The Choirmaster

           Marie-Hélène CASPAR -  choirmaster          

Ph.D of Arts, Professor Emeritus – has taught contemporary Italian literature and civilisation for 35 years in Paris X University. A specialist of the Italian writer Dino Buzzati, she has also published many books and articles on 20^th  century Italian writers and supervised a seminar and a journal on the Italian contemporary novel.

In the musical field, Marie-Hélène Caspar attended Janine Tavernier’s classes in Claye-Souilly music conservatory and became a choirmaster under Philippe Caillard’s tutoring. She has been at the head of the Claye Vocale choir since 1986.

Under her direction, the Claye-Souilly choir has achieved international standards that have enabled them to perform in France and abroad, touring different continents in countries like Canada, Central Europe, Germany, Italy, Great-Britain, Russia Tunisia, the USA etc. In August 2006, the Claye Vocale choir took part in the prestigious choir festival ‘The Singing World’ in Saint-Petersburg (Russia) .

Marie-Hélène Caspar supervises the International Music Festival of Claye-Souilly that she created in 2006 with the local authorities.

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