Since 1997, L’Académie Bach’s early music festival in Arques-la-Bataille has drawn a loyal following thanks to its bold, innovative, and sophisticated

programming. Many of the “greatest names” in baroque music today were nurtured during their creation and deve-lopment by the system of residencies we have had in place since our establishment.

For the 2015 edition of our festival, to bring the public even closer to the heart of the artistic process, we are crea-ting a new choral Music internship that will not only occur at the same time as the festival, but will truly be in the festival itself. As a participant, under the direction of expert choir directors, you will have the chance to work on pieces directly related to those performed in the festival’s concerts. You will interact with the festival’s artists, who will join your instructional team and share their musical

research with you during rehearsals. Finally, at every pos-sible opportunity, interns will take part in performances side-by-side with invited artists, concluding the internship by performing in a final concert integrated into the festival program on Saturday, August 22nd.

This internship is open to those at all levels: not only seasoned choralists who wish to deepen their musical knowledge through “informed historical practice,” but also people seeking their start in choral music or who have very little experience in the field.

come attend AnD participate in our 2015 festival, to-gether with our invited artists: the Galilei consort, Dia-bolus in Musica, Michel Alabau, Le concert des Planètes, Rémy cardinale, L’Armée des Romantiques, Marco Beas-ley, ensemble Daedalus, and Vox Luminis!

Program – Performance RepertoireGregorian chants; psalms of the Reformation;

the choral works of Roland de Lassus, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Claude Goudimel, Johann Christoph & Johann Sebastian Bach, Robert Schumann, and Johannes Brahms

ThiS internship is open to everyone, regardless of prior expe-rience: interns will be divided into two groups, each with a maxi-mum of 40 people. Sheet music will be provided before the start of the internship.

Planning Those pieces to be practiced over the course of the internship have been selected to mirror the program of the festival as much as possible. The schedule has been coordinated to allow interns to attend as many concerts as they wish, and in certain cases, even to take part. Accordingly, each day’s schedule is tightly packed at the beginning of the internship, but lightens with the start of the festival itself : Saturday 8/15 @ 8:30 PM: Welcome and introductionsDays 1, 2 & 3: 7-1/2 hours of singingDays 4, 5, 6 & 7: Three to five hours of singingFinal internship concert (open to the public): Saturday, August 22, 4:00 PMTotal of approximately 40 hours of singing

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choral singing course

August 15-22, 2015Marine Fribourg & nicolas Renaux, Choir Directors

Flore Merlin, accompanist

Festival Concerts Your enrollment into this choral internship includes free admission to the festival’s opening concert (La Messe de Rovetta performed by the Galilei consort) and closing concert (Mores-ca by Daedalus), as well as to the La Famille Bach concert to be performed by Vox Luminis during the festival.Admission to the festival’s morning concerts (The Psalm and its Song) is free.Due to the very limited number of seats available, normal admission prices will apply for all remaining concerts (Sanctus performed by Diabolus in Musica, Le conte de Minuit by Marco Beasley, and the Liszt and Brahms concerts by L’Armée des Romantiques). You can purchase seats for these concerts direct-ly from our website (http://www.academie-bach.fr) as soon as festival reservations go on sale

InstructorsMarine Fribourg, Choir Director holds a Diploma of Musical Studies in choir direction (2006) and prizes in harmony, Renaissance counterpoint, and Fugue from the conservatoire national Supérieur de Musique in Paris. he was trained in choir direction by catherine Simonpietri, Roland hayrabédian, claire Marchand and Pierre cao.From 2008 to 2013, he was in charge of training for Pre-Masters students at the Reims cathedral. Since 2013, he has taught cho-ral singing to children at the conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional in Reims. in addition, nicolas Renaux directs the vocal ensemble castella de château-Thierry, the vocal ensemble of the Rencontres Baroques Rémoises, and the quintet vocal 5.1.

Nicolas Renaux, Choir Director holds a Diploma of Musical Studies in choir direction (2006) and prizes in harmony, Renaissance counterpoint, and Fugue from the conservatoire national Supérieur de Musique in Paris. he was trained in choir direction by catherine Simonpietri, Roland hayrabédian, claire Marchand and Pierre cao.From 2008 to 2013, he was in charge of training for Pre-Masters students at the Reims cathedral. Since 2013, he has taught choral singing to children at the conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional in Reims. in addition, nicolas Renaux directs the vocal ensemble castella de château-Thierry, the vocal ensemble of the Rencontres Baroques Rémoises, and the quintet vocal 5.1.

Flore Merlin, accompanist : pianist graduate of the conser-vatoire de Paris (DFS, 2010) and the Sibelius Academy of hel-sinki (Master’s, 2014), Flore Merlin is currently working on two Master’s degrees in vocal accompaniment and choral direction at the conservatoire de Paris (cnSM). Attracted to research involved with interpretation on period instruments, she plays the pianoforte and the harpsichord and obtained a Bachelor’s degree in pianoforte from the Royal conservatory of Brussels in 2013. Passionate about chamber music, she gives regular concerts with different partners (notably as part of the nuori trio); accompa-nies instrumentalists, singers, and choirs; teaches piano; and sings in the vocal ensemble Bergamasque. Since 2014, she has been an accompanist at the conservatoire de Paris (cnSM) and the conservatoire de Bobigny.

RegistrationTo enroll in this internship, you must be a member of L’Académie Bach.Annual fee: Basic Membership: 15€More detailed information is available on the internship Registration Form, which is downloadable on our website: http://www.academie-bach.fr/stage2015.htm. To receive these materials by mail, please contact our office at +33 (2) 35 04 21 03 or by e-mail (contact@academie-bach.fr).Participants will be officially enrolled upon receipt of your completed Registration Form, Musical cV (downloadable), internship fee, and L’Académie Bach membership payment.

SitesThe internship will take place in different locations throughout Arques-la-Bataille, including the village’s preschool, elementary school, the Rectory of the church of notre-Dame d’Arques-la-Bataille, the Regma Office center…

Fees We offer three options for this internship:

1. internship only, without meals: 270€ 2. internship + 7 meals (dinner)*: 365€ 3. internship + 14 meals (lunch & dinner)*: 460€

* Meals provided Sunday, Aug. 16 to Saturday, Aug. 22

These prices include: class fees and materials for the 40-hour in-ternship, sheet music, welcome and closing receptions, beverages (water, tea, coffee), and free admission to three evening concerts (see the section “Festival concerts”).

These prices do nOT include transport or lodging.

Reductions • For all registrations before April 30, you will receive a 30€

discount on your payment option: 240€ for Option #1, 335€ for Option #2, or 430€ for Option #3.• couples: Register together before April 30 to receive an

additional 20€ discount for each person: 220€ each for Option #1, 315€ each for Option #2, or 410€ each for Option #3.

.Practical InformationHow do you get to Arques-la-Bataille ? • By Air: Paris-Beauvais-Tillé Airport (103 km)• By Train: SncF Dieppe Station (6 km)• By Bus: Stradibus Line #5 (www.stradibus.fr)

Note: Few buses available during school summer break.• By car: From Rouen, take Autoroute A151 and highway

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Meals Those payment options that include meals allow you to take advantage of the special rates we have negotiated with the festival cafeteria located near the church of notre-Dame. This cafeteria is frequented by festival artists, the Académie Bach team, and the public. You may also reserve individual meals when you register (at a negotiated rate of 13,50€), or you may eat at the cafeteria without prior reservations for the public price of 18€.in addition, there are other dining possibilities in Arques-la-Bataille: bakeries, caterers, a convenience store, restaurants (Le cristal Or, L’Auberge de la Forêt and Le Manoir d’Archelles), a pizzeria…

Lodging A list of lodging in the area can be found on the websites listed below : •�http://www.avenuevertelondonparis.com ;• http://www.dieppetourisme.com website of the Dieppe Maritime

Office of Tourism .

ContactBy e-mail : contact@academie-bach.frBy Post : Académie Bach 1, rue Le Barrois BP 26 76880 Arques la BatailleBy telephone : 02 35 04 21 03 Site : www.academie-bach.fr

illustration : Les Choreutes, sculpture by Odile Levigoureux

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REGISTRATION FORMChoral Singing Course, August 15-22, 2015

Please return by mail with completed « Musical cV » and payment to : Académie Bach – BP26 - 1, rue Le Barrois - 76880 Arques la Bataille FRAnce

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REGISTRATION OPTIONS :

OPTiOn \ PRice nORMAL BeFORe APRiL 15 « cOUPLe »

1- « course only, no meals » ☐ 270 € ☐ 240 € ☐ 220 €

2- « course + evening meals » ☐ 365 € ☐ 335 € ☐ 315 €

3- « course + afternoon & evening meals » ☐ 460 € ☐ 430 € ☐ 410 €

MEALS (if you wish to reserve individual meals apart from the options listed above)

i would like to reserve ……. meals at the negotiated price of 13,50€ (Please note on the back of your check or on the back of this form the dates and meals you are requesting (afternoon or evening)).

FESTIVAL CONCERTSi would like to : ☐ attend the opening concert Aug. 19 at 20:00 (a personalized invitation will be sent to you) ☐ attend the Vox Luminis concert, Aug. 21 at 20:00 (personalized invitation) ☐ attend the closing concert, Aug. 22 at 20:00 (personalized invitation)

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ADDiTiOnAL inDiViDUAL MeALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 13,5 € . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . €

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MEMBERSHIP FEES FOR 2015☐ i have already paid my membership dues for 2015.☐ i am including my membership dues/renewal for 2015 with this form ( Basic Subscription 15 € ).We ask that you please pay your membership dues with a separate check.

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MUSICAL CVTo allow us to divide participants into two groups,

we ask that you please complete this questionnaire and include it with your Registration Form.

First name(s) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Last name : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Range : ☐ Soprano ☐ Alto ☐ Tenor ☐ Bass ☐ i don’t know

have you ever sung in a choral group ? if yes, then please list below.

☐ none

Group name city Years Repertoire

have you ever taken a singing course(s) ?

☐ no

☐ Yes

With what professor(s) ? ..........................................................................................................................................

how many years ? .....................................................................................................................................................

Other musical experience : ......................................................................................................................................

Do you read music ?

☐ not at all, i have no experience

☐ not at all, but i listen and memorize

☐ i can work through a piece, but through listening rather than reading

☐ i can sight-read a bit

☐ i can sight-read accurately or very well