We organized a series of workshops in Franco-Flemish polyphony from the famous Codex Occo, with Marcel Pérès.
Ahead of us is the second of a series of several workshops in Franco-Flemish polyphony from the famous Codex Occo, which comes from the historic chapel of the Eucharistic miracle in Amsterdam, together with St. Thomas’s chant office in honor of the Blessed Sacrament. The aim of the series is to prepare a group of singers to perform, in the future, a comprehensive repertoire in honor of the Blessed Sacrament – in Poland and in Amsterdam. You can take part in a single workshop without committing to the rest.
Tutor
Marcel Pérès is a composer, singer, organist and music historian. In 1982 he founded the Ensemble Organum. For more than thirty-five years he has carried out a wide range of research into musical memory and bringing it to life. He has recorded about forty albums and is the author of numerous books and articles. He is particularly interested in the history of rites seen through the prism of chant. He wants to understand why and how people make and have made music. His pilgrimage through the meanders of musical memory has led him to explore all musical forms from late antiquity to the beginning of the 21st century.
About the workshop
When: 14–17 March 2019
Where: Dominican Friary, 12 Stolarska Street
Workshop fee: PLN 300
Language: the tutor will speak French or English, with interpretation into Polish.
Accommodation and meals at your own expense.
Workshop hours
Thursday: 18:00–20:00
Friday: 10:00–13:00, 15:30–18:30
Saturday: 10:00–13:00, 15:30–18:30
Sunday: 10:00–12:00, at 14:00 singing to close the workshop
Organizers: the Dominican Liturgical Center and the Brandsma Association
Concert recording
The “Codex Occo” concerts planned for mid-March had to be cancelled at the last minute because of the coronavirus epidemic, but the musical material prepared by Marcel Pérès and the choir Ex Tempore gained new life as a publicly available recording made by the Jesuit fathers in the Netherlands.