PRESS KIT 11th Festival Le Concert Spirituel HERVE NIQUET JEAN-CLAUDE PENNETIER EDGAR MOREAU Ensemble Baroque de Toulouse MICHEL BRUN Chœur de Chambre Exosphère JEAN-PHILIPPE BILLMANN La Pellegrina CHRISTOPHER GIBERT GILLES OLTZ
11th Festival of Rocamadour From the 5th to the 26th of August 2016 THE LOCATION OF THE ROCAMADOUR FESTIVAL : Rocamadour (Basilica of Saint-Sauveur, forecourt, medieval city) Autoire Loubressac Carennac CONTACTS The Rocamadour Festival is produced by the Centre de Musique Sacrée de Rocamadour Rue de la Mercerie 46500 Rocamadour, FRANCE Director Emmeran ROLLIN +33 (0)6 74 66 44 59 direction@musique-sacree-rocamadour.eu Media coordinator Laure PORTIER +33 (0)6 52 74 01 06 communication@musique-sacree-rocamadour.eu TICKET SALES Starts from the 1st of March onwards on our website Starts from the 1st of June onwards at our ticket offices Tickets prices: 5 to 30 Information and booking : wwww.rocamadourfestival.com Licences n 2-1072309 and n 3-1072310
About the Festival Through a successful 10 th edition, the Rocamadour Festival has attracted a large audience and won its bet: offering to this exceptional place a largescale cultural special-event. Charmed by this picturesque site, Emmeran Rollin, Laetitia Corcelle and Enguerrande De Hys have been bringing their originality and expertise since 2014. They developed an audacious programme, innovative and unique, which has enable the Festival to become the must-seen event in the area. From the 5 th to the 26 th of August 2016, the festival of Rocamadour will be offering within the unique acoustic of the Basilica of Rocamadour, an ambitious and surprising programme throughout the course of 10 major nights. In exclusivity, the festival will offer timeless sacred music masterpieces such as the Rossinni little mass in opening, the Mozart s Requiem or the Vivaldi s Gloria directed by Herve Niquet. As part of our Talent Discovery Program, the festival allows young artists to create and offer their own musical ensemble, giving them the chance to become professionals. Ensemble like la Pellegrina, specialised in German baroque music, will play its first concert during the Festival, another ensemble like Exosphere (created in 2015 at the festival) will have the chance to perform again this year. In addition, Christopher Gibert, resident of the Festival, has been ordered a new piece of work in homage to Francis Poulenc. Very talented, young or experienced artists, famous pieces of work or unique novelties will be presented in the course of four great themes which will give this 11 th edition its tempo: the 1 st theme will highlight the link unifying Rocamadour to Francis Poulenc, the 2 nd will bring people to a Promenade Baroque giving a large place to music from the XVII and XVIII centuries. Furthermore, another theme around the piano and the cello, will propose more exclusive and private evenings, the Great Soloist nights. The last theme will interlace the charm of the music of Hildegarde von Bingen with the most beautiful cities in the area and their heritage.
ARTISTS INVITED IN 2016 MUSICAL ENSEMBLES - Le Concert Spirituel Hervé Niquet - The Baroque Ensemble of Toulouse Michel Brun - Exosphère chambre choir Jean-Philippe Billmann -La Pellegrina Christopher Gibert - The Saint-Céré Festival s choir and orchestra Annass Ismat SOLOISTS - Jean-Claude Pennetier (piano) - Edgar Moreau (cello) - Gilles Oltz (organ) - Anne Bertin-Hugault (singer)
The Rocamadour Festival is also. Musical tours, Kids Festival, the artists residence : Musical Tours The 2016 Rocamadour Festival is working in association with the Pays d Arts et d Histoire of the Dordogne Valley to enliven the territory and boost the discovery of its historic places in a musical approach. Throughout the years we have been receiving wonderful feedbacks from our public on those inimitable and spirited tours. The kids Festival The kids Festival enable the children to discover the sacred arts, choir practice, and the unique Rocamadour organ through a variety of workshops. The Artists Residence Two artists residences will give rhythm to the Festival. The Pellegrina and Exosphère musical ensembles will go to meet the public through public practices, conferences and workshops for the young public.
Programme Friday 5 August Opening concert Little Rossini Mass, Saint-Céré s Festival - Anass Ismat Sunday 7 August Great Soloist Night Seven Words of Jesus on the Cross, Haydn - Jean-Claude Pennetier Thursday 11 august & Friday 12 August Creation of La Pellegrina 4pm Basilica of Saint-Sauveur Chemin de la Passion, La Pellegrina - Christopher Gibert Friday 12 August Great Soloist Night Cello Suites, J.S. Bach - Edgar Moreau Sunday 14 August Concert of the summer choir 4pm Basilica of Saint-Sauveur Practice Choir concert - Jean-Philippe Billmann Monday 15 August Exceptional Night Requiem, Mozart - Ensemble baroque de Toulouse - Michel Brun Thursday 18 August Great Soloist Night Organ Recital - Gilles Oltz Friday 19 August Francis Poulenc Anniversary Ensemble «Exosphère» - Jean Philippe Billmann Saturday 20 August Heritage & Hildegarde Van Bingen 9pm Autoire - 46400 Sunday 21 August Heritage & Hildegarde Van Bingen 9pm Basilica of Saint-Sauveur Monday 22 August Exceptional night Gloria & Magnificat, Vivaldi - Le Concert Spirituel Hervé Niquet Thuesday 23 August Heritage & Hildegarde Van Bingen 9pm Carennac 46110 Wednesday 24 August Heritage & Hildegarde Van Bingen 9pm Loubressac - 46130 Friday 26 August Exceptional last concert Faste des Cathédrales au temps de Louis XIV, Le Concert Spirituel Hervé Niquet