Jesu bleibet meine Freude from Cantata 147. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Bach’s appointment as the Cantor at Leipzig’s Thomaskirche in 1723 required him to produce a new cantata for every Sunday service. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring is taken from his Cantata No. 147 and is unusually elaborate, treated more like an aria than a chorale. It is perhaps the best-loved cantata movement from Bach’s entire o…

Par SJOBERG MATTIAS. An upbeat motet of trust and strength, the rhythmic pattern of alternating 6/8 and 3/4 draws from both the chaconne and more contemporary dance. Commissioned by Director of Music Ulric Andersson and Collegium Cantorum of Uppsala Cathedral, premiered on 12 June 2016. / Choral Music / Répertoire / Voix Mixtes

Par FLENGHI ALEXANDRE. Si les monstres et autres créatures d'outre-tombe sont pour toi de simples personnages pour contes à dormir debout : tu n'auras aucune crainte à parcourir les histoires de ce recueil, n'est-ce pas? Heureusement, tu ne seras pas seul pour cette obscure traversée car c'est seulement en étant accompagné d'un(e) autre pianiste que tu pourras assister au bal des morts-vivants,…

St. Michael. Par BOURGEOIS LOUIS. The French composer Louis Bourgeois lived from c. 1510 to 1560. Bourgeois was cantor in Geneva and, commissioned by John Calvin, he composed melodies for metrical (rhyming) versions of the psalms. After completing about a hundred one-part psalms, he made some four-part arrangements, which were denounced and even resulted in his imprisonment for a day. Later, Bourg…

March for Concert Band. Par DUPERTUIS GAUTHIER. Salentin est l'hommage de Gauthier Dupertuis au Valais, le canton suisse où il est né. Le Salentin est une montagne d’où l’on a une vue spectaculaire sur Vernayaz, le village d’origine du compositeur.Cette marche a été conçue de telle sorte que tous les registres de l’ensemble soient mis en avant. Cette marche convient à une interprétation en défilé,…

Jesu bleibet meine Freude from Cantata 147. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Bach’s appointment as the Cantor at Leipzig’s Thomaskirche in 1723 required him to produce a new cantata for every Sunday service. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring is taken from his Cantata No. 147 and is unusually elaborate, treated more like an aria than a chorale. It is perhaps the best-loved cantata movement from Bach’s entire o…

St. Michael. Par BOURGEOIS LOUIS. The French composer Louis Bourgeois lived from c. 1510 to 1560. Bourgeois was cantor in Geneva and, commissioned by John Calvin, he composed melodies for metrical (rhyming) versions of the psalms. After completing about a hundred one-part psalms, he made some four-part arrangements, which were denounced and even resulted in his imprisonment for a day. Later, Bourg…

Jesu bleibet meine Freude from Cantata 147. Par BACH JOHANN SEBASTIAN. Bach’s appointment as the Cantor at Leipzig’s Thomaskirche in 1723 required him to produce a new cantata for every Sunday service. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring is taken from his Cantata No. 147 and is unusually elaborate, treated more like an aria than a chorale. It is perhaps the best-loved cantata movement from Bach’s entire o…