Les Métaboles bring an a cappella selection of Christmas carols to Arc-et-Senans. Léo Warynski draws on lesser-known collections from Latin America and Africa, placing them alongside European and Caribbean songs. Antillean carols he sang as a child give the programme a personal thread, joining newly encountered scores with music that left a lasting impression on him.
Tag: Sacred Music
Arsonora Early Music Festival
Arsonora’s Invictae places medieval sacred repertoire inside Dinan’s early-music festival. Ensemble Irini gathers six female voices around Marian miracle stories, moving between the Llibre Vermell of Montserrat, Kassia’s hymns and Cypriot manuscript traditions. Directed by Lila Hajosi, the program joins voice, body and movement while the Fête des Remparts association ties the concert to Dinan’s historical setting.
Festival Musicancy in Ancy-le-Franc: Musical Journey
Festival Musicancy presents Alkymia, directed by Mariana Delgadillo Espinoza, in a vocal and instrumental programme at Ancy-le-Franc. Sacred Baroque music and villancicos de remedo meet traditional Bolivian songs and dances. African rhythms and Andean melodies run through the repertoire, and an introduction before the concert offers listening guidance.