The Mougins Organ Festival is one of the essential meetings of music lovers, And fans of the pipe instrument. Every year, at the start of fall, It is always the occasion for exciting meetings around a remarkable instrument.
The four concerts offered will make us travel over various directories - baroque, Classic and jazz - while making us discover original sound combinations.
The Saint-Jacques organ organ will be joined by the Hammond organ, the flute, The Glassharmonica, Martenot waves, But also bird singers!
There is no doubt that this 2022 edition will be a source of new features and sounds of sound!
Olivier Vernet - Artistic director

Sunday September 25 - 6 p.m.
Charles Balayer, Hammond organ and organ
"Bach, Swingin 'Bach »
First part: Extracts from Jean-Sébastien Bach's "Goldberg Variations" to the organ.
Second part: Improvisations on themes of Baroque and Renaissance periods with the Hammond organ.

Sunday October 2 -6 p.m.
MAUDE Gratton, organ
Pierre Hamon, flute
Jean Boucault and Johnny Rasse, bird singers
"The organ and the bird"
Symbol of freedom or divine inspiration, The bird has always occupied a special place in many cultures. We observe his flight, We imitate his song.
For this concert, the bird is the central figure of a poetic journey where improvisation will connect medieval music, The music of Amerindian traditions or figures of the classical repertoire.
Human voice, Pre -Columbian flutes and organ will be gathered around the theme of the bird.

Sunday, October 9 -6 p.m.
Jean-Cyrille Gandillet, organ
Philippe Depétris, flute
"Johann Sebastian Bach: paths of emotions"

Sunday October 16 - 6 p.m.
Thierry Mechler, organ
Thomas Bloch, Martenot and Glassharmonica waves
"At the whim of the waves"
It took 250 years for germinating the idea of ​​bringing the glass armonica (or "glassharmonica") of which we rub the glasses with wet fingers and the pipe organ. However, Mozart, among others, composed for one and the other instrument. Today it is played by less than a dozen performers around the world. Almost as rare, Martenot waves, One of the first electrical instruments (1919) of which the organist and composer Olivier Messiaen was an illustrious godfather, Often remain attached to the repertoire of the strange and naturally find their places by their side.