History

       History      



The Claye Vocale Choir was founded in 1984 in Claye Souilly, a small town east of Paris (France). Marie-Hélène Caspar has directed the choir since 1986. Composed of about 60 mixed voices, the choir has participated in international choral gatherings in France and abroad. It has had the opportunity to sing with prestigious Directors : Jean-Walter Audoli (Mozart's Coronation Mass), Patrick-Marie Aubert (Fauré Requiem), Terence Waterhouse (Vivaldi's Magnificat) and in 1997 and 1998, Jean-Claude Vincent for the "Festival du Pays Briard".

The choir has a varied musical repertoire, from the Renaissance to the 20th century, with a preference for orthodox liturgy and sacred music from the 19th century.

Since 1991 the choir has hosted in Claye Souilly a number of french and foreign choral groups, including the Springfield Chorale from Washington DC, the Choir of the Radio and Television from Mongolie (China),  the Shanghai National Orchestra ....

It has given concerts in Cologne (Germany), Soave (Italy), Bornem and Bruges (Belgium), Targovişte and Bucarest (Romania), Prague and Litomyšl (Czech Republic), Springfield (USA) as well as in Luxemburg and in Castricum (The Netherlands), St-Petersburg (Russia).

The choir " Claye Vocale " was dissolved on November 30th, 2009.


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