Les 33e Automnales de l'orgue

The Automnales are mainly based around Baroque, Romantic and sacred music in the churches of Avignon and the surrounding area.

The next edition of the Automnales de l'orgue in Avignon will take place from September 28 to December 14, 2025.

CONCERTS IN AVIGNON:
– TE DEUM BY CAMPRA AND GLORIA BY VIVALDI
SATURDAY OCTOBER 4 AT 17 PM
Notre-Dame-des-Doms Metropolis
Soloists, choir and instrumental ensemble
As part of the Provençal Week and the Italian Week in Avignon.
Prices: to come

– BACH AND ITALY
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 AT 18 PM
Holy Martial Temple
Recital on the Pascal Quoirin organ
Bach/Vivaldi: Concerto in A minor BWV 593
Johann Sebastian Bach: Canzona BWV 588
Fantasy in C major BWV 570
Fugue in C major on a theme by Albinoni BWV 946
Trio Sonata No. 4 in E minor BWV 528
Fugue in B minor on a theme by Corelli BWV 578
Trio Sonata No. 6 in G major BWV 530
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major BWV 564
Broadcast on the big screen
Free contribution to costs
As part of the Italian Week in Avignon.

– THE ENGLISH ROMANTIC ORGAN
SATURDAY OCTOBER 11 AT 15 PM
Collegiate Church of Saint-Didier
Recital on the François Mader organ
Holst: Chaconne from the Moorside Suite
Thalben-Ball: Elegy
Bridge: Adagio in E major
Elgar: Nimrod from the Enigma Variations Op.36, Organ Sonata Op.28
Broadcast on the big screen.
Free contribution to costs.

– SCHUBERT’S MASS IN G
CANTATA THE SUN AND THE OTHER STARS, CREATION BY Éric BRETON
CORONATION ANTHEM, ZADOK THE PRIEST HWV 258 BY HANDEL
SATURDAY OCTOBER 25 AT 17 PM
Notre-Dame-des-Doms Metropolis
Choirs, instrumental ensemble and organ
Prices: from €10 to €22

– FROM BACH TO BELLINI WITH A CREATION IN TRIBUTE TO RAVEL
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST AT 17 PM
Collegiate Church of Saint-Agricol
Soprano, oboe and organ
Handel: Air No. 2, by Neun Deutsche Arien
Buxtehude: Toccata BuxWV 164 and Canzona BuxWV 170
Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in D minor Op.9 No.2
Ravel: No. 2, The Magic Flute of Scheherazade
Antonini: Homage to Ravel, creation
Donizetti: Grande Offertorio per Organo o Piano Forte
Bellini: Oboe Concerto in E-flat major
Haydn: No. 8, Nun beut die Flur from the Creation
Bach: No. 1, 2, 7, 8 of the Cantata BWV 199 Mein Herz schwimmt im Blut
Free contribution to costs

– THE BAROQUE UFO: CANTATA A 3
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 AT 16 PM
Saint-Louis Chapel
Soprano, violin and organ pedals, harpsichord and organ
Bach: Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 29
Partita BWV 1006
Story Drum sucht also Amor sein Vergnügen from Cantata BWV 202
Air Auch mit gedämpften, schwachen Stimmen de la Cantata BWV 36
Overture in D major BWV 828 of the 4th Partita
Froberger: Toccata I, Ricercar VII
Schütz: Eile mich, Gott, zu erretten, op. 8
Froberger: Toccata V, from sonars to the Levation
Biber: Sonata V, Jesus found in the Temple
Bach: Siciliano for violin and harpsichord BWV 1017
Story Ach! dieser süβe Trost from Cantata BWV 57
Air Seufzer, Thränen, Kummer, Noth from Cantata BWV 21
Adagio BWV 564
Burlesca in A minor, BWV 827 from the 3rd Partita
Air Bereite dir Jesu from Cantata BWV 147
Chorale Ach bleib bei uns, Herr Jesu Christ from the Cantata BWV 6
Single price 15 €

– SCHUMANN REQUIEM
AN IMAGINARY CEREMONY WITH Gabriel FAURE and René VIERNE
CANTATE DOMINO CANTICUM NOVUM, CREATION BY Isabelle CHAUVALON
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9 AT 16 PM
Notre-Dame-des-Doms Metropolis
Soloists, mixed choir, women's and children's choir
Instrumental ensemble and organ
Liszt: Ave Maria for female voices and organ
Schumann: Requiem for soloists, mixed choir, instrumental ensemble and organ
René Vierne: Low mass opus 8 for harmonium or organ
Gabriel Fauré: Low Mass for female voices with organ or harmonium accompaniment
Chauvalon: Cantate Domino for 2 choirs and 2 organs, premiere
As part of Avignon Terre de Culture 2025 and for the 30th anniversary of Avignon's inclusion as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Prices: to come

– CHAMBER MUSIC WITH ORGAN
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 AT 15 PM
Collegiate Church of Saint-Didier
Two violins and organ
Stanley: Voluntary 8
Handel: Sonata in G minor No. 8
Biber: The Crucifixion of the Rosary Sonatas
Vitali: Chaconne in G minor
Morandi: Sonata in C major
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins RV 522
Bach: Pastoral in F major
Tchaikovsky: Melody in E flat major Op.42
Ucellini: Aria sopra la Bergamasca
Broadcast on the big screen
Free contribution to costs

– CINE-CONCERT: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 AT 17 PM
Holy Martial Temple
Organ and Cinema
Improvisations by Thierry Escaich on the silent film The Phantom of the Opera directed in 1925 by Rupert Julian based on the eponymous novel by Gaston Leroux.
Projection on a large screen
The Phantom of the Opera is a 1925 American film directed by Rupert Julian, based on the novel of the same name by Gaston Leroux. It is part of the Universal Monsters series. Erik, the Phantom of the Opera, a half-mad being rejected by society, lives in the abandoned basement of the Opéra Garnier in Paris. In love with one of the singers named Christine Daaé, he schemes to get her the lead role, before demanding her love in return. But she, discovering the profound ugliness of the one called the Phantom of the Opera, tries by all means to escape his influence, with the help of her suitor. As was the practice at the time, the film will be accompanied musically by improvisations.
Single price: €15 / Free for under 18s

– DIXIT DOMINUS BY VIVALDI AND KYRIE BY MOZART, SCHUBERT AND DVORAK
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 AT 17 PM
Collegiate Church of Saint-Agricol
Soloists, choirs, instrumental ensemble and organ
Preston: Uppon La Mi Re, organ
Part: Trivium, organ
Apt Manuscript: Kyrie, a cappella choir
Mozart: Kyrie in D minor Kv. 341, choir and instrumental ensemble
Schubert: Kyrie from the Mass in A-flat major D. 678, choir and instrumental ensemble
Dvorak: Kyrie from the Mass in D Op. 86, choir and instrumental ensemble
Guilmant: Introduction and Allegro to the 1st Sonata op.42, organ
Vivaldi: Dixit Dominus, choir and instrumental ensemble
Prices: from €5 to €20

Full program of the event at https://www.musique-sacree-en-avignon.org/