Sunday May 12, Franck Besingrand will give a concert at the organ of the Villeneuve church, at 5 p.m., on the occasion of National Organ Day, in the Villeneuve church. Invited by the association of Living Music and Organs, it is as a friend and regular of the places that he returns to play on this organ that he has known since its construction in 2005. In 2009, a press article noted, after one of his concerts: “Franck Besingrand allowed music lovers to discover the Villeneuve organ in all its sonic brilliance. The concertist’s perfect knowledge of the particular qualities of the Hispanic organ, the lightness, brilliance, sensitivity and touch of humor of his perfectly mastered playing convinced listeners that Villeneuve possesses… a true concert instrument. ” (La Dépêche) The passion for the organ that he has cultivated since childhood indeed nourishes his interpretation which owes its effectiveness to the attention he pays to the registrations studied to make maximum use of the qualities of each instrument. Franck Besingrand is Laureate of the Toulouse Conservatory, UFAM Honorary Prize, winner of the composition competition Switzerland Lonfat-Stalder. A concert performer, he has given nearly 700 concerts, in Paris (several times at Notre-Dame, La Madeleine, Saint-Roch, Saint-Augustin), in international festivals in France and in various European countries, in Brussels, Bamberg, Geneva, Lausanne, Valencia, as well as in Canada (Lachine Festival, Festival of colors, Toronto Organ Festival…). He has released 7 CDs in repertoires ranging from Baroque to the present day. He is also a composer and musicologist, publishing several works including César Franck Entre raison et passion. He collaborates with musical magazines and music sites such as Vox Humana (United States), Sonances (Québec), Orgues nouvelles, Classicagenda.
He put on the program joyful and colorful European baroque pieces including the Concerto after Vivaldi in D major BWV 972 by Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) and a transcription of the sublime Chorale “Jesus bleibet meine Freude” BWV 147. He promised two personal improvisations. Entrance: €10 – without reservation.
Contact: 06 25 31 40 08. Free for under 18s.
