Le Chant des Oyseaux
Choral workshops
9-12 May 2024
in Alix (Beaujolais)
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
France
Franck Pellé-Rolland, musical director
1st ANDANTE CHORAL WORKSHOP
MUSIC IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
We are happy to present our choral workshop in Beaujolais (France).
Alix is a small village located in the south of Beaujolais, in the 'Pierres Dorées' area, 30 kilometers worth west of Lyon.
The countryside means that you have to travel by car. Carpool !
REHEARSALS IN THE ROTUNDA
Our choral workshop is held in the rotunda of the former convent church in neo-classical style, with excellent acoustics, favourable for voice. The memory of the canonesses of the 18th century still lingers here…
REPERTOIRE
For mixed a cappella choir
Franco-flemish music of the Renaissance
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Jean RICHAFORT (ca.1480-ca.1548) O quam dulcis listen to
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Jacob OBRECHT (ca.1457-1505) Salve Regina listen to
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Josquin DESPREZ (1450-1521) Gaude Virgo Mater Christi listen to
If you don't know these pieces, we suggest you listen to them.
We are presenting an Andante workshop. Participants are expected to master the music beforehand. (MP3s available).
WORKSHOP SCHEDULE
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Our workshop will be held from Thursday 9th May, at 9:30am, to Sunday 12th May 2024, at 4:00pm.
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Two daily rehearsals : 9:30am-12:00pm ; 2:30pm-6:00pm.
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The workshop will end with a performance.
ACCOMMODATION & MEALS
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There are different possibilities in the villages of the surrounding area (not in Alix itself) : B&Bs, holiday cottages, hotels in Villefranche-sur-Saône, etc.
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We can share lunch in the restaurant of the village. Accompanying spouses are of course welcome to join the group for lunch.
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We do not organize dinners; free evenings.
PROGRAMMES OF OUR PREVIOUS WORKHSOPS
MAY 2023 WORKSHOP
Hortus conclusus - Music for the Virgin Mary in Andalusia during the Renaissance
for mixed a capella choir
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Cristóbal de MORALES (ca.1500-1553) Ave Regina Cælorum
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Rodrigo de CEBALLOS (ca.1530-1581) Hortus conclusus
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Francisco GUERRERO (1528-1599) Ave Maria a4
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Francisco GUERRERO (1528-1599) Dulcissima Maria
MAY 2022 WORKSHOP
« Music for a while shall all our cares beguile. »
Divine moments of English music for mixed a capella choir
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Thomas TOMKINS (1572-1656) Music Divine
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William BYRD (ca.1540-1623) Sing joyfully
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Henry PURCELL (1659-1695) Music for a while
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Henry PURCELL (1659-1695) Cantate Domino
2021 WORKSHOP
Franco-Flemish music of the Renaissance for mixed a capella choir
Josquin DES PREZ (ca.1450-1521)
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De profundis clamavi
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Ave Verum Corpus
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Salve Regina
2020 WORKSHOP
Italian sacred music of the Renaissance for mixed a capella choir
Giovanni Pierluigi da PALESTRINA (ca.1525-1594)
Canticum Canticorum Salomonis (extracts) :
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Surge, amica mea, speciosa mea
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Quam pulchra es
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Guttur tuum sicut vinum optimum
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Veni dilecte mi
MAY 2019 WORKHOP
Spanish sacred music of the Renaissance for mixed a capella choir
Tomás Luis de VICTORIA (1548-1611) 'Ave Maris Stella'
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Regina Cæli Lætare
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Kyrie (Missa Ave Maris Stella)
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Ave Maris Stella (odd stanzas)
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Ave Regina Cælorum
MAY 2018 WORKSHOP
Portuguese music of the Renaissance for mixed a capella choir
The influence of Evora Cathedral
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Estêvão LOPES MORAGO (ca.1575-ca.1631) Oculi mei
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Manuel CARDOSO (ca.1566-1650) Introitus (Missa pro defunctis)
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Duarte LÔBO (ca.1565-1646) Audivi vocem de cælo
MAY 2017 WORKSHOP
For mixed a capella choir
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Roland de LASSUS (1532-1594) O Bone Iesu
MAY 2016 WORKSHOP
For mixed a capella choir
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Claudio MONTEVERDI (1567-1643) Missa ‘Ave Domine Jesu Christe’
MAY 2015 WORKSHOP
For mixed a capella choir
Giovanni Pierluigi da PALESTRINA (ca.1525-1594) Canticum Canticorum Salomonis (extracts) :
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Adiuro vos filiae Hierusalem
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Caput eius aurum optimum
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Dilectus meus descendit in hortum suum
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Pulchra es amica mea.