Around Lannion. The four closing concerts of the Lanvellec Early Music Festival

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For its last weekend, the Lanvellec and Trégor Early Music Festival offers four concerts and a guided tour. So many journeys between England and Brittany in the 17th century^ein the Highlands of Scotland, at the court of the King of France and in Germany for a finale that promises to be superb.

Friday October 18, The Shipwrecked Queen

It is an astonishing journey, as historical as it is musical, that the Aena ensemble invites with The Shipwrecked Queen. A show in three acts which brings to life the journey of Henriette of France, daughter of Henry IV and Queen of England.

The shipwrecked Queen was at the heart of the upheavals of the 17th century^e century. During the troubles of the first English revolution, in order to save her life, she fled aboard a sailboat which took her from London to the tip of Finistère. Her ship ran aground not far from Porspoder, where she found refuge before heading to Brest then Paris.

Ayumi Nakagawa and Patrick Wibart have composed a cross-Channel program, alternating English, French and Breton works, where the voice of Trégorroise Marthe Vassalo is naturally expressed.

At 8:30 p.m., Ploumilliau church. Prices: full €30, subscribers €27, reduced €25, special €10. Free – under 16 years old.

Visit. “A Beaumanoir church in the center of the village. » The Saint-Milliau church is one of the buildings erected by the Beaumanoir workshop, active in the 15th^e and 16^e century in the Petit Trégor of Finistère. The famous Ankou statue that it houses fascinated the young Anatole Le Braz. This visit will be an opportunity to talk about the place of churches in village life under the old regime.

At 5:30 p.m., Saint-Milliau church. Free, duration 1 hour.

Saturday October 19, Scottish violin…

Did you know? During the golden age of violin music in Scotland, in the 18th century^e and XIX^e centuries, women composed, performed, shared, collected and even published high-quality music.

Before their work falls into oblivion. It is the entire merit of The Ross Ensemble to bring back this repertoire of Scottish “fiddlers” in a unique and innovative concert.

“We will celebrate the “Auld Alliance” between Scotland and France and the close Celtic and folkloric links between Scotland and Brittany,” announce the four musicians who, with contemporary instruments from this repertoire, intend to take the audience on a journey on a trip to the Scottish Highlands that will alternately make you want to dance and cry…

At 12:30 p.m., Le Sillon Cultural Center, Pleubian. Prices: full €25, subscribers €22, reduced €20, special €10. Free – under 16 years old.

…and Brunettes

Brunettes? These are ditties that we hum in our ears, poems sung by a lover to his beloved or tunes played between friends after a good bottle.

They are certainly light in character but strong in authenticity. And France, at the dawn of the 18th century^e century, is home to a host of discreet artists whose talent is at the service of a bourgeoisie and a nobility fond of tunes which simply tell their stories.

With one or two voices, with lute or viol, Les Kapsber’girls, a nice nod to the composer Kapsberger, brings back to life, more than three centuries later, selected works by Jacques Naudé, Guiseppe Saggione, Julie Pinel and publications from the publishers of Roi Soleil, Ballard & fils.

At 8:30 p.m., Tonquédec church. Prices: full €25, subscribers €22, reduced €20, special €10. Free – under 16 years old.

Sunday October 20, Membra Jesu Nostri de Buxtehude

One of the most beautiful cycles of sacred music in the history of music: Stephan MacLeod, director of the Gli Angeli Geneva ensemble, is in no way exaggerating when he talks about the Our Jesus Member by the brilliant German composer Dietrich Buxtehude.

“The beauty of this work, whose conciseness and simplicity dazzle, is not so much in the affliction caused by the sufferings of Christ as in an intense feeling of love and mystical fervor which runs through all the parts, even when the sung text evokes the crucifixion with cold realism. »

We can count on this internationally recognized vocal and instrumental ensemble to close this 38th edition of the festival in style.

At 3 p.m., Palais des congrès, Perros-Guirec. Prices: full €35, subscribers €32, reduced €30, special €10. Free – under 16 years old.

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