Chœur de chambre de Namur

The Choeur de Chambre de Namur (founded 1987) is a choir based in Namur, which is sponsored by the Communauté française de Belgique. Since 2010 the artistic director is Leonardo García Alarcón and conductor of the instrumental ensemble is Guy Van Waas.

The choir has worked with many visiting conductors: Eric Ericson, Marc Minkowski, Pierre Cao, Jean-Claude Malgoire, Simon Halsey, Sigiswald Kuijken, Jean Tubéry, Roy Goodman, Michael Schneider (conductor), Philippe Herreweghe, Peter Phillips (conductor), Jordi Savall, Christophe Rousset, and Eduardo López Banzo.

The choir has a baroque instrumental ensemble, Les Agrémens which works exclusively in session under the direction of invited conductors or the current chief conductor Guy Van Waas.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Robert Wangermée, Guide du chant choral en Wallonie et à Bruxelles Conseil de la musique Communauté française de Belgique. 2003 "Les Agrémens (Orchestre Baroque de Namur) Conçu initialement comme un complément indispensable au Chœur de ... Il travaille exclusivement en sessions, sous la direction de chefs invités ou de son chef principal, Guy Van Waas."
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