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Accentus (choir)
Accentus is a French chamber choir founded by Laurence Equilbey in 1991. The ensemble has been in residence at the Rouen Opera House, Opéra de Rouen since 1998.Le Spectacle du monde -2004 Issues 504-507 "Figure de proue des musiciens français, Laurence Equilbey a hissé le chœur de chambre Accentus dans la cour des grands. Aujourd'hui, Accentus, en résidence à l'opéra de Rouen depuis 1998, donne ..." When in Rouen, the choir usually holds concerts at the ''Rouen Opera House#Current Hall, Théâtre des Arts'' or the recently reopened ''Corneille's Chapel, Chapelle Corneille''. History Founded in 1991, the ensemble received the support of the ''Orange S.A., Fondation France Telecom'' in 1993. Performing mostly contemporary compositions, the choir has collaborated with conductor Eric Ericson since 1996, and has been in ''Artist-in-residence, résidence'' at the Rouen Opera House since 1998. Following the world success of Pascal Dusapin's creations ''Granum sinapis'' (1998) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurence Equilbey
Laurence Equilbey (born 6 March 1962) is a French conductor, known for her work in the choral repertoire, and more recently as the founder and music director of the Insula Orchestra. Equilbey studied piano and flute in her early life. She undertook formal music education in Paris, Vienna, London and Scandinavia. Her teachers included Eric Ericson, Denise Ham, Colin Metters and Jorma Panula. Equilbey founded the chamber choir Accentus in 1991, and continues as its music director. With Accentus, she has conducted commercial recordings for such labels as Naïve. In 1995, she founded the ''Jeune Chœur de Paris'', which in 2002 was incorporated as a department of the . She co-directs the programme with Geoffroy Jourdain. Since the 2009–2010 season, Equilbey has been an associate artist, with Accentus, of the Ensemble orchestral de Paris. Equilbey invented the "e-tuner", an electronic means of tuning quarter tones and 1/3 tones. Outside of conventional classical music, she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
