For centuries, the figure of the Virgin Mary has inspired composers, whether from the Gregorian tradition, the Renaissance, or contemporary music.

This program, conceived and conducted by Owain Park, highlights this continuity by juxtaposing the luminous polyphonies of Victoria, Byrd, and Brumel with the more modern visions of Górecki, Tavener, and Owain Park himself.

The pure and soaring harmonies of Renaissance masters, imbued with fervor and balance, find a fascinating echo in the works of the 20th and 21st centuries, where contemplation gives way to striking emotional intensity. Thus, Prière pour Marie by Owain Park or Stravinsky’s Ave Maria express this faith in a new light, sometimes pure, sometimes bold.

A program where music becomes prayer, suspended between tradition and modernity, inviting an inner elevation carried by the infinite richness of choral singing.

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