Anniversaire du Concert Spirituel

Date: 13 Jun 2025, 7:30pm - 9:15pm GMT UK

The Alliance Francaise d'Oxford is proud to be associated with this anniversary concert, which marks the 300th  of the founding in 1725 of the Concert Spirituel, an organisation which became the major promoter of concerts in Paris during the 18th century.

Instruments of Time & Truth will perform instrumental and vocal music heard at the Concert Spirituel in the 1770s, by François-Joseph Gossec, Jean-Baptiste Davaux, Jean-Joseph de Mondonville and Amadeus Mozart. Le Concert spirituel est une organisation de concerts inaugurée à Paris le 17 mars 1725. L'institution perdura soixante-six ans, jusqu'en 1790, au début de la Revolution française et marqua le monde musical par ses innovations et la qualité de ses productions.

They will be joined by the Oxford Consort of Voices, soloists and student singers, under the direction of Edward Higginbottom.

Emeritus Professor Higgingbottom will also give us a conference about the history of the concert spirituel. Details TBC.

Please note Alliance Francaise students will have a reduction on the price of the tickets. Register below to receive the discount code of 25% on the price of the tickets.

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Anniversaire du Concert Spirituel

The Alliance Francaise d'Oxford is proud to be associated with this anniversary concert, which marks the 300th of the founding in 1725 of the Concert Spirituel, an organisation which became the major promoter of concerts in Paris during the 18th century.

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The Alliance Francaise d'Oxford is proud to be associated with this anniversary concert, which marks the 300th  of the founding in 1725 of the Concert Spirituel, an organisation which became the major promoter of concerts in Paris during the 18th century.