Le Reniement de Saint-Pierre and Salve Regina by Marc-Antoine Charpentier / Motets by Louis-Nicolas Clérambault and André Campra and pieces for organ by G. Frescobaldi, G. Muffat, J. Pachelbel, Scarlatti and J.S. Bach
Musique sacrée et Orgue en Avignon, in partnership with the Festival d'Avignon, offer a cycle of concerts/readings to showcase the historic organs in Avignon and its area. For the 71st edition of the Festival, the spotlight will be on poems by Congolese writer Sony Labou Tansi, alternating with improvisations for organ and accordion and works for organ and flute by Claude Debussy, Jehan Alain, and André Jolivet, and a creation for organ by Nigerian composer Charles Uzor.
Distribution
Choir Cum Jubilo
Direction Jean-Pierre Lecaudey
Organ Dietrich Oberdoerfer (July 9), Alessio Corti (July 10)
Production
Co-production Musique Sacrée et Orgue en Avignon, Festival d'Avignon
In partnership with Mairie de Roquemaure, association des Amis de l'Orgue de Roquemaure, Mairie de Malaucène, association des Amis de l'Orgue de Malaucène, Festival des Choeurs Lauréats de Vaison-la-Romaine