Saturday morning, the stage of the CRR auditorium is full of children from Épinay, Noisy-le-Grand, and Paris. Booklet in hand, very concentrated, they perform singing and dancing parts, cannon songs.
“ In this moment of solitude, full of tendress and worry, I feel that there are beings full of kindness… » Between two songs, some spontaneously applaud each other, others take the opportunity to sit down, relax, hands in the small of their back, arms crossed above their heads…
Alice Fagard, professional singer, loves the emotion created by “ this immense choir with all these voices (…). Without warning, it hits us in the guts “. Philippe, one of the 640 singers of Sequenza 9.3, appreciates the innovations of his training:
“ We sang in the presence of the composers during rehearsals. Other times with people in rehabilitation and there with a children’s choir. Catherine Simonpietri always does something that allows us to meet around music. She is able to carry everyone “.
For Cantata 2024, which addresses the question of friendship and sisterhood, the leader of the heart Catherine Simontri went to collect songs throughout the department, from residents from 140 countries. “ When I knew that the Olympic Games were coming to Seine-Saint-Denis, she remembersI really wanted to highlight the department through all its cultural riches “. Once the hour strikes, some children continue to sing. “ We still have the song in our heads, so we want to sing it. I sing all the time at home. And there I train to be chosen as a soloist » explains Yasmine, ten years old.
Find the 640 amateur choristers and 12 professional soloists:
- Saturday, May 18 at the L’Île-Saint-Denis departmental park
- on Sunday 19 at the Sausset departmental park in Aulnay-sous-Bois
- on Monday 20 at the Jean-Moulin – les Guilands departmental park in Montreuil
- on Sunday June 9 at the Philharmonie and June 22 at the Georges-Valbon departmental park in La Courneuve.
Vocal practice workshops open to all are expected at 4 p.m. in the parks before the concerts.
The culmination of the Cantate 2024 musical project, labeled Cultural Olympiad, is scheduled for Sunday June 9 at 6 p.m. at the Philharmonie de Paris in the company of 650 choristers, 12 professional singers and 12 musicians s professionals.
Catherine Simontri, leader of the prolific vocal ensemble Sequenza 9.3, will undoubtedly make you want in this video to attend these exceptional concerts, which will bring together all generations!
All the information on the departmental parks and Philharmonie websites.
