Main concerts
Friday, May 11th 8.30 PM• Scène Nationale Équinoxe
SNAPSHOTS
The Swingle Singers (Great Britain).
International phenomenon in the world of a cappella for more than four decades, their inimitable way of singing has defined a style of their own. Their virtuosity and their perfect tunes, combined with a specific use of microphones, make their performances veritable shows.
Saturday, May 12th 5.30 PM • Scène Nationale Équinoxe
TRIPTYQUE : concert of creations
With : Hémiole, direction : Christian EYPPER • Emmanuel Chabrier, direction : Dominick MALMASSON • Prismes, direction : Christine MOREL. Karol BEFFA’s creations.
Texts, languages and forms will follow each other in pieces for single choir or many choirs. Through these “in mirror” programmes, the ensembles come together, echo, shape or mix their sounds.
Saturday, May 12th 8.30 PM • Saint-Marcel church
Prismes (France) and Realtime (Canada)
The vocal group Prismes promises to rediscover and to appreciate our cultural heritage through the eyes of the artists of today. Realtime revitalizes the Barbershop repertoire, when cow boys were singing at the barber’s before going to see the girls in the saloon !
Saturday, May 12th 8.30 PM • Salle Gaston Couté MLC Belle-Isle.
LIKE LIFE ! : Vocal Jazz (France)
With : Jérôme Rateau (piano, composition), Déborah Tanguy (singing), small groups and big band from the Châteauroux CRD jazz class.
For the first time, the big band of the CRD will play Like Life!, a composition by Jérôme Rateau, jazzman, pianist, composer of international renown and local boy. To this creation, other pieces of his repertoire and of the repertoire of the jazz class, led by Pascal Lacore, will be added . This will give the opportunity to appreciate the talent of« jazzwoman» Déborah Tanguy, through this concert dedicated to the voice !
Saturday, May 12th 9.00 PM • Scène Nationale Équinoxe - Soirée Ville de Châteauroux
NUIT BLANCHE
With : Det Norske Solistkor (Norway).
Nuit Blanche is a homage to Norway and its contemporary composers. A voyage of an overwhelming musical beauty inspired by the traditional songs which give a troubling but at the same time calming atmosphere. A duality which the soloists interprete with precision and vocal purity.
Sunday, May 13th 4.30 PM • Nef des Cordeliers
THAT’S ALL FOLKS!
With : Det Norske Solistkor (Norway) and Realtime (Canada)
From the Norwegian traditional songs to the American Barbershop repertoire is only a small step, which the festival takes with pleasure by inviting the first north American male voice ensemble, who will interprete love songs. Realtime renews the Barbershop repertoire. Close harmonies, mixing and absolute precision. A real vocal seduction.
