FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL D'ORGUE DE VOUVANT - JEAN-BAPTISTE COURTOIS

> Thursday, July 18 / 7:00 pm Jean-Baptiste COURTOIS Honorary Professor at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris Felix Mendelssohn (Hamburg 1809 - Leipzig 1847) : Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op. 37, No. 1 Johann Sebastian Bach (Eisenach 1685 - Leipzig 1750) : - Fantasy in C minor, BWV 562 - Trio Sonata No. 6, BWV 530 Vivace - Lento - Allegro César Franck (Liège 1822 ? Paris 1890): Grande Pièce Symphonique, Op. 17 Jean-Baptiste Courtois studied organ with Jean Langlais and André Fleury before entering the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris, where he won four Premier Prix. From the age of 14, he played the Cavaillé-Coll organ at Saint-Ignace church in Paris, where he was organist until 1989, when he was appointed titular organist at Saint-Gervais church, on the magnificent Couperin instrument. His concert activities have taken him to France and other European countries, as well as to the USA and Russia. After teaching at the Conservatoire national de région de Lille and the Université de Paris-Sorbonne, and directing the Conservatoire d'Antony, he joined the Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris in 1995 to head the instrumental disciplines department. Appointed professor of counterpoint at the same institution in 2000, he has since divided his time between teaching and performing. *************************** Price: 10 ? / Support price: 15 ? Under 16s: free (at concert entrance only) Box office: (opening soon) - Vouvant, Fontenay-le-Comte, La Châtaigneraie and Maillezais tourist offices Tel: 02 51 69 44 99 - Online: billetterie.vendeegrandsud.com - At the church, ½ hour before the concert: payment by card possible Access to the concert via the Théodelin nave Children: recommended for ages 5 and up