Photo: Remy Franck
For its 850th birthday, Cathedral Notre-Dame in Paris will present a very special choral program composed by 15 contemporary composers such as Thierry Escaich, Nicolas Bacri and Eric Lebrun. It has been commissioned by the association ‘Musique Sacrée à Notre-Dame de Paris’ for the children’s choir ‘Maîtrise Notre-Dame de Paris’ and will consist of one ‘Missa Brevis’ and 12 motets. With 15 composers from different styles the ensemble will be a panorama of contemporary liturgical music. Here is the list of the composers and the works to be performed on October 22 at Notre-Dame.
Jean-Baptiste Robin, En clara vox
Bruno Ducol, Au premier commencement
Jean-Pierre Leguay, Du fond de l’abîme
Caroline Marçot, Lapis revolutus est
Éric Lebrun, Aujourd’hui le créateur des jours
Benoit Menut, Un grand vent s’est levé
Yves Castagnet, O notre Dame du soir
Michèle Reverdy, Femme revêtue de soleil
Thomas Lacote, Sancta et immaculata
Vincent Bouchot, Vers toi Seigneur
Pierre-Adrien Charpy, Voici le sacre du Royaume
Vincent Paulet, De fructu
Edith Canat de Chizy, Messe brève, Kyrie
Thierry Escaich, Messe brève, Sanctus
Nicolas Bacri, Messe brève, Agnus Dei
