La Tempête
Nocturne of Loss and Hope
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Livestream from Utrecht, TivoliVredenburg / Grote Zaal on 31 August 2026 at 20:00
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About this concert
La Tempête draws us into the night, through the quiet days before Easter – where loss and hope lie close together. During the liturgy of the Triduum Sacrum – Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday – the Easter ritual is performed step by step.
Gregorian chants and Renaissance motets by Orlandus Lassus, Thomas Tallis, and Cristóbal de Morales meet the serene sound world of Arvo Pärt and the double-choir Mass by Frank Martin. Two choirs move through the space, embrace the audience, and turn the music into an experience – a nocturnal journey of the soul in which times and styles merge.
With an introduction by Annelies Andries (19:15 hrs, in Dutch) and a Q&A session (after the concert, in English), both taking place in the Fentener van Vlissingen Foyer (limited capacity)
Also live on www.emtv.online.
Programme
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Marbrianus de Orto
Lamentation: Guimel
c1460-1529 -
Plainchant
Nos autem gloriari oportet
(from: Manuscript of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, 1071) -
Frank Martin
Mass for Double Choir
Kyrie1890-1974 -
Orlandus Lassus
Répons des ténèbres
In monte Oliveti1530/32-1594 -
Frank Martin
Mass for Double Choir
Gloria -
Thomas Aquinas
Pange lingua
c1225-1274 -
Anonymous
Tantum ergo
(from: Corsican Franciscan manuscript, 1649) -
Arvo Pärt
Canticle of Simeon: Nunc Dimittis
*1935 -
Thomas Tallis
Jeremiah’s lament for Holy Friday
Alephc1505-1585 -
Plainchant
Popule meus/Hagyos O Theos
(from: Manuscript of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere) -
Frank Martin
Mass for Double Choir
Credo (i) -
Plainchant
Crux fidelis
(from: Graduale Triplex, 1979) -
Knut Nystedt
Antienne
O Crux1915-2014 -
Christóbal de Morales
Lamentatio: Zain
c1500-1553 -
Frank Martin
Mass for Double Choir
Credo (ii) -
Plainchant
Alleluia/Pascha nostrum
(from: Manuscript of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere) -
William Byrd
Terra tremuit
c1540-1623 -
Plainchant
Victimae paschali laudes
-
Frank Martin
Mass for Double Choir
Sanctus -
Anonymous
Psalm 112 : Alleluia/Laudate pueri Dominum
(from: Manuscript of Carpentras, 17th century) -
Frank Martin
Mass for Double Choir
Agnus Dei
Programme subject to change
Musicians
- Véronique Housseau, Annabelle Bayet, Ellen Giacone, Marine Margot soprano I
- Lorraine Tisserant, Caroline Michel, Alice Kamenezky, Laure Petit-Monjanel soprano II
- Aline Quentin, Hélène Richaud, Mathilde Rossignol, Parvati Maeder alto I
- Cécile Banquey, Mathilde Gatouillat, Gisèle Delgoulet, Marion Harache alto II
- Vivien Simon, Léo Guillou-Kérédan, Gabriel Colin, Edouard Monjanel tenor I
- Romain Bazola, Fabrice Foison, Thibaut Jacqmin, Richard Golian tenor II
- Eudes Peyre, Matthieu Le Levreur, Florent Martin, Imanol Iraola bass I
- Maxime Saïu, Bertrand Duby, Arthur Cady, Jean-Christophe Brizard bass II
- Simon-Pierre Bestion musical direction, staging
- Florian Delattre lighting
- Apolline Machefaux technical management
About the performers
The vocal and instrumental company La Tempête was founded in 2015 by Simon-Pierre Bestion. He brought together artists from different backgrounds and created a collective with a strong character. The ensemble mainly focuses on early music or even traditional music but also performs modern and contemporary repertoires. La Tempête continuously questions the form of classical music concerts, performing in a spatialized and staged way and collaborating with other disciplines (electroacoustic music, theater, dance, lights, video, mapping). The ensemble was artist in residence of the Festival Oude Muziek Utrecht 2023.
Simon-Pierre Bestion is a French musician, conductor, and keyboardist, a key figure in the new generation of artists fascinated by ‘total art.’ He trained at the Conservatoire of Nantes and the Conservatoire de Lyon, specializing in organ, harpsichord, and choir conducting. In 2007, he founded Europa Barocca, and later the Compagnie La Tempête. His work blends early music with contemporary influences and scenic arts, offering a unique approach to music and performance.