An die Musik

Come and immerse yourself in the German Romantic aesthetic of the 19th century: superb melodies, in an incessant dialogue with the piano, punctuated by contrasts and ruptures. On the program: varied, emblematic pieces by Schubert, Brahms and Mendelssohn.

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An die Musik

To ensure a good balance of voices, we will no longer accept Alto, Mezzo or Soprano registrations for these ateliers. Registrations made before January 14, 2025, 12:00 noon, will be validated.

The pieces to be worked on explore secular lieder as well as great sacred vocal frescoes, not forgetting some beautiful sacred pages… Themes as diverse as peace, death, love and the power of music are at the heart of each piece, with a particularly expressive piano part.
Here is a journey into the aesthetics of the German Romantic period, with its poetry, its élans, its phrasing and its strengths: from An die Musik to Begräbnisgesang.
Two sacred pieces round off this program. The first, Begräbnisgesang, was composed by Johannes Brahms for a funeral service. This powerful, luminous piece evokes the German Requiem he would compose ten years later. The second, Verleih uns Frieden, composed by Felix Mendelssohn, is an ode to peace whose wonderful melody will never leave you!

Repertoire

Subject to changes

Verleih uns Frieden / Felix Bartholdy-Mendelssohn
An die Musik / Franz Schubert / arr. P. Calmelet
Begräbnisgesang / JohannesBrahms
An die Natur / Franz Schubert

Biography

Louis Gal

Louis Gal started singing as a child with the Saint-Christophe-de-Javel parish choir in Paris. He later joined the Maîtrise children’s choir of Radio France, where he sang under the direction of Toni Ramon and Sofi Jeannin. While at the Maîtrise, he also received comprehensive training in singing, piano and music theory.
After studying science at the École Normale Supérieure in Lyon, he shifted his focus to choral conducting at the Lyon Conservatory, learning from Nicole Corti and Lionel Sow. He also spent a semester in Norway honing his skills with Grete Pedersen. Since 2021, Louis has been the director of the Parisian chamber choir OTrente. He regularly works as an assistant conductor for the Maîtrise children’s choir of Radio France and the vocal ensemble Aedes. This season, he directed the Lille opera choir in three productions: Don Giovanni, Falstaff and Tristan und Isolde).

Start and End Dates :

31/07/25

04/08/25

Level :

intermediate

Voicing :

Mixed voices

Language :

French

Country of the conductor :

France

Preparation :

With preparation

Short (5 days)

Atelier concert during festival