Embruns de Musique Festival

1000 Years of Music in Normandy

The 2027 program highlights England and Norman heritage.

Faithful to its diversity, it explores a wide musical panorama, from medieval music to baroque, classical, traditional, and contemporary music. Through these different repertoires, a thousand years of history unfold in music, in a constant dialogue with Norman culture and an attentive approach to historical contexts.

This edition brings together artists and ensembles from various backgrounds. The university choir of Girton College, Cambridge, thus joins the La Tempesta ensemble for a program dedicated to the figure of Shakespeare, including John Linley's Ode to Shakespeare. An evening showcasing the colors of the North is entrusted to the Gadhus Morua Ensemble, a formation of traditional Icelandic music with a warm and festive universe that invites travel.
The baritone Marc Mauillon, a major reference on the French music scene, shares his passion for medieval repertoire through a program evoking the music that accompanied the time of William the Conqueror.

Transmission also occupies an essential place with two productions bringing together young performers: King Arthur by Purcell, presented by students from the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional d’Angers, and The Noah’s Ark by Benjamin Britten, performed by students from two schools in Bayeux.

Between promoting the territory and opening up to the world, the festival affirms its local roots while developing collaborations on a national, European, and international scale, particularly with England and Iceland.

Artistic Direction: Patrick Bismuth and Hélène Houzel

Practical Information:
All audiences
Paid: €12

Contact

Cooperation France / Iceland / United Kingdom
Partnerships: Icelandic government and English university, ADTLB, departments, community groups of STM and Isigny Omaha, municipalities of Vers sur mer, Arromanches, Tracy, Grand-camp Maisy, Asnelles