PROGRAM

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Concerts

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Journées d'études du centenaire Messiaen, sous la présidence de Mme Catherine Massip, directrice de la musique à la B.N.F

 

Première journée, mercredi 16 juillet 2008

Olivier Messiaen, Ascension vers la maturité (1908-1948)

Deuxième journée, jeudi 17 juillet 2008

Olivier Messiaen, accomplissement d'un art (1948-1992)

 

Intervenants aux journées d’études :

Gilbert Amy
Yves Balmer
Lionel Couvignou
Bruno Ducol
Lucie Kayas
Alain Louvier
Roger Nichols
Claude Samuel
Nigel Simeone
Philip Weller
Jon Gillock

11th Messiaen Festival Program at the Pays de la Meije Messiaen Centennial

From July 10th to July 20th  2008

 

Thursday, July 10th : Saint-Louis Church in Grenoble at 9 pm

Messiaen : La Nativité du Seigneur
Messiaen : Verset pour la fête de la Dédicace
Daniel-Lesur : La Vie Intérieure
By Olivier Latry (organ)

Friday, July 11th : La Grave’s Church at 9 pm

Messiaen : Quatuor pour la fin du Temps
Pauset : creation
Ravel : Trio
By Marc Coppey (cello), Tedi Papavrami (violin)
Nicolas Baldeyrou (clarinet), Peter Paul (piano).

 

Saturday, July 12th : Les Hière’s Church at 11am

Debussy : Syrinx
Jolivet : Cinq incantations
Tremblay : Envol
Benjamin : Création
By Alain Daboncourt (flute)

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Saturday, July 12th : Villar d’Arène’s Square at 8 pm

Messiaen : Trois petites Liturgies de la Présence Divine
Mozart : Ouverture des Noces de Figaro
Mozart : Concerto pour piano N° 17 k 453
Soloists : Roger Muraro (piano)
Valérie Hartman-Claverie (Martenot waves)
Maîtrise de Radio-France (Toni Ramon, head of the choir)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France
Conducted by : Myung-Whun Chung

 

Sunday, July 13th : La Grave’s Church at 5 pm

Debussy : Syrinx
Jolivet : Cinq Incantations
Tremblay : Envol (1984)
Benjamin : Flight (1979)
By Alain Daboncourt (flute)

Sunday, July 13th : Chazelet’s Church at 9 pm

Debussy : Quatuor à cordes
Berg : Suite Lyrique
Pesson : Quatuor Respirez, ne respirez plus (1993)
By the Parisii Quatuor

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Monday, July 14th : La Grave’s Church at 11 am

Messiaen : Regard du fils sur le fils
                 Par lui tout a été fait taken from Vingt Regards sur l’enfant Jésus
                 Le Merle bleu taken from the Catalogue d’oiseaux
Ravel : Miroirs
Debussy : L’isle Joyeuse
By Le Lui (piano) Prize-winner of the competition Olivier Messiaen on 2007 of the city of Paris

Monday, July 14th : Villar d’Arène’s Square at 7 pm

Messiaen : Et exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum
Dukas: Fanfre de la Péri
Bacri : Chemin de Croix- creation
Orchestre des Jeunes de la Mediterranée
Orchestre Régional de Cannes Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Conducted by : Philippe Bender

 

Tuesday, July 15th : La Grave’s Church at 9 pm

Daniel-Lesur : Suite Médiévale
Grisey : Vortex Temporum (1999)
Pattar : creation
By Les Temps Modernes ensemble

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Wednesday, July 16th : First study day

Olivier Messiaen : the ascent toward a first maturity (1908-1948)

Wednesday, July 16th : La Grave’s Church at 9 pm

Messiaen : Visions de l’Amen
Debussy : Deux Nocturnes (transcription Ravel)
Honneger : Partita pour deux pianos
Kagel : Capricio pour deux pianos (2004)
By Markus Bellheim (piano) and Birgit Urban (piano)

 

Thursday, July 17th : Second study day

Olivier Messiaen : the realization of an art (1948-1992)

Thursday, July 17th : La Grave’s Church at 9 pm

Messiaen : Petites Esquisses d’oiseaux
Messiaen : Le Merle bleu, Le Traquet Stapazin and L’alouette Lulu
Benjamin : Fantasy on lambic Rythm (1982)
Messiaen : La Colombe et Le tombeau of Paul Dukas, Cantéyodjayà
By Peter Hill (piano)

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Friday, July 18th : La Grave’s Church at 9 pm

Messiaen : Harawi
Debussy : Proses lyriques
By Mireille Delunsch (soprano) and Michel Béroff (piano)

Saturday, July 19th : La Grave’s Church at 9 pm

Messiaen : Quatuor pour la fin des temps
Daniel-Lesur : Suite for trio with ropes and piano

Sunday, July 20th : La Grave’s Church at 5 pm

Hersant : Sonata for cello (2003)
Dusapin : Invece
Mayusumi : Bunkaru
Bach : Suite for cello n°2
Dalbavie : creation
By Eric Picard ( cello)

Sunday, July 20th : Chazelet’s Church at 9 pm

Messiaen : Cinq Rechants
Xenakis : Nuits
Daniel-Lesur : Le Cantique des Cantiques
Fénelon : Winter Nights (1996)
By the vocal ensemble Sequenza 9-3
Conducted by Catherine Simonpietri

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Speakers in study days

 

 Gilbert Amy

 Yves Balmer

Lionel Couvignou

 Bruno Ducol

Jon Gillock

 
Lucie Kayas 

 Alain Louvier

 Roger Nichols

 Claude Samuel

Matthew Schellhorn

Nigel Simeone

 Philip Weller

The 2008 Messiaen Festival's performers at the Pays de la Meije
Mireille Delunsch (soprano)
Valérie Hartmann-Claverie (ondiste)
Birgit Urban (piano)
Nicolas Baldeyrou (clarinet)
Markus Bellheim (piano)
Michel Béroff (piano)
Myung-Whun Chung (conductor)
Marc Coppey (cello)
Alain Daboncourt (flutiste)
Peter Hill (piano)
Wilhem Latchoumia (piano)
Olivier Latry (organ)
Peter Laul (piano)
Le Liu (piano)
Roger Muraro (piano)
Tedi Papavrami (violin)
Régis Pasquier (violin)
Eric Picard (cello)
Roland Pidoux (cello)
Quatuor Parisii
Ensemble Sequenza 9-3 (dir. Catherine Simon-Pietri)
Ensemble Les Temps Modernes
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France (dir. M-W. Chung)
Orchestre des Jeunes de la Méditerranée
et de Provence Alpes Côte d’azur (dir. P. Bender)

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The interpreters

 


Mireille Delunsch (soprano) Michel Béroff (piano) Myung-Whun Chung (chef d’orchestre)

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Tedi Papavrami (violon) Roger Muraro (piano) Quatuor Parisii
Markus Bellheim (piano) Valérie Hartmann-Claverie (ondiste) Ensemble  Sequenza 9-3 dir. Catherine Simon-Pietri
     
Nicolas Baldeyrou (clarinette) Marc Coppey (violoncelle) Alain Daboncourt (flûtiste)
     
Peter Hill (piano) Olivier Latry (orgue) Wilhem Latchoumia (piano)
     
Peter Laul (piano) Régis Pasquier (violon) Eric Picard (violoncelle)
     
Roland Pidoux (violoncelle) Birgit Urban (piano) Ensemble Les Temps Modernes
     
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France dir. M-W Chung Orchestre des Jeunes de la Méditerranée
et de Provence Alpes Côte d’azur
Orchestre Régional de Cannes Provence Alpes Côte d’azur
dir. Philippe Bender
     
Bruno Pasquier Emmanuel Strosser  





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The places of concerts

CONCERTS PLACES AND RELIGIOUS HERITAGES IN LA GRAVE AND VILLAR D’ARENE

Three beautiful edifices, part of the religious heritage in La Grave’s canton, and a beautiful village square will welcome in 2008, the 11th Messiaen Festival for its concerts in the Pays de la Meije.

La Grave : Notre-Dame de l’Assomption’s Church
    Head of the canton, La Grave has a parish group listed historical monument since 1959. Notre-Dame de l’Assomption, called “Sancta Maria de arenas inferioribus” in the past, is at the top of the village. The monument was restored in the 14th then in the 19th century and has kept from the medieval times a beautiful vaulted apse built in a hemispherical shape with narrow windows. This Roman’s apse gives exceptional acoustics which attracts artists for prestigious recording and allows our partner, France Musique, to broadcast with the best sound quality.

Le Chazelet : Sainte Croix’s Church
    The Chazelet’s village is one of the four hamlets, called the Traverses. It has two big mountain pastures : the Emparis Plateau and the small valley of La Buffe. The actual church is from 1865. The first edifice is from 1611 and was dedicated to Sainte Croix. In 2002, the church was beautifully restored. Its acoustics are particularly clear and natural.

Les Hières : Saint Pierre and Saint Paul’s Church
    At the end of the 15th century, this Traverses village set up a parish. A chapel was built and the only remaining part is the actual choir with its barrel vaults. The actual edifice was added in 1607. The church tower is square with three levels above a nave covered by a false barrel vault. A stained-glass window representing France and Navarre’s weaponry shows the peace’s celebration after the religious wars in the valley under the reign of Henri the 4th. This building was restored in 2002.

Villar d’Arene : the Church's square
    Villar d’Arène’s village is located at the bottom of the Lautaret Pass with an ancient Roman road going through and has the most beautiful square in La Grave canton. Surrounding the square is the Saint Martin’s Church topped by a neogothic tower with tufa tiles and imposing old houses. One of them, close to the fountain is the Bec de l’Homme Hotel  which used to be a horse relay inn and another one the Maison Bois has a magnificent wrought iron balcony. The square, with a south west view of the mountain, will welcome the outdoors concerts.

 

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