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Conductor: Evelyne
Béché Arrangement for brass and percussion section: Mathias Charton 30 May in Paris and 5 June 2010 in Le Mans (France) and 11 December 2010 in Le Mans Church Saint-Liboire, 20:30pm  .Partnership with France Bleu Maine  |
Excerpt of the Sanctus of the Mass of the Armed Mans by Karl Jenkins (concert of the 30th May 2010, basilica Sainte Clotilde, Paris, France).
The Armed Man: a mass for peace
Very popular secular
song from the time of Renaissance, and often used since then for
musical settings of the latin texts of the Ordinary of the Mass, "The
Armed Man" ("L'Homme armé" in french) is a french song which
gave its name to over 40 Masses.
The mass of the Welsh composer Karl Jenkins (1944- ...), "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace", was composed in 1999, as the result of a special millennial commission from the Royal Armouries, and was initially dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo crisis.
The songs include texts from various origins
source
: wikipediaThe mass of the Welsh composer Karl Jenkins (1944- ...), "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace", was composed in 1999, as the result of a special millennial commission from the Royal Armouries, and was initially dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo crisis.
The songs include texts from various origins
- islamic (call to paryer),
- biblical (psalms),
- christian (ordinary of the Mass),
- ainsi texts by Rudyard Kipling, Alfred Lord Tennyson or a survivor of Hiroshima.
Origin of the concerts
Born from the meeting
between Evelyne
Béché, choirmaster of the Choir
of the University of Maine, and Mathias Charton, conductor of
the brass orchestra Brassage
Brass Band,
the respective groups of which were working independently of the Armed
Man Mass by Karl Jenkins, independently
the Mass of the Armed Man by Karl
Jenkins, the concert brought together 90 singers of Sarthe
and 31 musicians of Paris.
2nd lecture of Agnus Dei by the orchestra "Brassage Brass Band", conducted here by Evelyne Béché. Arrangement for brass and percussion section by Mathias Charton
See also the webpage of a spectator of the concert here.
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 ©Manon Béché  Basilica Sainte
Clotilde (source: wikipedia)
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  The Cistercian Abbey of Epau |
The
training
2nd lecture of Agnus Dei by the orchestra "Brassage Brass Band", conducted here by Evelyne Béché. Arrangement for brass and percussion section by Mathias Charton
Said
in the press
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| Article Ouest-France: announcement of the concert | Article Ouest-France : "The Mass of the Armed Man has make Epau thrilled. (...) The conducting of this concert, masterfully orchestrated by the conductor Evelyne Béché has generated considerable enthusiasm of the audience who was widely present at the Abbey of Epau". |
See also the webpage of a spectator of the concert here.
Some
photos
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| The Choir of the University of Maine and the Brassage Brass Band, conducted by Evelyne Béché. The Mass of the Armed Man (Karl Jenkins), 5th june 2010 Abbey of Epau. Photo: ©Isabelle Aubineau | |
| The Choir of the University of Maine and the Brassage Brad Band, conducted by Evelyne Béché, at the basilica Sainte Clotilde (Paris, France), 30th May 2010. Mass of the Armed Man (K. Jenkins), arrangement for brass and percussion section by Mathias Charton. | Other photos on Facebook. |
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for malechoir. Women choir workshop.
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of musical training (singing music theory). Choral
conducting courses.
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CV
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choir "Les Cagou's".
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