Requiem de Mozart & Boléro de Ravel

RAVEL'S BOLERO

Boléro is the most frequently performed classical music work in the world, with a performance every 15 minutes. At the time of its creation, the composer gave the copyrights to his gardener without anticipating its success with the general public.

This work is the archetype of the ostinato. The melody is taken up in turn by the various instruments of the orchestra over a rhythmic pattern on percussion.

MOZART'S REQUIEM

The particular circumstances surrounding the commissioning of this work, and the tragic conditions of its writing on the author's deathbed, fuel its legend. In July 1791, Count Walsegg-Stuppach, under the seal of secrecy, commissioned a Requiem from Mozart for his wife, who had died in February. Work was postponed to October, due to the overwork experienced by the composer, who was busy with La Clemenza di Tito and The Magic Flute.

At Mozart's death, the Requiem remained an unfinished work. In the final stage of his illness, Mozart had written the entirety of the "Requiem aeternam": from the Kyrie to the Confutatis, only the vocal parts and the basso continuo were written. For the Lacrimosa, only the first eight measures of the voice and the first two measures of the violin and viola parts. Sketches of additional pieces have been lost. While he was bedridden, friends came to sing the parts of the Requiem at his bedside.

Hélios

Dynamic and eclectic, the Hélios orchestra has established itself since its creation in 2014.

Its artistic director, Paul Savalle, fosters the professional integration of young musicians through orchestral practice. Thus, young graduates join experienced orchestral musicians, conductors, and soloists, in optimal working conditions.

From baroque to contemporary music, the programs are varied. As for the repertoire, it is both symphonic and choral, with the orchestra partnering with departmental and regional choirs.

Thanks to the collaboration of different conductors, the musicians approach a very rich repertoire while broadening their interpretive palette. They all come from major French conservatories, some belonging to a national orchestra.

From string quartet to symphony orchestra, as well as brass ensemble, the orchestra continually broadens its audience by modulating its composition. The "strings" ensemble performs in picturesque venues that could not accommodate a symphony orchestra, allowing the public to discover a very rich architectural heritage.

In short, thanks to its variable geometry formation, the Hélios orchestra approaches the broadest repertoire with passionate curiosity.