Fri, Nov 12, 2004, 8 pm Cancelled

Cal Performances regrets to announce the cancellation of this 2004/05 event. All ticket holders will be notified of their exchange and refund options in a separate letter from Cal Performances' Ticket Office.

For similar events still available as part of Cal Performances 2004/05 season, please see our Orchestra Series page.

Venue: First Congregational Church

Price: $42

Subscription Series: Music Before 1850 Series

A passionate champion of early French Baroque music, acclaimed composer and choir master Hervé Niquet founded Le Concert Spirituel in 1988 expressly to explore and revive the Grand Motets of 17th-century France. A contemporary incarnation/revival of its famous 17th-century namesake, Niquet's modern-day ensemble has received France's highest musical honors, including a Diapason d'Or award, and is internationally recognized as one of the most authentic and talented interpreters of this lyrical repertoire. The group performs regularly to critical acclaim at such prestigious venues as the Opéra Comique in Paris, Festival of Old Music in Utrecht, Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music in London, and the Boston Early Music Festival, and its recording of Handel's organ concertos was hailed by Gramophone magazine as "exhilarating...if you want to know how these pieces would have sounded in Handel's time, then this is as close as you get."

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Program Notes: Program notes are available online beginning one week prior to performance.

Related Performances:
Tallis Scholars
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin

Artists links:
Official Le Concert Spirituel site