Hélios Orchestra Hélios Choir Éphémère Conductor Matthieu Cabanes Clarinet Nicolas Crivelli Fauré’s Requiem in D minor op. 48 by Gabriel Fauré, written in full maturity, is one of his best-known works. It was created on January 16, 1888 in the Madeleine church. This mass for the deceased is considered one of Fauré’s masterpieces and one of the most beautiful requiems of the 19th century. The work, whose writing is very personal, contains several pieces that can be ranked among the most moving in Western choral music. The Clarinet Concerto in A major K 622 is a work composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in 1791, a few weeks before his death. It is the last of Mozart’s forty-three solo concertos and the only one he wrote for the clarinet. The work is divided into three movements in the classic concerto form (fast-slow-fast): an allegro, an adagio and a rondo. Gallia is the result of a commission that Charles Gounod composed in 1871 for the London Universal Exhibition. Gounod took the opportunity to compose a Lamentation, because the situation in Paris resembled that of ancient Jerusalem destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar II in 597 BC. Dynamic and eclectic, the Hélios orchestra has established itself since its creation in 2014. Its artistic director, Paul Savalle, promotes the professional integration of young musicians through orchestral practice. Thus, young graduates mingle with orchestral musicians, conductors and experienced soloists, in optimal working conditions. From baroque music to contemporary music, the programs are varied, the repertoire is both symphonic and choral, the orchestra joining forces with departmental and regional choirs. Thanks to collaboration with different conductors, the musicians approach a very rich repertoire by broadening their range of interpretation. They all come from major French conservatories, some belonging to a national orchestra. From the string quartet to the symphony orchestra, including the brass ensemble, the orchestra always broadens its audience by modulating its composition. The “strings” training occurs in the most prestigious churches in Paris, which allows the public to discover a very rich architectural heritage. Its variable geometry training allows the Hélios orchestra to approach a very broad repertoire with passionate curiosity.
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