, the Ariettes oubliées presence of its composer. SSA 140 singers by Julien Joubert, and Le vent by Isabelle easy English SATB 80 singers Aboulker. Come and fall in love with modern SATB 120 singers day French music! medium Spanish medium English/Spanish Damijan Mocnik studied composition at Ljubljana's Academy of Music in 1991. He developed Mariana Delgadillo Espinoza is passionate SATB 80 singers Argentinian music teacher and choral conductor his craft studying abroad, which included working about early music and contemporary music. Her difficult French Virgina Bono trained with renowned conductors with Eric Ericson. Since 1993, Mocnik has been a work focuses on contemporary creation, revival during masterclasses and workshops. She won choral conductor and music director at Ljubljana's of early repertoire and teaching. She studied with As a professional choral conductor, Sabine the Conductor of Honor Merit award in 2000 at Diocesan Classical Gymnasium, and since 2000 Valérie Fayet, Nicole Corti and Hans Christophe Argaut, has led many choirs in French the Argentinian Association for Choral Music artistic director of all musical activities at the Rademann at the superior conservatoire (CNSMD) conservatoires for over 25 years. She trains (AAMCANT) in La Plata, and the 3rd prize at the St. Stanislaus Institution. He conducts several of Lyon. She is the Frist Prize winner of the 8th amateur choral conductors and music teachers, International competition for choral conductors in choirs, and has won many awards in national and EuropaCantat International Competition where she and she is regularly invited to teach at the Bologna (Italy) in 2003. She has won several other international choral competitions. In 2006, he was also won a special prize for interpretation in 2015. conservatoire of Vannes and at the University prizes in international competitions with her choirs a composer-in-residence in Marktoberdorf, then She founded in 2014 the Ensemble Alkymia and of Rennes. Her teaching is based on a playful and is regularly invited as guest conductor and was offered to lead the Composer's Conducting also conducts the Petits Chanteurs de Lyon, the yet rigorous method. Sabine Argaut is also an member of the jury in various festivals. Atelier at Europa Cantat. He's been invited abroad Willems International Choir, and the Chœur du CHD arts manager and is involved in the À Cœur Joie several times to give concerts or composition de Lyon. association’s committee work and other events. lectures. His works are remarkable mostly for their flawless structure, and numerous dramatic turns with rich, exceptional, and mysterious sonorities. LONG ATELIERS

ATELIER L09 ATELIER L10 ATELIER L1 1 ATELIER L12 Tribute to Veljo Tormis Northern lights Different traditions, Traditional music in French same heart. of South Africa

Loïc Cecilia André Michael PIERRE MARTIN-LÖF DE QUADROS BARRETT

France Sweden USA South Africa

Loïc Pierre along with Pierre Gief have risen Come and discover some pearls from the This atelier brings together music from the South Africa is a singing nation. Its new, to the challenge of translating the original North! In this atelier you will meet Swedish Middle East, Europe and the United States. miscellaneous and vibrant choral music Estonian text of Veljo Tormis’ work into French. choral poetry as well as folklore from The songs are inspired by African, African reflects its multi-cultural society and the 7 The Nordic pieces for two, three or four parts Scandinavia. Let your soul be inspired by the American, European and Islamic repertoire. pulsating fusion of African and Western are transformed by the latin language, evoking old tuned psalms, dances and melodies from This combination of different traditions shines elements. Join Michael Barrett and experience the same dances and landscapes with a this northern part of Europe! a light on our emotional common ground as the joy of singing, dancing and living the music reinterpreted prosody and the same beautiful human beings who share the same hopes and of South Africa. poetry. SATB 80 singers dreams. SATB 80 singers easy English SATB 120 singers SATB 80 singers easy English easy French Cecilia Martin-Löf has been a choral conductor easy French at the university of Lund (Denmark) for ten years Michael Barrett is conductor and lecturer Founder of the Mikrokosmos chamber choir in and has conducted the Danish Radio Girls’ Choir. Dr André de Quadros is a professor of music and at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. His 1989 and also a composer, scenographer and stage She has experience of choral work at all levels, from chair of the Music Education Department at Boston compositions and arrangements, particularly his director, Loïc Pierre has for the past twenty years children, youth and beginners up to professional University. He is the director of four ensembles: arrangements of traditional African Music, have consistently worked to mix the art of choral singing singers. She always strives to combine her love VOICES 21C (USA), the Manado State University been performed throughout South Africa and with other disciplines that are often far from the for poetry and literature making sure technical Choir (Indonesia), Common Ground Voices (Israeli/ abroad.He conducts the Tuks camerata, one of world of singing and may sometimes come from vocal precision always serves the lyrics. She is Palestinian/international), and the Muslim Choral South Africa’s finest choral ensembles. Michael has unexpected fields such as video, cinema, hip hop particularly interested in the Swedish and Nordic Ensemble (Sri Lanka). His ties to music from won many choir competitions and regularly invited dance, or stage design lighting. folklore and creates innovative performances with South East Asia and to India, his homeland, are to as member of the jury. He has worked with some Over the years Loïc Pierre has created his “laboratory unexpected collaborations. Cecilia is currently strong and his professional life has taken him to of the greatest conductors including Simon Halsey of enthusiasm” where Mikrokosmos singers tame training as an orchestra conductor at the Royal over forty countries, including prisons and conflict (United Kingdom), Joe Miller (USA), Bo Johansson and sculpt new soundscapes in collaboration with Academy of Music of Stockholm (Sweden) and has zones in the Middle East. He is head of publication (Sweden), Nicol Matt (Germany), Gunnar Eriksson a rising generation of composers. conducted the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. at various American and German music editors (Norway), and Maria Guinand (Venezuela). Michael (Earthsons, Hinshaw Music, Carus Verlag). regularly attends workshops and masterclasses to keep up with the latest trends in choral music. August 1st 9th 2019 LONG ATELIERS

ATELIER L13 ATELIER L14 ATELIER L15 ATELIER L16 Saudade The Mediterranean Sea Aznavour Suite Belgian songs

Paulo Juan Pablo Olivier Florence LORENÇO DE JUAN BILQUIN HUBY

Portugal Spain Belgium Belgium

The Portuguese language, spoken on four The Mediterranean Sea, as a meeting point The popular French singer Charles Aznavour’s The Belgian repertoire has a great deal to continents, has embraced the culture of the between East and West, between Africa and greatest hits (Jm’voyais déjà, For me offer. Florence suggest you discover it through 88 new world through music. Portuguese fado Europe, offers a unique musical journey formidable, La Bohème, Emmenez-moi…) original and poetic arrangements of songs met with African rhythms and the sweet through the sounds of the most diverse arranged by Olivier Bilquin in a suite for four by Maurane, Philippe Lafontaine, Salvatore harmonies of Brazil. The result is a rich and cultures born on its shores. A musical mosaic mixed voices offers various atmospheres and Adamo, Jacques Brel, Loïc Nottet, Alice on elegant music with a universal message. rich in colours and contrasts that takes musical styles. In this piece, all parts share the the Roof, Puggy, Hooverphonic… Vintage and Come and join the Portuguese heritage us from a berber Moroccan wedding to an main themes of the songs… modern music for all! around the world. Andalusian scene, and from there to Turkey, Israel, Greece and Italy, all the way to the SATB 140 singers SSA 140 singers SATB 80 singers sounds of the Hindu community of Melilla. medium French easy French easy French/English SATB 80 singers Composer and choral conductor Olivier Bilquin Florence Huby has sung in the World Youth Choir Born in Lisbon, Paulo Lourenço is a leading graduated from the Royal Music Conservatoire of under the baton of Frieder Bernius, Peter Erdei, easy French/Spanish conductor in Portugal and has a doctoral degree in Liège (Belgium) twenty years ago. In parallel to his Steve Zegree, and Florian Heyerick. She currently choral and orchestral conducting at the University Juan Pablo De Juan was a member of music classical curriculum, he has always had an eye on sings backing voices on the television program of Cincinnati (USA). Appointed as assistant groups such as the young orchestra of Andalusia pop, rock, world music and broadway musicals. The Voice Belgium. Her training was in singing, conductor of the Gulbenkian Choir since 2012, he and the symphony orchestra of Melilla. He He works in schools and with non-profits and puts lyrical art, choral conducting and composing at is also the head of the masters program in choral was a young conductor of the national youth together various workshops and shows. He co- the Royal Music Conservatoire of Liège (Belgium). conducting at Lisbon’s Superior School of Music, orchestra of Spain and won the Revelation prize conducts with Florence Huby the choir Around40 She created the vocal group Witloof Bay in 2005, where he conducts the school’s chamber choir. He for best conductor at the international May Choir and is the author of many choral arrangements representing Belgium at the 2011 Eurovision is the founder of the acclaimed a cappella group Competition Georgie Dimitrov in Varna (Bulgaria) published by the A Coeur Joie publishing house. competition. She currently conducts children, Tetvocal with whom he won several prizes and in 2010. He participated in the IFCM’s 9th World youth and adult choirs in her music school and in whose repertoire is closely linked to Portuguese Symposium for Choral Music in 2011. the Belgian branch of the A Coeur Joie Association. culture. LONG ATELIERS

ATELIER L17 ATELIER L18 ATELIER L19 ATELIER L20 French hits of the 60s Gospel Take the shackles ! off my feet so I can dance

Emmanuel Bassey Anne Pascal PATERNE EBONG KÖHLER ADOUMBOU France Nigeria Germany France

« Salut Les Copains! » was a famous French Through a selection of iconic African Come and groove with Anne Köhler on a Who hasn’t spent nights dancing on the variety program broadcast that launched the American songs, the choral conductor and selection of jazz ballads, joyful gospel music legendary Swedish band’s hits? 40 years success of many musical icons of the 1960s. singer songwriter Bassey Ebong will teach and a capella songs for mixed choir by later we will revive the group’s greatest songs 99 This atelier suggests original arrangements you gospel repertoire. His teaching method famous American, Danish, German, Swedish (Money, Gimme, Mamma mia…) accompanied from the repertoire of these French icons centers around communicating musicality and French arrangers. Enjoy looking for a by an instrumental trio. Our final performance such as Antoine, Jacques Dutronc, Richard and finding the balance between emotion and bright pop-sound, and stylish phrasing in the will be a fresh, lively, choral expression of pop! Anthony, Johnny Hallyday, Claude François, interpretation. interpretation of classics such as Skyfall by Hugues Aufray, Michel Polnareff, and Sheila. Adele, Take me to church by Hozier and The SATB 80 singers 70 singers secret of life by James Taylor. SATB easy French 70 singers SATB easy French/English SATB 120 singers easy French Pascal Adoumbou entered the musical world Bassey Ebong is a Nigerian author, composer medium English/German through violin training before singing with the Emmanuel Paterne is multi-talented. He is and performer. His wish when he created the Bloom French Youth Choir under the baton of Valérie Fayet musical director of Les Fous Chantants d’Alès Gospel Academy in 2008 and the Bloom Gospel Anne Kohler taught choir conducting and and the ensemble Alter Echo led by Alain Louisot. (France), choral conductor, orchestra conductor, Choir in 2012 was to go beyond gospel clichés by classical voice at the Musikhochschule Hanover He graduated from the superior conservatoire vocal coach, multi-instrumentist, composer, writer, giving the repertoire a modern and multicultural (Germany), and is currently professor for choral (CNSMD) of Lyon in 2015 where he earned a arranger, executive producer, event organiser character. As a choral conductor since 1997, he conducting at the Detmold University of music masters in choral conducting under the direction of and even company director. Manu, as he likes to has collaborated with French film maker Coline Germany. She also conducts the schools’ Chamber Nicole Corti. He created the professional ensemble be called, has studied music in conservatoires Serreau. He has performed as a soloist and Choir and vocal ensemble Pop-Up, which recorded Color in 2012 and is currently the artistic director from the age of 13. He regularly conducts choral composed for festivals and movie soundtracks. He their third CD in 2017 and has one first prizes at of the Swiss choir OneStep-gospel (Lausanne) and events across France and vocal training sessions. is involved in many charity projects across France, the International Chamber Choir Competition the choir InChorus. Through the festival Les Fous Chantants d’Alès, he Europe and Africa and is committed to sharing his in Marktoberdorf. Anne Kohler’s work with her has collaborated with popular singers Maurane, passion. jazz choir was influenced and formed through Catherine Lara, Florent Pagny and Michael Jones workshops with The Real Group, Jens Johansen amongst others. and Thierry Lalo, and through close connections to arrangers Martin Carbow and Oliver Gies. August 1st 9th 2019 8-16 ATELIERS

ATELIER L21 ATELIER L22 ATELIER L23 Work it out! The world sings North America landscapes 8-11 years 11-16 years 12-16 years Individuals Full choirs only Individuals or Full choirs Emmanuelle The Choralies are open to GUILLOT- Josep Zimfira 8 16 years old DROULLÉ VILA JOVER POLOZ children and teenagers. France Catalonia Canada

Led by amazing conductors, 3 ateliers that end with the production of a show are available. Singing is also a work out, so why not sing Give voice to complex and dynamic songs The roots of Canadian and North American art One atelier for children (8-12 years old) and two about sports? There are heroes and songs in various languages. This music is inspired come from all over the world. Using our voices for children and teenagers (8-16 years old). 1010 galore on the subject. Let us sing classical by songs issued from the world’s traditional to explore traditional Indigenous Canadian A unique chance for your children, but also tunes, contemporary pieces, nursery rhymes, repertoire. In this atelier you will also be music, folk music, and contemporary art for performing groups and their conductors film music, fan music and why not our very invited to collectively craft a choreagraphed music, we will create different colors in the to experience great moments in a unique own Haka? Ready, set… Sing! performance for a unique show. voice - like a kaleidoscope for the ears! Our atmosphere. For full choirs only (11 to 16 years old) sessions will combine physical gestures, movement, and breathing techniques that REGISTRATION OPTIONS: 60 singers French Choir preparation ahead of the festival required encourage and foster expressive singing. As an extern: children under the responsibility #1 Emmanuelle Guillot-Droullé holds the highest of a parent attending the festival. degrees in choral conducting and teaches since 120 singers English/Spanish 120 singers English 1994 at the conservatoire of Metz (France). She has As a group: children under the responsability #2 been conducting the 200-singers-choir Le Grand of their choir’s leader. Josep Vila Jover studied choral conducting with Zimfira Poloz ’s career began as she founded the Chœur du Festival International de Chant Choral Enric Ribó, Conxita Garcia and Christian Grube in first choral school in Kazakhstan. She was artistic Nancy - Voix du Monde. She also produced various Catalonia (Spain). He is the artistic director of director and conductor of the school's senior choir recordings for children and accompanies herself Societat Coral Amics de la Unió, an outstanding Koktem which attained top international choral status FEES & REQUIREMENTS on the harp in performances for foster children. choral school with over 600 students and ten as a recurring prize-winner in choral competitions She is also a member of vocal group Piccolo with active choirs, two of which are under his baton and festivals around the world. After immigrating options #1 and #2 online registration: whom she sings, composes, records and produces (Cor Infantil Amics de la Unió, and Cor de Cambra to Canada, Zimfira became an active member of www.choralies.fr staged vocal shows. of Granollers). He is a guest conductor in many the Toronto Children's Chorus artistic staff, a vocal festivals. His children choir Cor Infantil Amics de coach at St. Michael's Choir School and an artistic la Unió was selected as one of the 24 choirs in director at High Park Choirs. She soon created the the world to take part in the World Symposium for Hamilton Children’s Choir and advanced the choir’s Choral Music in 2017 in Taipei. sound and performance style by helping each child to find their own unique voice, which has become the benchmark for children’s choirs worldwide. August 1st 9th 2019 SPECIAL ATELIERS

ATELIER F01 ATELIER F02 EUROCHOIR

Study tour EuroChoir Celebrate Europe through choral singing – EuroChoir is a unique choral event co-organised by the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat every year in a different country. Since 1982, EuroChoir offers the opportunity to young singers to get together Régis Yuval for 10 days to rehearse a challenging program with HARQUEL WEINBERG renowned conductors, improve their vocal skills and present the results of their work in public concerts. France Israel This special choir project aims to promote the networking of talented young singers at the European level, and to foster the emergence of the next generation of talents. Using the music sung in a few of the festival’s This “EuroChoir” special atelier is for good singers between 18 and 30, For the years 2019 to 2021, the European Choral ateliers, Régis Harquel will take you through the from all over Europe and beyond, with a selection procedure. EuroChoir Association is designing a cycle under the direction different steps of a conductor’s work, from the sessions are usually quite intense, with 10 days filled up with rehearsals, of one of the emerging talent of the European scene, 1111 first table read to the concert performance, via concerts and fun activities. But to kick-start the three year cycle of the Yuval Weinberg. The sessions should take place in analysis of difficulties and teaching methods. EuroChoir under the direction of Yuval Weinberg, a “lighter” session is France, Ireland and finally Switzerland. This atelier is a study tour for choral conductors organised in 2019 during the Choralies. The programme will be of course who will approach new repertoire, observe the demanding for singers who likes to be challenged, but adapted to the www.TheEuroChoir.org ateliers and learn from conductors present at shorter rehearsal time. With more free time, the singers will have a chance the festival as well as from one another. to enjoy the festival, the French “art de vivre”, get to know each other and maybe decide to apply again for the next edition in Ireland. 120 singers 120 singers SATB 80 singers FRAME FOR TARGETS medium English/Spanish medium English AND REGISTRATION PROCEDURE Régis Harquel is a middle school music teacher who's For singers 18 to 30 years old. been trained by Bernard Tétu and Régine Théodoresco, After studying orchestral conducting in Tel Aviv, Yuval Weinberg studied choral conducting with Grete Pedersen at the Norwegian Academy of Music Normal Choralies participation fees and conditions. with whom he conducted Lyon's Cantrel until 2006. Special application procedure and selection process He graduated in choir conducting from Villeurbanne's and with Jörg-Peter Weigle the Hochschule für Musik 'Hanns Eisler' Berlin. detailed on www.TheEuroChoir.org ENM, and is currently conducting the vocal ensemble As a scholar of the German ‘Dirigentenforum’ he has worked with various Ephémère, which has been awarded many prizes in professional ensembles in Europe, such as the Berlin Radio Choir, the Swedish choral contests. As a member of À Cœur Joie, he's a Radio Choir, the MDR Radio Choir, the NDR Radio Choir and the Choir of the trainer in choir conducting and guest conductor in choir Deutsche Oper Berlin. musical sessions. As such, he's directed two ateliers He is regularly invited to conduct professional ensembles such as the Norwegian at Vaison-la-Romaine's Choralies, three at Quintin's Soloists’ Choir, the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart and the Bavarian Radio Choir. festival La Voix, and several ateliers in the regions of He is the conductor of the Norwegian National Youth Choir. Anjou, Bourgogne, Roussillon, Béarn and Paris. As a Yuval has received several awards as a conductor, including the first prize at member of À Cœur Joie France's musical council from the chamber choir competition in Marktoberdorf 2017 with his Oslo-based 2010 to 2013, and of À Cœur Joie Rhône, Régis Harquel chamber choir ‘NOVA’ and the prize for the best conductor. In 2014 he won the never hesitates when it comes to leading ambitious International choral conducting competition in Wroclaw. In 2015 he was the projects. winner of the ‘Gary Bertini Award for young Israeli conductors’. 12

SHORT & technical Ateliers August 1 to 5 AND 6 to 9, 2019 August 1st 5th 2019 TECHNICAL ATELIERS

ATELIERATELIER T01C01 ATELIER C01ATELIER T02 ATELIERATELIER T03C01 Voice, ear and motion Voice mindfulness Voice and Qi Gong

Marine FannyCONDUCTOR Caroline CONDUCTORMélanie FRIBOURG MOURENBrady ADOUMBOU BradyJACKSON ALLRED ALLRED France France France USA

You are a singer, a conductor, and you are Voice, a wind instrument : discovering the singer’s breathing Let your body and your voice blossom in looking for tools to improve your voice and Looking for a healthy vocal gesture : breath and phonation this atelier associating the gentle, fluid 13 that of others. You want to understand the Body, a musical instrument : structure of the instrument and sound resonators movements of Qi Gong to the technical link between gesture and sound? Come to Sound in space : in search of peripheral listening keys of Bel Canto. The precious junction of this atelier! Here you will understand how Stress management before and during concerts : meditation and positive thinking sound and movement brings peace to your your instrument works, and experiment vocal breathing and your vocal registers. It frees gestures and conducting that will open up all your emotions and strengthens your body by parameters of sound. You will learn to sing 30 singers French/English allowing your energy to flow deeply. Share the with ease and open up to the sound of the joy of heartfelt singing. group. Fanny Mouren discovered opera when she was Caroline Adoumbou trained at the Pôle Lyrique studying politics and international relations. She d’Excellence de Lyon (France), after studying in 20 singers French/English 30 singers French/English passed a degree in singing and now sings as a Geneva (Switzerland). She has performed as a mezzo-soprano in various ensembles. Her repertoire mezzo-soprano in Switzerland and in France with ranges from Renaissance to contemporary creation. prestigious choral conductors such as Michel Mélanie Jackson is a soprano with American Marine Fribourg is a choral conductor and sings She has performed as Dido (Purcell), Dorabella Corboz, Gabriel Garrido, Valérie Fayet, Nicole Corti, origins. She has sung as a soloist across Europe, in various professional ensembles in France and (Mozart), Hansel (Humperdinck), the 3rd child (Die and Leonardo Garcia-Alarcon. Her first performance from Rome to Reykjavik. She is a vocal coach and the Netherlands. She also performs as a soloist for Zauberflöte), Zerlina (Mozart) and Mazet (Gounod). was Britten's The Little Sweep in 2010, followed teaches at the regional conservatoire of Paris oratorio and opera. She is the artistic director and Co-director of the ensemble Brins de Voix, she aims by Belli’s Orfeo, and Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte. She and at the choir of the Orchestre de Paris. She founder of vocal ensemble Bergamasque (Paris) at bringing opera repertoire to a wide audience and further participated in the premiere of Ubaldini’s also holds a degree in Qi Gong. She teaches at and mezzo-soprano of vocal quartet Damask. She teaching it to adults and children. opera Sarah Kane. She was a finalist of the Mahler the Chinese cultural center of Paris Les Temps du holds a masters degree in classical singing from competition in the chamber music category with Corps and leads seminars in various companies. As the conservatoire of The Hague (Netherlands) pianist Maxime Alberti. In 2015, she is second- a specialist of the relationship between body, voice and has studied choral conducting in Paris with prize winner at the Emma Calve competition. and human psyche, Melanie also holds a degree Claire Marchand. Passionate about teaching, she in Gestalt and has been practicing mindfulness is regularly invited to coach amateur choirs during meditation for several decades. workshops. August 1st 5th 2019 SHORT ATELIERS

ATELIERATELIER T04C01 ATELIERATELIERC01T05 ATELIER C01 ATELIER C02 Dalcroze rhythmic O Passo, a new approach Dare to sing opera A journey into Mélodie to rhythm

CONDUCTORCatherine CONDUCTORFabien Désirée Lionel BradyDUPERRAY BradyAUBÉ PANNETIER SOW ALLRED France ALLRED France France France

An atelier for body and voice for all of you The O Passo method is rhythmic teaching Bizet, Ravel, Verdi… You dream of singing Let us delve into French Mélodie and its who don’t want to get worked up. Jacques- method and uses walking in order to gain and opera choruses but it feels like a far off dream? subtle harmonic language. Gabriel Fauré, 14 Dalcroze rythmics, songs, rhythms and develop essential musical notions: the beat, The Choralies will allow you this pleasure. This Henri Duparc, and Claude Debussy amongst harmonies are felt globally. Body and soul are listening, being autonomous… This method atelier opens up the opera repertoire for you. It others who have so exquisitely mastered the enlisted through playful exercises which allow was inspired by popular musical practices of will help you work on your voice and sing in translation of great French poets into music you to examine certain musical notions, to Brazil and created by Lucas Ciavatta in 1996. chorus. Come and dare! will take you on a scrumptious journey in this develop your ear, your concentration and your It uses our inherent natural movement to link atelier for piano and choir. memory. Live music differently, experience it body to music. SATB 120 singers in the now. SATB 120 singers easy French 25 singers French/English medium French 20 singers French Désirée Pannetier studied choral conducting at the superior conservatoire (Pôle Supérieur) of Lionel Sow received the highest certificate in Fabien Aubé has studied music and choral choral conducting in 2005. He is artistic director Rhythmician and pianist Catherine Duperray Rennes, France, with Régine Théodoresco and conduction with the aspiration of sharing, passing to various vocal ensembles (Les Tempéramens, graduated from Geneve's Jacques-Dalcroze Nicolas André, and furthered her voice training on and feeling. Fabien Aubé has approached a great Choeur de Radio France, La Maîtrise Notre-Dame, Institute. She teaches Dalcroze eurhythmics with Agnès Brosset. She currently conducts In many repertoires and now conducts the oratorio etc.), and teaches at the superior conservatoire in music schools and shares her experience in paradisium (pre-professional choir), various choir of the Louvres (Paris) and co-conducts the (CNSMD) of Paris. As a director of the Chœur de primary schools. She is often asked to lead training choir and children choirs, and is assistant to the international ensemble Revoice! He founded the l’Orchestre de Paris and as part of his residency courses for the “Mission Voix”, ADDMs and the À conductor of the Jeune Chœur de Paris (regional ensemble Ainulindalë and the youth choir Tinwë. at the Parisian Philharmonic, he founded the Cœur Joie association. Her double experience as conservatoire of Paris). She regularly leads lyrical Fabien continues to explore the relationship Academy in 2012, the Chamber choir in 2013, the a rhythmician and choir conductor has led her to repertoire workshops at the Rennes opera house between body, dance and music through training Children choir in 2014 and the Youth choir in 2015. organizing several shows with children choirs as and is also an orchestra conductor as well as a such as Dalcroze, Kodály, O Passo… He teaches As of January 2017, he teaches at the superior well as adult choirs. She was the choreographer music teacher. in different conservatoires and collaborates in conservatoire (CNSMD) of Lyon. for Odile Perceau's musical comedy Vivre that was workshops at the Philharmonie de Paris. He is sponsored by Line Renaud to fight against AIDS, regularly invited to lead workshops on rhythm and and toured in Paris, Abidjan and Washington, DC. vocal technique. SHORT ATELIERS

ATELIER C03 ATELIERATELIER C04C01 ATELIERATELIERC01C05 Jazz on ! French song by the legendary Canada from coast to coast Barbara

François CONDUCTORVincent PatriciaCONDUCTOR BESSAC BradyGERBOULLET BradyABBOTT Technical Atelier France ALLRED France ALLRED Canada No concert at the end This four day workshop will tap into different This workshop will take you through the From the Pacific to the Atlantic coast, from of the atelier facets of jazz. A dose of swing, a pinch of poetic universe of French singer Barbara. the Prairies to Acadia through Ontario and bossa nova, a dash of velvety ballads and You will sing six of her most moving songs Quebec, this atelier celebrates Canadian 1515 many more surprises are the recipe for an arranged for three mixed voices (Au bois de music sung in French, English and Hebrew. intense jazz experience. Some work ahead of Saint Amand, Göttingen, Rémusat, À mourir You will get a taste of Canada’s rich repertoire the festival will be asked of you. pour mourir…), and prove that, as the song through pieces arranged for female voices goes, you are indeed her «greatest love story. » and piano. Short Ateliers

SATB 70 singers SATB 80 singers SSA 70 singers Concert at the end medium French easy French easy French of the atelier François Bessac studied classical piano and singing at the conservatoire of Grenoble, France, Vincent Gerboullet started studying piano at Patricia Abbott has been conducting adult and and choral conduction with Erwin List. He has Bourgoin-Jallieu's music school and graduated youth choirs in Montréal for over 35 years. She was conducted oratorio works with vocal ensembles in 2000. He studied both writing and music at the director of the Canadian association for choral and A Coeur Joie choirs in Grenoble. During his Lyon's CRR, then at Lyon's CNSMD. He obtained a communities and artistic director of the musical year at the Choeur de l’Armée Française (French professional certificate in music and now teaches center CAMMAC. She has led workshops and army choir), he founded the all-male ensemble at Villeurbanne's national music school. On top of given conferences in Canada, the United States, Phonandre. At 21, he created the jazz ensemble being a teacher, he's also a composer, arranger, France, Belgium and Argentina. She teaches at the Charlatan Transfer with whom he recorded three choir conductor (most notably with the À Cœur universities of Sherbrooke and McGill where she CDs. He currently sings with the jazz quintet Joie association), and pianist for different vocal also graduated with a masters in vocal training. Sparkling Voices. He received jazz training from ensembles. He was part of an artist-in-residence Laurence Saltiel, Roger Letson, Steve Zegree program as composer for the city of Vichy Val and he studied Brasilian music with Gondwana d'Allier. “La légende du roi Arthur” and “Le tour du (Eduardo Lopes). monde en 80 jours”, opera and musical comedy for children choirs are published by the A Cœur Joie editions. AugustAugust 16stst 99thth 20201199 SHORTTECHNICAL ATELIERS ATELIERS

ATELIER T06 ATELIER T07 ATELIER T08 Voice, ear and motion Voice mindfulness Voice and Qi Gong

Marine Fanny Caroline CONDUCTORMélanie FRIBOURG MOUREN ADOUMBOU BradyJACKSON ALLRED France France France USA

You are a singer, a conductor, and you are Voice, a wind instrument : discovering the singer’s breathing Let your body and your voice blossom in looking for tools to improve your voice and Looking for a healthy vocal gesture : breath and phonation this atelier associating the gentle, fluid 16 that of others. You want to understand the Body, a musical instrument : structure of the instrument and sound resonators movements of Qi Gong to the technical link between gesture and sound? Come to Sound in space : in search of peripheral listening keys of Bel Canto. The precious junction of this atelier! Here you will understand how Stress management before and during concerts : meditation and positive thinking sound and movement brings peace to your your instrument works, and experiment vocal breathing and your vocal registers. It frees gestures and conducting that will open up all your emotions and strengthens your body by parameters of sound. You will learn to sing 30 singers French/English allowing your energy to flow deeply. Share the with ease and open up to the sound of the joy of heartfelt singing. group. Fanny Mouren discovered opera when she was Caroline Adoumbou trained at the Pôle Lyrique studying politics and international relations. She d’Excellence de Lyon (France), after studying in 20 singers French/English 30 singers French/English passed a degree in singing and now sings as a Geneva (Switzerland). She has performed as a mezzo-soprano in various ensembles. Her repertoire mezzo-soprano in Switzerland and in France with ranges from Renaissance to contemporary creation. prestigious choral conductors such as Michel Mélanie Jackson is a soprano with American Marine Fribourg is a choral conductor and sings She has performed as Dido (Purcell), Dorabella Corboz, Gabriel Garrido, Valérie Fayet, Nicole Corti, origins. She has sung as a soloist across Europe, in various professional ensembles in France and (Mozart), Hansel (Humperdinck), the 3rd child (Die and Leonardo Garcia-Alarcon. Her first performance from Rome to Reykjavik. She is a vocal coach and the Netherlands. She also performs as a soloist for Zauberflöte), Zerlina (Mozart) and Mazet (Gounod). was Britten's The Little Sweep in 2010, followed teaches at the regional conservatoire of Paris oratorio and opera. She is the artistic director and Co-director of the ensemble Brins de Voix, she aims by Belli’s Orfeo, and Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte. She and at the choir of the Orchestre de Paris. She founder of vocal ensemble Bergamasque (Paris) at bringing opera repertoire to a wide audience and further participated in the premiere of Ubaldini’s also holds a degree in Qi Gong. She teaches at and mezzo-soprano of vocal quartet Damask. She teaching it to adults and children. opera Sarah Kane. She was a finalist of the Mahler the Chinese cultural center of Paris Les Temps du holds a masters degree in classical singing from competition in the chamber music category with Corps and leads seminars in various companies. As the conservatoire of The Hague (Netherlands) pianist Maxime Alberti. In 2015, she is second- a specialist of the relationship between body, voice and has studied choral conducting in Paris with prize winner at the Emma Calve competition. and human psyche, Melanie also holds a degree Claire Marchand. Passionate about teaching, she in Gestalt and has been practicing mindfulness is regularly invited to coach amateur choirs during meditation for several decades. workshops. August 6st 9th 2019 SHORT ATELIERS SHORT ATELIERS

ATELIER T09 ATELIER T10 ATELIER C01C06 ATELIER C01C07 Dalcroze rhythmic O Passo, a new approach Monteverdi in San Marco’s Théodore Dubois’ Mass to rhythm in E-flat

Catherine Fabien Marc Agnès DUPERRAY AUBÉ HENRIC DENNEULIN

France France France France

An atelier for body and voice for all of you The O Passo method is rhythmic teaching This atelier focuses on Claudio Monteverdi’s Bernard Lallement discovered and recorded who don’t want to get worked up. Jacques- method and uses walking in order to gain and Messa a quattro voci da cappella from the Théodore Dubois’ (1837-1924) Mass in Dalcroze rythmics, songs, rhythms and develop essential musical notions: the beat, Selva morale. This masterpiece of sacred E-flat for three mixed voices and the piece is 17 harmonies are felt globally. Body and soul are listening, being autonomous… This method music bears the last fires of the Renaissance surprising in its elegant simplicity. This work enlisted through playful exercises which allow was inspired by popular musical practices of era and paves the way for baroque music. is a hidden jewel by the famous author of you to examine certain musical notions, to Brazil and created by Lucas Ciavatta in 1996. This lesser known piece by Monteverdi is a Traité d’harmonie who was also a composer, develop your ear, your concentration and your It uses our inherent natural movement to link must. We will sing it passionately, earnestly and who lived at the same time as Gabriel memory. Live music differently, experience it body to music. and with good humour always! Fauré. in the now. SATB 140 singers SATB 120 singers 25 singers French/English 20 singers French easy French easy French

Fabien Aubé has studied music and choral Marc Henric trained in choral conducting, Agnès Denneulin graduated in 2014 from Rhythmician and pianist Catherine Duperray conduction with the aspiration of sharing, passing music theory and chamber music at the superior the conservatoire of Bayonne, France, where graduated from Geneve's Jacques-Dalcroze on and feeling. Fabien Aubé has approached a great conservatoire (CNSMD) of Paris, and also holds a she studied choral conducting with Laetitia Institute. She teaches Dalcroze eurhythmics many repertoires and now conducts the oratorio Bachelor’s degree in musical analysis and theory Casabianca. She further graduated from Musikene, in music schools and shares her experience in choir of the Louvres (Paris) and co-conducts the from the university of Paris-Sorbonne as well Spain, the superior conservatoire of the Basque primary schools. She is often asked to lead training international ensemble Revoice! He founded the as the highest degrees in orchestra and choral Country, where she studied choral conducting with courses for the “Mission Voix”, ADDMs and the À ensemble Ainulindalë and the youth choir Tinwë. conducting. He specializes in children’s voices Gabriel Baltes and orchestra conducting with Arturo Cœur Joie association. Her double experience as Fabien continues to explore the relationship and conducts the Pages de la Chapelle royale in Tamayo Ballesteros. She is a former soprano at the a rhythmician and choir conductor has led her to between body, dance and music through training Versailles’ center for baroque music. He teaches at French Youth Choir and currently sings in various organizing several shows with children choirs as such as Dalcroze, Kodály, O Passo… He teaches the conservatoire of Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ensembles. She also conducts in the South West of well as adult choirs. She was the choreographer in different conservatoires and collaborates in and is regularly invited as a voice teacher or guest France Chorale Domajeurs, the youth choir Alkyone, for Odile Perceau's musical comedy Vivre that was workshops at the Philharmonie de Paris. He is conductor. and the chamber choir Oxymeris. sponsored by Line Renaud to fight against AIDS, regularly invited to lead workshops on rhythm and and toured in Paris, Abidjan and Washington, DC. vocal technique. August 1st 9th 2019 August 6st 9th 2019 SHORT ATELIERSSHORT ATELIERS

ATELIER C08 ATELIER C09 ATELIER C10 Gregorian Barbershop Brazil !

ORDINARIUS Daniel Claude Augusto SAULNIER VERCHER ORDINE France France Brazil Technical AtelierS

No concert at the end The aim of this atelier is to introduce or re- Barbershop music has been popular in This atelier is led by Brazilian group Ordinarius introduce you to Gregorian chant through a northern America since the 19th century. and its conductor Augusto Ordine who will 18 of the atelier few famous pieces of the repertoire. We will Originally written for four male voices, the introduce you to arrangements of the group’s approach the music practically after delving repertoire was also arranged for mixed voices. repertoire. You will discover Brazilian music into the perspectives of the genre: its history, We will sing in English these fun and happy- through vocal exercises and improvisations liturgy, spirituality, esthetics etc. go-lucky tunes which oscillate between jazz, for a rhythmic and physical experience. folksong and swing. SATB 60 singers SATB 300 singers Short Ateliers SATB 120 singers easy French medium French medium French Concert at the end Daniel Saulnier is a monk from Solesmes, civil Ordinarius is a Brasilian vocal sextet with a of the atelier engineering and management engineer, graduated Claude Vercher is a choral conductor, composer varied a cappella repertoire who also sings with in theology and medieval musicology. From 1996 and choral singer from the North of France. He percussions, ukulele, and guitar. Their programme to 2010 he led the musical paleography atelier as sings barbershop music with the group Ni Vu brushes Brasilian culture with bossa nova, choro well as the musical and scientific editions of the Ni Connu. He is involved in the À Cœur Joie and samba pieces by Johnny Alf, Ernesto Nazareth Solesmes abbey, which have recently published association at different committee levels and his and Gilberto Gil respectively. The group also several volumes of the Antiphonale monasticum music is published by the Éditions À Cœur Joie. revamps American pop music (Stevie Wonder) and the Antiphonale romanum under his direction. He has been coordinating the “A conductor a day” and rock n’ roll (The Beatles) with original vocal He has been a Gregorian chant teacher at Rome's workshop for several Choralies and he regularly arrangements that will thrill audiences and singers Pontifico Istituto di Musica Sacra, and is now working organizes barbershop initiation workshops in from their Choralies workshop alike in the Ricercar program at Tours' Centre d'Études France and abroad. Supérieures de la Renaissance de l'Université François-Rabelais, where he still works as teacher and researcher. His work Le Chant grégorien has been translated in many languages. He's also the author of a specialized book on Gregorian modes and many scientific articles. 19 THE 150 concerts... and more ! GALA EVENING IN THE ROMAN THEATRE

Thursday August 1 Tuesday August 6 Opening night of the 23rd Choralies Fresh new tradition LA CHANTERIE DE LYON CHET NUNETA AND SLIXS Follow La Chanterie de Lyon into a firework of songs in multiple Chet Nuneta is a French group - four singers and one percussionist languages. 250 young singers from the children choirs of the Lyon area - respectfully reshaping traditional music of the world with unique new are on stage in a brand new show with the percussion ensemble Les harmonies and rhythms. Percussions Claviers De Lyon. The night is sure to offer a surprising, Slixs will take you out of your auditive comfort zone! This German cheerful, bouncy and moving performance. group has moved audiences across Europe and Asia with their six voices singing a powerful mix of jazz, pop, funk and classical music. Friday August 2 North and South Wednesday August 7 TOUCHÉ AND ORDINARIUS Upgrade II LA COMPAGNIE Touché is a Danish a cappella group of 12. With Jesper Holm in the À Cœur Joie’s major youth project La Compagnie is returning to the lead, the group has captivated worldwide audiences in very special stage with new singers in an energetic and modern show created by jazz performances evoking a vocal big band. Panda Van Proosdij and Tom Johnson. Upgrade all over again! Ordinarius is a Brasilian vocal sextet revisiting its country’s music a cappella or with guitar, ukulele and percussions. They will dazzle us Thursday August 8 tonight with all of the colours of Brasil and its magical music, and with Sacred night OPEN SINGING some of their northern neighbours’ repertoire. 20 Evening concerts at the Roman Theater ATELIERS L03 AND L05 start at 8.30pm with open singing. Saturday August 3 Two of the Choralies’ ateliers are on stage tonight for a concert of sacred music: Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo and the Mass to Saint THE WORLD YOUTH CHOIR Francis of Assisi under the baton of Brady Allred and composer Ever since the first Choralies, this unique and magical moment opens Damijan Močnik. every evening concert as thousands of singers settle down on the old stone of the magical antic theater. You will enjoy the true spirit of the This year marks the World Youth Choir ‘s 30th anniversary. 17 to 26 year old talented singers from around the world form this Friday August 9 Choralies when all of your voices unite in song during this emotionally unique choir with an added artistic, educational and social dimension. Broadway charged moment. Together they are building a new generation of citizens of the world LA BRENADIENNE AND SOLARE If there is one memory that every passing guest or long-time festival- through camaraderie between cultures, peoples, musics and traditions. goer brings home after taking part in the Choralies, it is the extraordinary The Choralies end much like they started with two Parisian choirs image of this common singing that no-one wants to miss. of the À Cœur Joie association, La Brénadienne and Solare. It’s Sunday August 4 musical night tonight with a cross-generational show of the Broadway tunes we love. Denis Thuillier and Merel Martens will be our hosts and the French Hello World Youth Choir (conductor: Christine Morel) the pilot choir for the open 4 CHOIRS, 4 CULTURES singing. A musical melting pot for this exciting evening with a selection of choirs from around the world who are present at the festival. Night of choirs Place Montfort podium The village Choral On Monday, 5th of August, the When the heat of the day subsides The Choralies village is settled Roman Theater will be quiet and the and dinner is around the corner, at the heart of Vaison. The village conductors’ forum town will fill with song! come for a shared moment of music hosts the registration desk, the box This space is dedicated to All choirs participating in the festival at the very heart of Vaison. On the 2nd, office, the Choralies shop, the choral you, current or potential choral will perform in Vaison’s most original 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th of August, from conductors’ forum and the publishers’ conductor. The forum is a place sites. Audience and performers alike 6pm to 7pm every night, a selection corner. Don’t miss the opportunity where you can work, network, will wander from place to place of vocal ensembles and musicians of meeting other conductors and discuss and share your passion for following a defined route. A series will serenade you on place Montfort’s musicians, of browsing an extensive choral music. Daily conferences of short concerts along the way will outdoor podium before it’s time to database of choral music and (« An hour with… ») are hosted by bring everyone together in a nightly flock to the Roman Theater for the attending conferences. In this conductors present at the festival. musical stroll. evening concert. delightfully shaded spot a bar has Browse through the exhaustive score Programme coming soon at Watch out for the programme especially been set up; there really is library of international publishers 21 www.choralies.fr coming soon at www.choralies.fr/ no excuse not to drop by! and databases like Musica. Music place-montfort reading sessions are planned throughout the festival. Enjoy the peace and quiet of this sheltered space where you can also relax with a drink.

Nightcap Publishers’ corner Afternoon concerts On the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th and 8th of Come and meet choral music The cathedral, the church of Haute- August, from 11pm to 12am, the publishers, purchase new music Ville, the Saint-Quenin chapel, the Choralies musicians will give you a of all styles and levels to renew gymnasium, the « Espace Culturel » reason to stay up. Join them on place your repertoire, but also trade and and the Nymphée theater will Montfort, and let them woo you with the discover new scores. accommodate over 80 choirs of all sound of jazz and pop tunes of our time. Publishers interested in presenting styles and levels every afternoon Let your hair down ; give in to that itching their collections, please contact at 2.30pm and 4.30pm in a diverse sensation in your feet… just dance. [email protected]. series of concerts. Programme coming soon at www.choralies.fr/lapres-midi PARIS

Information Travelling to Vaison-la-Romaine By car or train: Orange’s or Avignon’s SNCF stations. Relay between the stations and Vaison-la-Romaine via buses 22 GENEVE (regular lines): LYON Information: Transports LIEUTAUD +(33)4 90 36 05 22 www.cars-lieutaud.fr VALENCE

ORANGE Car parking It is strongly advised to set aside your car during the Choralies, AVIGNON travelling around Vaison-la-Romaine by foot or bike will be much faster! VAISON-LA-ROMAINE “Choralies en car” shuttles are free for participants and will help you travel between the different areas at given times (restaurant and MARSEILLE atelier). Parking lots are available on François Cevert and Georges Brassens squares, Paul Gontard bank, Saint-Quenin parking lot, and at the “A Cœur Joie” center. All parking lots have to be shared between participants, tourists and inhabitants: courtesy and patience will be much needed. Meals The Choralies open air restaurant is here for you: various menus announced every day, with several options (courses, buffet, pizzas…). The restaurant area is mostly covered and shady: good atmosphere and encounters guaranteed! All options on our website www.choralies.fr You can also enjoy Vaison’s tables (and caves, with moderation…) depending on your mood and strolls. Information: Vaison-la-Romaine’s tourist office +(33)4 90 36 02 11 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday August August August August August August August August August 1stt 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

BREAKFAST 7:30 to 8:30 AM

LONG ATELIERS L1 -> L20 Camping You can choose the Choralies’ campsite and use your own 8-16 YEARS ATELIERS L21 -> 23 tent, your trailer or camper, or use one of the group tents provided by the Choralies (about 10 places). SHORT ATELIERS C1 -> C5 SHORT ATELIERS C6 -> C10 All options are displayed on the website (www.choralies.fr). Many other options are available: regional camp sites, rental, ATELIER TECHNICAL ATELIER T1 -> T5 TECHNICAL ATELIER T6 -> T10 gîtes, rooms in guest houses, hotels... 9 to 12 AM

Other housing possibilities STUDY TOUR Fédération des Gîtes Ruraux du Vaucluse +(33)4 90 85 45 00

Tourist offices: arrivals EUROCHOIR Orange +(33)4 90 34 70 88 Beaumes-de-Venise +(33)4 90 62 94 39 LUNCH Bédoin +(33)4 90 65 63 95 12 AM to 13:30 PM Avignon +(33)4 32 74 32 74 Bollène +(33)4 90 40 51 45 ATELIERS ATELIERS 23 2:30 CONCERTS 2:30 Regional products to 4 PM 2:30 to 3:45 PM to 4 PM You can go for a walk on the colorful paths of Vaison-la-Ro- maine’s famous markets, on Tuesday morning at the center of the city (of course, make 5 to 5 to sure to go before or 6:15 PM 4:30 to 5:45 PM 6:15 PM after your atelier, no skipping classes on market days!) Conductors’club As for all the other days, the city’s stores are waiting for you 6 to 7 PM or Place Montfort’s Podium with open arms and willing to offer their recommendations. DINNER 6:30 to 8 PM To make your stay as enjoyable as possible ANTIQUE THEATRE 8:30 PM CONCERTS ANTIQUE THEATRE 8:30 PM CONCERTS Open Singing please do not forget - a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen - a pillow (the steps of the Roman Theatre are... ancient!) Broadway

- your most beautiful smile! II Upgrade ET SOLARE ET Hello World THE WORLD Sacred night Sacred ORDINARIUS TOUCHÉ AND TOUCHÉ Opening night Considering the Choralies’ lifestyle, climate and intense CHOIR YOUTH LA COMPAGNIE North and South

activities, the Choralies aren’t suited for people who would LA BRENADIENNE NIGHT OF CHOIRS NIGHT Fresh new tradition Fresh

not be in the best physical or mental conditions. Choralies of the 23rd 4 CHOIRS, 4 CULTURES 4 CHOIRS, CULTURES ATELIERS L03 AND L05 ATELIERS LA DE LYON CHANTERIE CHET NUNETA AND SLIXS NUNETA CHET www.choralies.fr Nightcap Nightcap We are À CŒUR JOIE « Les Passerelles » 24 avenue Joannès Masset CS 99261 - 69264 Lyon cedex 09 - FRANCE waiting En partenariat avec +(33)4 72 19 83 40 www.choralies.fr [email protected] for you