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ADAGIO CHORAL WORKSHOP

21-25 October 2025

in ALIX (Beaujolais)

France

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Franck Pellé-Rolland, musical director

Stage à Alix

CHORAL WORKSHOP FOR ALL SINGERS

  • if you want to sing beautiful music and feel comfortable thanks to short and easy pieces,

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  • if you want to make stress-free progress,

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  • if you'd like to experience a cappella choral singing, 

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  • if you want to discover or deepen your practice of classical music, 

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  • if, in your choir, you rely heavily on your fellow singers,

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  • if you don't sing regularly in choir and would like to go back to vocal activity,

 

      this course is really for you !

REPERTOIRE

For mixed a cappella choir 

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  • Juan del ENCINA (1468-1529)  Señora de hermosura  listen to

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  • Adriano BANCHIERI (1568-1634)  Cantate Domino  listen to

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  • Roland de LASSUS (1532-1594)  Bonjour mon cœur  listen to

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  • Luca MARENZIO (1553-1599)  Non vidi mai dopo notturna pioggia  listen to

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  • Ferran CRUIXENT (1976)  Ave Maria  listen to

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  • Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750)  Choral Erkenne mich, mein Hüter (extract from St Matthew Passion, BWV 244)  listen to

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The works are short and easy, but you still have to learn them before the workshop. Scores and MP3 files are sent well in advance for this purpose.

Moment musical de fin de stage
Vignoble du Beaujolais

BEAUJOLAIS

The workshop takes place in Alix, small village in the 'Pierres Dorées' area (golden stones), in the south of Beaujolais, 30 km north west of Lyon. 

 

We'll be singing in the church rotunda with its excellent acoustics.

 

In practical terms, you'll need to come by car. Carpool !

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

  • Our course will run from Tuesday 21 October, at  9:30am, to Saturday 25 October 2025, at 4:00pm.

 

  • Two daily rehearsals : from 9:30am to 12:00pm ; from 2:00pm to 5:30pm.

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  • The workshop will end with a performance.

ACCOMMODATION & MEALS

  • There are many possibilities of accommodation in the 'Pierres Dorées' area (not in Alix itself) : hotels, B&Bs, holiday cottages, campsites.

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  • We can share lunch in the restaurant of the village. Accompanying spouses are of course welcome to join the group for lunch.

 

  • Free evenings; we do not organize dinners.

PARTICIPANTS HAVE THEIR SAY.

"This workshop is suitable for anyone wishing to progress in polyphony. Short, easy pieces should be worked on before the course. In this Adagio course, we take the time for everyone to progress. Good humor and benevolence are the order of the day."  Sylvie R.

"If you want to work on your voice, in a fun atmosphere, and approach your margins of progress, the Adagio course is for you!!!"  Agnès D.

PROGRAMMES OF PREVIOUS COURSES

2024 WORKSHOP

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  • Marco Antonio INGEGNERI (ca.1536-1592) Ecce vidimus eum ​​

  • Grzegorz Gerwazy GORCZYCKI (ca.1667-1734) Omni die dic Mariae ​​

  • Giuseppe Ottavio PITONI (1657-1743) Cantate Domino ​​

  • Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Choral Er nahm alles wohl in Acht (extrait de la Passion selon Saint-Jean BWV 245) ​​

  • Quirino GASPARINI (1721-1778) Adoramus te ​​

  • William HORSLEY (1774-1854) Slow fresh fount 

 

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2023 WORKSHOP

 

  • Alfonso X el Sabio (XIII century) Cantigas de Santa María (extract) : Santa Maria, strela do dia. ​

  • Anonymous (XV century) Cancionero de Montecassino (extract) : Adoramus te  ​

  • Jacques ARCADELT (1504-1568) Ave Maria  ​

  • Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) St John Passion  BWV 245 (extract) : Choral O große Lieb  ​

  • Johann Michael HAYDN (1737-1806 ) Responsoria in Cœna Domini (extract) : Una hora  

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2022 WORKSHOP

 

  • Llibre Vermell de Montserrat (ca.1400) Stella splendens

  • Guillaume COSTELEY (ca.1530-1606) Allez mes premières amours

  • Tomás Luis de VICTORIA (1548-1611) Unus ex discipulis ; Eram quasi agnus

  • Johann Sebastian BACH (1685-1750) Premier choral du motet Jesu meine Freude 

 

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2020 WORKSHOP

 

  • Guillaume COSTELEY Las, je n’eusse jamais pensé 

  • Tomás Luis de VICTORIA  Amicus meus 

  • Felix MENDELSSOHN  Es fiel ein Reif 

  • Franz LISZT Salve Regina   

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