Festival Embruns de Musique

1000 years of music in Normandy

The 2027 program highlights England and the Norman heritage.

Staying true 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 come alive 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 featuring Northern colors is entrusted to the Gadhus Morua Ensemble, a group specializing in Icelandic traditional music whose warm and festive atmosphere invites to travel.
The baritone Marc Mauillon, a major reference in the French music scene, shares his passion for the medieval repertoire through a program evoking the music that accompanied the era of William the Conqueror.

Transmission also plays an essential role with two productions featuring 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 region and opening up to the world, the festival affirms its local roots while developing partnerships at the national, European, and international levels, particularly with England and Iceland.

Artistic direction: Patrick Bismuth and Hélène Houzel

Practical information:
All audiences
Admission fee: €12

Contact

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