26/27 SEASON
ENSEMBLE CORRESPONDANCES
Sébastien Daucé, Director
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2026 at 4pm
First Church in Cambridge, Congregational
VIRTUAL PREMIERE: Sunday, December 20, 2026 at 8pm (ET)
Available to watch until January 3, 2027 at 11:59pm (ET)
Charpentier: Messe de minuit pour Noël, H.9
Experience the expressive brilliance of Marc-Antoine Charpentier with his Midnight Mass for Christmas Eve. This beloved masterpiece is an invitation to immerse oneself in a musical world where liturgical and popular traditions come together in magnificent harmony. Based on traditional French carols, the Mass possesses both an accessible candor and a profound depth of emotion. Sébastien Daucé and Ensemble Correspondances specialize in the French Baroque repertoire, producing uniquely intimate and passionate interpretations that have mesmerized audiences across the world.
“Intelligently conceived, expertly performed.”
PROGRAM
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Sub tuum praesidium
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Or nous dites Marie
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Quam gloriosa dicta sunt de te
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: In nativitatem
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Nuit
Sébastien de Brossard: O Miraculum!
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Messe de Minuit
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Joseph est bien marié
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Alma redemptoris
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Laissez paître vos bêtes
Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum
ARTISTS
Caroline Weynants, Amélie Raison & Caroline Dangin-Bardot, soprano
Lucile Richardot & Marie Pouchelon, alto
Richard Pittsinger & Randol Rodriguez, tenor
Etienne Bazola & Lysandre Châlon, bass
Simon Pierre & Béatrice Linon, violin
Lucile Perret, flute
Johanne Maître, oboe
Mathilde Vialle & Julie Dessaint, viola da gamba
François Gallon, double bass
Thibaut Roussel, theorbo
Sébastien Daucé, organ & harpsichord

