Soloists' Biographies

Elodie Mourot

Elodie Mourot trained as a singer with Barbara Schlick and Yves Sotin. She was introduced to the stage by the mime Marcel Marceau's assistant, Guerassim Dichlev, and continues working today with Fred Robbe. At the Univerisyt of Paris - Sorbonne, she followed the medieval music performance Masters programme from 2011 to 2014, with Katarina Livljanić and Benjamin Bagby, and with Raphaël Picazos at the Paris Conservatory (CNSMD). These in-depth studies enabled her to discover wide-ranging musical repertoires and to master reading from medieval manuscripts, and also historical medieval improvisation. Introduced to free improvisation by Markus Stockhausen, Elodie continues exploring this field today with Jean-Yves Pénafiel. She takes part in recordings and productions with ensembles dedicated to early music, to improvisation, and also works with theatre companies. She currently directs the medieval music ensemble of the University in Paris - Sorbonne.

Upcoming Concerts

22 August 2024
Brauweiler, Germany (Abteikirche St. Nikolaus Brauweiler), 7.30 pm
Musen der Sphären (World Premiere)

24 October 2024
Prague, University of Prague (Boethius 150th anniversary)
Boethius - Songs of Consolation (Quartet)

14 February 2025
Kulturzentrum Peterskirche, Kempen
Musen der Sphären

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Benjamin Bagby's teaching activities in 2019

In March 2019, Benjamin will give two weekend courses on the solo songs of Philippe le Chancelier (d. 1236). The courses are being hosted by the Centre de Musique Médiévale de Paris. Dates: 9-10 and 30-31 March.
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After retiring from his teaching position at the University of Paris - Sorbonne, where he taught between 2005 and 2018 in the professional masters program, Benjamin Bagby continues to travel widely in 2019 to teach practical workshops for young professionals:

Folkwang Universität der Künste (Essen-Werden, Germany).
Benjamin has joined the faculty of this renowned masters program for liturgical chant performance and medieval music. The dates of his courses in 2019: 5-7 April; 26-28 April; 17-19 May; 30 May–01 June.
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For the second year in a row, Benjamin will teach an intensive course in the 8th International Course on Medieval Music Performance (Besalú, Spain): Songs of the troubadours (for singers and instrumentalists).
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Amherst Early Music Festival (Connecticut College, New London CT) 21-28 July:
An intensive course on the solo cansos of the Occitan troubadours, with a focus on songs from the great Milan songbook Bibl. Ambr. R71 sup. (for singers and instrumentalists).
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