Les Eléments
Les Eléments | |
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Seat: | Toulouse |
Founding: | 1985 |
Genus: | Chamber choir |
Founder: | Joël Suhubiette |
Head : | Joël Suhubiette |
Voices : | SATB , 20–32 singers |
Website : | www.les-elements.com |
Les Éléments choir is a professional chamber choir from Toulouse . It was founded in 1985 by Joël Suhubiette and specializes in the performance of works from the 20th century; so he started out with performances of the works of Benjamin Britten , Igor Stravinsky , Francis Poulencs , Maurice Ravel and Olivier Messiaen . He premiered compositions by Zad Moultaka , Patrick Burgan and Philippe Hersant . The choir performs regularly both in Toulouse and throughout France and cooperates with the Orchester National de Toulouse , the Sacqueboutiers and the singing ensemble A Sei Voci .
Discography
Under the direction of Joël Suhubiette:
- Zad Moultaka , Visions (L'Empreinte digital)
- Vincent Paulet , De Profundis, Suspiros (Hortus)
- Philippe Hersant , œuvres pour chœur (Virgin Classics)
- Ralph Vaughan Williams , Full fathom five et autres textes de Shakespeare mis en musique au XXe siècle (Hortus)
- Tôn Thất Tiết , Les Sourires de Bouddha (Hortus)
- Gabriel Fauré , Francis Poulenc, Maurice Duruflé, Jehan Alain, Ave Verum / Jeux d'Orgues en Yvelines (Naïve)
- Camille Saint-Saëns , Motets (Hortus)
- Alfred Desenclos , Messe de Requiem, Motets (Hortus)
Web links
- Literature by and about Les Éléments in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website