Programmes from previous Festivals
Centenary Festival Programme 2007
February Festival
| Date | Time | Venue | Event |
| Sunday 11 February | 11.00 | Church at La Fontenelle | Mass with the Chorale de l’Association Les Amis de Jean Langlais and les Petits Choristes de La Fontenelle |
| Thursday 15 February | 19.00 | Church at La Fontenelle | 100th anniversary of Langlais’ birthCompline with the Wingrave Singers and Villager Voices |
May Festival
| Date | Time | Venue | Event |
| Friday 4 May | 20.30 | Dol Cathedral | Organ recital given by Marie-Claire Alain. |
| Saturday 5 May | 20.00 | Church of Saint-Léonard, Fougères | Concert with the École de Musique du Pays de Fougères |
| Sunday 13 May | 16.00 | Cercle Antrainais, Antrain | Concert for children with les Petits Choristes de La Fontenelle and the École de Sainte-Anne, Antrain |
Summer Festival
| Date | Time | Venue | Event | |
| Sunday 12 August | 11.00 | Church at La Fontenelle | Mass with the choir of St Mary’s Church, Warwick | |
| 16.00 | Chapelle de Marigny | Concert for harp, flute and bombarde with Klervi and Soasig Muller and Kevin Collard | ||
| Monday 13 August | 20.00 | Church at Combourg | Concert with the choir of St Mary’s Church, Warwick and les Petits Choristes de La Fontenelle | |
| Tuesday 14 August | 20.00 | Château de Bonnefontaine | Concert with the choir of St Mary’s Church, Warwick | |
| Wednesday 15 August | 10.00 | Dol Cathedral | Mass : ‘Missa Salve Regina’ by Jean Langlais with the choir of Royal Holloway, University of London, local choirs, brass ensemble, Samuel Carré and Samuel Rathbone (organs), directed by Rupert GoughLive broadcast by Radio France Culture | |
| Thursday 16 August | 20.30 | Dol Cathedral | Concert : ‘Missa Salve Regina’ by Jean Langlais with the choir of Royal Holloway, University of London, local choirs, brass ensemble, Samuel Carré and Samuel Rathbone (organs), directed by Rupert Gough | |
| Friday 17 August | 19.00 | Church of Sainte-Croix, St Servan | Organ recital by David Bednall, Assistant Organist at Wells Cathedral, England | |
| Sunday 19 August | 10.30 | Church at La Bouëxière | Mass with the Wingrave Singers, accompanied by David Bednall, directed by Colin Spinks | |
Inauguration of the Rue Jean Langlais in La Bouëxière
| 17.00 | Church at La Bouëxière | Concert with the Wingrave Singers and David Bednall, directed by Colin Spinks | |
| Monday 20 August | 16.00 | Salle Polyvalente, La Fontenelle | Video and talk about the life of Jean Langlais with Marie-Louise Langlais |
| Tuesday 21 August | 20.30 | Church at Cherrueix | Concert with the Wingrave Singers and David Bednall, directed by Colin Spinks |
| Wednesday 22 August | 21.00 | Church at Pontorson | Concert with Camerata Coral Universidad de Cantabria, Spain, directed by Raul Suarez Garcia |
| Thursday 23 August | 21.00 | Church at Cancale | Concert of chamber music with Margit Lykke Christensen, mezzo-soprano and Marie-Louise Langlais, organ |
| Friday 24 August | 20.00 | Church at La Fontenelle | Grand Final Concert with the Chorale de l’Association Les Amis de Jean Langlais, les Petits Choristes de La Fontenelle, Margit Lykke Christensen, Marie-Louise Langlais, Camerata Coral Universidad de Cantabria and the Wingrave Singers |
November Festival
| Date | Time | Venue | Event | |
| Sunday 11 November | 11.00 | Church at La Fontenelle | Mass with the Chorale de l’Association Les Amis de Jean Langlais and les Petits Choristes de La Fontenelle | |
Festival Programme 2008
| Date | Time | Venue | Event | |
| Friday 30 May | 20.30 | Salle des Fêtes, Bazouges-la-Pérouse | “Noé” sung by the pupils of the École Sainte-Anne, Bazouges-la-Pérouse and the École Sainte-Anne, Antrain | |
| Tuesday 15 July – Friday 18 July | 3 rue du Moulin, 35560 La Fontenelle | Choral course directed by Malcolm Archer | ||
| Wednesday 16 July | 21.00 | Church at Pontorson | Organ recital by Malcolm Archer and David Bednall | |
| Thursday 17 July | 20.30 | Church at La Fontenelle | Concert by la Chorale de l’Association “Les Amis de Jean Langlais”, directed by Mélanie Brugalé, and le Choeur de l’Academie du Festival Jean Langlais, directed by Malcolm Archer, accompanied by David Bednall, organ | |
| Friday 18 July | 21.00 | Dol Cathedral | Concert by le Choeur de l’Academie du Festival Jean Langlais, directed by Malcolm Archer, accompanied by David Bednall, organ | |
| Saturday 19 July | 20.30 | Church at La Fontenelle | Concert of Celtic music by Pigtown Fling from Scotland | |
Festival Programme 2009
| Date | Time | Venue | Event |
| Friday 17 July | 20.30 | Church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul, La Bouëxière | Concert with Margit Lykke Christensen and Marie-Louise Bothmann, singers with Royal Danish Opera, accompanied by Benjamin Frost, organst and repetiteur with English National Opera.Organ music from all periods, the Stabat Mater by Pergolesi and vocal works by Jean Langlais. |
| Saturday 18 July | 20.30 | Church of Saint-Samson, La Fontenelle | Concert with Margit Lykke Christensen and Marie-Louise Bothmann. (See above). |
| Sunday 19 July | 21.00 | Atelier Manoli, La Richardais | Concert of operatic extracts with Margit Lykke Christensen and Marie-Louise Bothmann, singers with Royal Danish Opera, accompanied by Benjamin Frost, piano. |
| Tuesday 28 July | 21.00 | Church of Saint-Léonard, Fougères | Church of Saint-Léonard, Fougères |
| Thursday 30 July | 21.00 | Church of Notre Dame, Pontorson | Concert by the Choeur de l’Académie du Festival Jean Langlais, directed by Malcolm Archer, accompanied by David Bednall, organ.Works to include the Messe Solennelle by Vierne and the Requiem by Fauré |
| Friday 31 July | 20.30 | Church of Saint-Samson, La Fontenelle | Concert by the Choeur de l’Académie du Festival Jean Langlais, directed by Malcolm Archer, accompanied by David Bednall, organ, together with local French adult and children’s choirs.Works to include Langlais, Poulenc, Vierne and Fauré |
| Saturday 1 August | 20.00 | Salle Polyvalente, La Fontenelle | Concert of celtic music by Pigtown Fling, a quartet of Scottish musicians.Music from Scotland, Portugal, Canada, Slovenia and Brittany, played on violin, clarsach (Scottish harp), concertina, guitar, mandolin and various bagpipes. |
Festival Programme 2010
| Date | Time | Venue | Event |
| Saturday 19 June | 20.30 | Church of Saint-Samson La Fontenelle |
Gospel choir : Mark Dukes and Voca’Live |
| Thursday 15 July | 20.30 | Church of St Peter and St Paul La Bouëxière |
Organ recital by Frantisek Vanicek, Prague |
| Saturday 17 July | 20.30 | Church of Saint-Samson La Fontenelle |
Concert of Scandinavian music by Kammerkoret Audite from Copenhagen |
| 25 – 29 July | La Fontenelle | Choral workshop directed by Malcolm Archer | |
| 26 – 30 July | La Fontenelle | Organ workshop directed by Marie-Louise Langlais and Sylvie Mallet | |
| Tuesday 27 July | 20.30 | Church of Saint-Léonard, Fougères | Organ recital by Malcolm Archer and David Bednall |
| Wednesday 28 July | 20.30 | Dol Cathedral | Concert by the Choeur de l’Académie du Festival Jean Langlais, directed by Malcolm Archer, accompanied by David Bednall |
| Thursday 29 July | 20.30 | Church of Saint-Samson La Fontenelle |
Concert by the Choeur de l’Académie du Festival Jean Langlais, directed by Malcolm Archer, accompanied by David Bednall and local choirs |
| Friday 30 July | 19.00 | Church of Sainte-Croix Saint-Servan (St Malo) |
Concert by organ course participants |
| Saturday 31 July | 19.30 | Salle Polyvalente, La Fontenelle | Concert of Celtic music. |
Festival Programme 2011
| Date | Time | Venue | Event |
| Saturday, 4th June | All day from 10.00 | Church at la Fontenelle | Gospel workshop with Mark Dukes |
| Friday, 10th June | 20.30 | Church at la Fontenelle | Gospel concert with Mark Dukes and the Voca’Live |
| Tuesday, 12th July | 20.30 | Church at la Bouëxière | Concert with Martina Ziegert (Organ) and Eric Wallerand (French horn) |
| Friday, 15th July | 20.30 | Church at Bazouges-la-Pérouse | Concert with Martina Ziegert (Organ), Eric Wallerand (French horn), Mélanie Brugalé (Organ) and Sandrine Moinard-Lemahieu (Oboe) |
| Saturday, 16th July | 20.30 | Church at la Fontenelle | Concert of European music from the middle ages to the present day with Pandora, an 8-voice “a cappella”group from Denmark |
| Tuesday, 19th July | 21.00 | Church at Pontorson, part of the Festival Musique à Pontorson | Concert of European music from the middle ages to the present day with Pandora, an 8-voice “a cappella”group from Denmark |
| Wednesday, 20th July | 20.30 | Malouinière de la Ville-BagueSt Coulombe near St Malo | Concert of European music from the middle ages to the present day with Pandora, an 8-voice “a cappella”group from Denmark |
| Saturday, 23rd – Friday, 29th July | All day, every day. For details, see: Brittany Music Workshops | 3 rue du Moulin, la Fontenelle | Choral workshops directed by Malcolm Archer, accompanied by David Bednall and with vocal coach Hilary Jones |
| Sunday, 24th July | 18.30 | Church of Notre-Dame-des-Grèves, Rocabey, St Malo | Mass sung by the Chœur de l’Académie du Festival Jean Langlais, directed by Malcolm Archer with David Bednall (Organ). Messe d’Escalquens by Jean Langlais |
| Monday, 25th July | 15.00 – 18.00 | 3 rue du Moulin, la Fontenelle | Solo singing masterclass with Hilary Jones |
| Tuesday, 26th July | 21.00 | Church of Saint-Léonard, Fougères | Organ recital by Malcolm Archer and David Bednall. Popular organ works and improvisations |
| Wednesday, 27th July | 20.30 | Church at la Fontenelle | Concert of choral music with the Chœur de l’Académie du Festival Jean Langlais, directed by Malcolm Archer and the Chorale Les Amis de Jean Langlais |
| Thursday, 28th July | 20.30 | Church of Sainte-Croix, Saint Servan, near St Malo | Concert of choral and organ music with the Chœur de l’Académie du Festival Jean Langlais, directed by Malcolm Archer, and David Bednall. Langlais Messe Solennelle, Archer Missa Montis Regalis and works by Parry, Elgar, Bednall, Poulenc and Fauré |
| Friday, 29th July | 20.30 | Caen Abbey | Concert of choral and organ music with the Chœur de l’Académie du Festival Jean Langlais, directed by Malcolm Archer, and David Bednall. Langlais Messe Solennelle, Archer Missa Montis Regalis and works by Parry, Elgar, Bednall, Poulenc and Fauré |