Thierry MACHUEL Le compagnon des étoiles

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Thierry Machuel is a French composer and pianist born in 1962. He has devoted most of his work to choral art, using texts by contemporary authors in many languages. His music highlights the specific link between poetry, languages and cultures. Thierry Machuel has patiently woven a choral repertoire that by now includes around forty countries and territories. Composer in residence at Villa Medici and Casa Velasquez between 1996 and 2001, he has been invited to the Villa Kujoyama for the year 2018.

Quinte et Sens was created in June 1999 in Toulouse, France. Originally composed of five singers, this ensemble now brings together eight passionate lovers of a capella vocal music. In its early concerts, the ensemble proposed programs that mixed Renaissance and Baroque music with contemporary music. For several years, the octet has devoted itself to music of the 20th and 21st centuries, its favorite repertoire. In 2013, Quinte et Sens met Thierry Machuel and from this encouter, followed by others, was born Le Compagnon des Étoiles. Patrick Sublaurier has been the musical director of the ensemble since its creation.

article posted by:Manuela Matalon Ostrolenk, Arion Music