Our new friends Nathalie & Pascal Loriot invited us to attend a concert at the Monastere et Eglise Royal de Brou, built between 1506 and 1532. The church is gothic flamboyant, and its roof is covered with varnished colored tiles which were very common in this region, Rhone Alps. Nathalie sang in the concert, which featured a Cantique from Jean Racine, a Requiem from the Masse of the Fishermen from Villerville, and its sequel, all written by Gabriel Faure (1845-1924), considered abroad as the musical incarnation of the French culture (I translated that quote from the program). I have the program if you want to know more. The voices of the women in the choir were like angels, and the accoustics and ambiance of the church were the icing on the cake. The entire concert was filmed (it felt a bit like Hollywood) and will air in 2010 I think.
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