Year 2009 (3)
July 24 : Bélapátfalva, near Eger. It is one of the few romanesque churches in Hungary, which remains of a former Cistercian abbey.
July 25 : Kiszombor, near Makó (south-east Hungary), near the Romanian border. A new warmhearted and enthusiastic welcome in this farming village which is eight centuries old. The concert ended with a procession from the church to the small "rotunda" from the 13th century, just behind the choir : it is decorated with frescoes from the 14th Century. A "processional" concert, particularly appreciated from the public.
July 26 : Szentendre (St Andrew), on the Danube near Budapest, in the very beautiful Szt. Janos church (St John the Baptist) : the oldest church - in this city, which offers an austro-hungarian and balkan atmosphere : the heritage of the history. Originally gothic, it was transformed in baroque style in the eighteenth century.
July 27 : Kőröshegy, on Balaton lake, in the beautiful gothic church from 15th cent.
The musical round ends in this famous turistical and wine area of Hungary.
September begins with a new musical journey in Belgium and the Netherlands
The Ensemble Trecanum is pleased to partner for these two concerts with singers of the Scola Metensis : the director Marie-Reine Demollière, and Diane Demollière.
September 4 : Houffalize (Belgium) : a concert organ and Gregorian chant with Gérard CLOSE, organist of the abbey de Clervaux abbey (Luxemburg)
September 6 : Haarlem (Netherlands) : concert "Summer Evening Music", in the Grote kerk St. Bavo : this great late gothic church is famous for its historic organ.
Back in Alsace
Advent and Christmas
The Ensemble Trecanum celebrates the new liturgical year with the Chant of Matins of the first Sunday of Advent, at the evening of November 28, in the gothic chapel of St. Madeleine Church in Strasbourg. Then after, are several concerts :
December 4 : Strasbourg : The Ensemble Trecanum sings an Advent and Christmas programm in St William church, alternate with Guy Feuerbach, the organist of this church where is an historical organ from André Silbermann.
December 12 : Soultzbach-les-bains, in the Munster valley
December 20 : Rosenwiller, near Molsheim : in the parish church where is a beautiful organ built from Marc Garnier. This second concert with Guy Feuerbach ends the year 2009, while the last concert of the Christmas season 2009-2010 will take place in January 2010 in Holtzheim, near Strasbourg.