Hertfordshire Wind Sinfonia
The HERTFORDSHIRE WIND SINFONIA together sixty wind instruments, will come from England for a concert.
This orchestra, which recently happened in the Cathedral of St Alban (GB) or at the Royal Academy of Music in London will be under the direction of Mark EAGER.
The musicians will perform a wide sacred repertoire, marked by the English tradition.

St Alban’s Episcopal Church Choir
The choir St. Alban’s Episcopal Church CHOIR comes from Washington (USA). The adult choir participates each week in the offices of the parish. After touring in England, Italy or Austria, they stage this year in France. Their repertoire includes medieval chant but also the great works of the Anglican tradition and the American repertoire.

Fabricio MELO – luth Renaissance
Born in Brazil, Fabricio Melo graduated in guitar at the University of Brasilia and master of musicology at the Federal University of Minas Gerais – Brazil.
Enthusiast early music and period instruments, he devoted himself to the study of the lute, theorbo and old guitars.
In France since 2009, he continued his studies at the CRR in Paris, in the lute and theorbo class of Charles-Edouard Fantin, and CRR of Tours in the lute class and gittern Pascale Boquet. He then perfected with Claire Antonini Conservatory Chelles.
He performs as a soloist and also as accompanist with several music ensembles Renaissance and Baroque.

Nicolas LHOSTE – tenor
Born in Chartres, at the age of 8 he began singing in the choir of the Cathedral of Chartres and studying piano and clarinet at the Conservatory of Chartres. He continued his training in other choirs such as the Maîtrise of Hauts-de-Seine or the Opera Children’s Choir of Paris and participating in major operas (La Bohème, Pagliacci, Othello, Turandot) and meeting figures of music (Jon Vickers, Luciano Pavarotti, Michel Plasson). He is formed for the song by Francis Bardot and Roger Thirot.
Past male voice he continues to sing in various formations (Choir of the French Army, Choir or French Opera), and creates in 1991 the Ensemble Fulbert (male choir specializing in early music).
Today he sings in sets variable workforce as “Christopher Simpson Consort” or “Musica Sacra” for the Baroque repertoire or “The Maurache” for the medieval repertoire. He is regularly hired as extra in the opera houses of France (Montpellier Opera, Opera de Strasbourg) and working with big names in music (F.-R. Duchable, R. Alagna, T. Koopman, J.-C. . Casadessus, L. Foster, A. Altinoglu…).
Holder of the professional card cantor, in 2006 the Rector of the Cathedral of Chartres gave him the post of cantor and musical coordinator.
He regularly participates in official ceremonies and commemorative of the city of Chartres. Nicolas Lhoste was promoted Chevalier des Arts et Lettres in February 2015.

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Pierre CERTON 1515-1572
Born in Châtillon-sur-Loing in 1515 (?); Died in Paris February 23, 1572, he represent the Parisian school of the sixteenth century. He is famous for its polyphonic songs courteous. Clerc matins (clericus matutinorum) in Notre-Dame de Paris (1529), cantor at the Sainte-Chapelle (1532), where he became master of the young choristers to 1542, he was appointed perpetual chaplain in 1548, and in 1560, he is under-canon at Notre-Dame de Melun. Ronsard (1524-1585) declares Certon as ‘student of Janequin’ (1485-1558).
True church musician, Pierre Certon seems to have been linked to personally and musically to Claudin de Sermisy (1490-1562), because he dedicated to him his second book of motets, published in 1542. It is likely that Pierre Certon had played his Requiem Mass and the lament for his friend and teacher who was buried in the lower chapel of the Sainte-Chapelle. The written lament for 6 voices, was published in “Meslanges of The master Pierre Certon” in Paris in 1570.

Cécile BEAUPAIN – vièle, viole & voice
Gayané DONEYAN – flûtes à bec
Richard MAYGNAN – guiterne, cistre & percussion

The Cyprus manuscript with those of Chantilly and Modena, one of the three most important musical collections of the very end of the fourteenth century. The style of this music, which is termed today as “ars subtilior” combines soft sweet melodies and complex rhythms.
Indeed, two or three voices that make up each of the pieces are entangled with each other so refined way, using wonderfully art of syncope, it was not until the twentieth century or change continent to regain rhythm games too developed! This writing also recalls the finesse of Gothic-style architecture and magnificent cathedrals that flourished throughout the fourteenth, including that of Nicosia, capital of the island of Cyprus, it had belonged to the Kingdom France of the early thirteenth to the late fifteenth century.

Of the five remaining anonymous booklets that make up the manuscript, two are devoted to religious music, another to motets, for the last two to poetic forms (ballads and roundels virelais). These poems are written in French. They evoke courtly love, but can also have a Marian theme. Universal beauty of this music can enrich our image of that distant period.

Jean-Charles GANDRILLE – organ
Born in 1982, he studied music at the Conservatory of Versailles in pia- no, then at the CNR in Paris where he won the 1st Prize of Organ (with Marie-Louise Langlais), Orchestration and Harmony unanimously in addi- tion to his general studies, awarded the F11 Music BA, with honors, and a first Accessit Concours Général of High Schools (music section).

He then continued his studies at the Paris Conservatory, where he won the Award Orchestration, Harmony, Counterpoint, Fugue and forms, analysis and improvisation at the organ (with Thierry Escaich and Philippe Lefebvre) while perfecting in interpretation of the organ repertoire, obtaining a gold medal unanimously in CRR of Saint-Maur in the class of Eric Lebrun, as well as being initiated in parallel with the violin. He also studied composition with Jean-Louis Florentz.

Interested in the freedom of improvisation, he won several awards in International Improvisation Competition in Organ between 18 and 20 years: 2d Grand Prize and Public Award at Chartres Competition in 2000 being the only finalist, the 1st Prize of Saarbrücken Competition in 2001 and the 1st Prize and Public Award Competition Yoann Pachelbel of Nuremberg in 2002.

In 2004 and 2005, he won the Prize ”Anne-Marie Barat” of BACH Organ Competition at St.Pierre les Nemours, and was a finalist in the Organ Competition Jean-Louis Florentz-Academy of Fine Arts. In 2006 he won the special prize and the audience award at the First International Organ Competition Duruflé-Litaize.

Organist, he is co-titular of the Saint-Lubin church Rambouillet (Yvelines) and organist at the Church of Our Lady of Auvers-sur-Oise since 2007. He performs regularly in concert both in organ recital alone or with voices and organ, violin and organ or trumpet and organ.

As a composer, he has received various international awards for his works: 1st Prize Valentino Bucchi Coompetition at Rome in 2001, the 1st Prize and Public Prize at OFF Competition in Paris in 2002, and the unanimously 1st Prize at the Competition for organ Composition of Saint Bertrand de Comminges in 2006. His works are included in the flute repertoire of Pierre-Yves Artaud and the French Orchestre of Flutes, led by chef Pierre-Alain Biget. He has written for different formations: solo instrument (piano, organ, cello) chamber music, band, and orchestra.

His compositions are a continuation of a French tradition, color, lyricism and rhythm, starting from Debussy and up Florentz. His first album as a composer, “Poems of the dream” was recorded in September 2010 by Ctesibios editions.

His Violin Concerto was created in Doha, Qatar March 17, 2012, by the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Thomas Kalb, with violin Omar Chen. His Minimalist-Concerto for Piano, Organ and Orchestra was created in Doha, Qatar March 30, 2013, by the Philharmonic Orchestra of Qatar, under the direction of Alkis Baltas, with Rami Khalife on piano and the author in organ.

During the summer of 2014, he was composer in residence at Abbey de La Prée. In June 2015 he was guest composer of the 35th International Music Festival of Auvers-sur-Oise.
His record with his concertos released October 2, 2015.

Nicolas LHOSTE – tenor
Born in Chartres, at the age of 8 he began singing in the choir of the Cathedral of Chartres and studying piano and clarinet at the Conservatory of Chartres. He continued his training in other choirs such as the Maîtrise of Hauts-de-Seine or the Opera Children’s Choir of Paris and participating in major operas (La Bohème, Pagliacci, Othello, Turandot) and meeting figures of music (Jon Vickers, Luciano Pavarotti, Michel Plasson). He is formed for the song by Francis Bardot and Roger Thirot.

Past male voice he continues to sing in various formations (Choir of the French Army, Choir or French Opera), and creates in 1991 the Ensemble Fulbert (male choir specializing in early music).

Today he sings in sets variable workforce as “Christopher Simpson Consort” or “Musica Sacra” for the Baroque repertoire or “The Maurache” for the medieval repertoire. He is regularly hired as extra in the opera houses of France (Montpellier Opera, Opera de Strasbourg) and working with big names in music (F-R. Duchable, R. Alagna, T. Koopman, J-C. Casadessus, L. Foster, A. Altinoglu…).

Holder of the professional card cantor, in 2006 the Rector of the Cathedral of Chartres gave him the post of cantor and musical coordinator.
He regularly participates in official ceremonies and commemorative of the city of Chartres. Nicolas Lhoste was promoted Chevalier des Arts et Lettres in February 2015.

Irène ASSAYAG, virginal
After having obtained a gold medal at the CNR of Grenoble as well as the Diploma in Concert of Schola Cantorum in Paris, she is Professor of harpsichord and directs the Department of Old Music of the Conservatories of Chartres and Lucé.
Also chief of song in the Center of Baroque music of Versailles and person in charge of the study of the styles with the CRR of Paris for the Young Chorus of Paris (directed by Laurence Equilbey and Geoffroy Jourdain), she is Doctor in musicology of the 20th century.

Priscille LACHAT-SARRETE, baroque violin
Beginning the learning from the music at the Conservatoire of Paris VI, she continues the violin at the CRR of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés (gold medal), then at the CRR of Rueil-Malmaison (mention of excellence).
In parallel, she obtains at the CNSM of Paris a certificate of history of the music and a price of musical culture.
Member of the Animato Quartet, Teaching at the Conservatoire of Chartres, Doctor in musicology, part-time lecturer at the Paris- Sorbonne University.

Nicolas LHOSTE, tenor
Beginning the song at the age of 8 at the Maîtrise of the Chartres Cathedral, he continues its formation at the Maîtrise of the Hauts-de-Seine, and at the children Chorus of the Opera of Paris.
Passed “man voice” he continues to sing with the Chorus of the French Army and occurs in the choruses at the Operas from Montpellier and Strasbourg.
In 2006 the Vice-chancellor of the Chartres cathedral entrusts to him the post of cantor.