Baroque? An assemblage of bizarre and disparate ideas and colors. This is how Larousse describes the word. Baroque, it symbolizes an art, a music. We know this art in our regions, where Gothic is rare if not absent, which gives our churches all their beauty and light.
But in music, what is baroque? If we talk about Vivaldi and the Four Seasons, everyone understands if we mention it. If we mention the film *Casanova*, a teenager in Venice, film enthusiasts will be enthralled.
The theme of the 2020-2021 *Bariolage* edition will probably intrigue some, yet the term is not far removed from baroque. In music, it evokes the variations of violin chords. Having defined the two key terms of this season, we are going to delve into it to discover it.
Everything actually begins with a concert from the 2019-2020 season rescheduled and which will take place at 4:30 PM at the Saint Franรงois de Paule church on September 27th, where Albinoni will be featured.
The season officially begins on October 16th with Jean Marie Leclair, again at Saint Franรงois de Paule.
On November 13th at the Saint Suaire chapel, we will listen to Pugnani, Leclair, and Mozart.
On December 11th, the Vลu church will showcase a Bach concert.
Still at Vลu, we will start the year on January 15th with *Les Femmes*. On February 5th, Corelli and DallโAbaco at the Vลu church.
On March 12th, we’ll meet again at the Saint Suaire chapel to discover the origins of the violin.
On April 9th, Vivaldi returns to the Vลu, and on May 21st, the curtain falls on the season with the *concerti grossi* of Geminiani at the Saint Franรงois de Paule church.
In the meantime, on May 14th, we will have *Milan*, a concert from the 2019-2020 season that could not be performed.
Conferences at the Nucรฉra library and films at the Mercury cinema will accompany this baroque season.
Thierry Jan
