Live performance by the Maîtrise de l'Académie Vocale de Paris directed by Iain Simcock on the 6th July 2010. The singers are aged 13-18!
Morgane Collomb - Soprano
Laura Jarrell - Soprano
Rebecca Winckworth - Soprano
Brian Cummings - Counter-tenor
Pierre Verneyre - Alto
Elie Enthoven - Ténor
Ivar Hervieu - Ténor
Alexandre Ducène - Baryton
Théo Bouvier - Baryton
Marco Godawatta - Baryton
Julien Godawatta - Basse
Lucas Golse - Basse
Merwan Touati - Basse
The Maîtrise may be heard in concert every Saturday during term-time at 17h45 at the Église de Saint Merry (Paris 4e).
This beautiful piece Hymne is perhaps the most famous work of Pierre Villette (1926--1998). Strangely little known in France, his choral works are very familiar and loved by choirs in the UK, USA, Germany and Japan. This performance reclaims his music to a native French choir! The Maîtrise de l'Académie Vocale de Paris champions many forgotten French choral works.
Pour plus d'information sur ce compositeur remarquable et peu connu : http://www.musimem.com/villette.htm
Fantastic group! I love the pauses taken on the first few phrases-- I performed this in the Moravian College choir, and it was wonderful. I love this rendition so much!
~ Jethro.
IJethrobot 4 months ago
Great to see such young singers perform so well.
saintsaens21 10 months ago
I first heard this at the annual Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King's College Cambridge and, much to my delight, heard it this year. Yes, this group did, indeed, do justice to as beautiful an anthem as I have ever heard.
beaulieuby 1 year ago
Truly beautiful song.
I sang this in Cambridge's Trinity college Chapel
Magical moment
killazofjo 1 year ago
An amazingly beautiful song done justice by an incredibly talented group.
matchboxmatt 1 year ago