Embruns Music Festival

1000 Years of Music in Normandy

The 2027 programming highlights England and the 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 varied backgrounds. The University Choir of Girton College, Cambridge joins the La Tempesta ensemble for a program dedicated to the figure of Shakespeare, including John Linley's Ode to Shakespeare. An evening of Northern colors is entrusted to the Gadhus Morua Ensemble, a group of traditional Icelandic music whose warm and festive universe invites travel.
The baritone Marc Mauillon, a major reference in the French musical scene, shares his passion for the medieval repertoire through a program evoking the music that accompanied the time of William the Conqueror.

Transmission also plays an essential role with two productions bringing together young performers: King Arthur by Purcell, presented by the students of the Regional Conservatory of Angers, and Benjamin Britten's The Noah's Ark, performed by students from two schools in Bayeux.

Between promoting the territory and opening up to the world, the festival affirms its local grounding 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, department, intercommunal communities of STM and Isigny Omaha, municipalities of Vers sur mer, Arromanches, Tracy, Grand-camp Maisy, Asnelles