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Les Archets de Paris
at the Sainte-Chapelle is a
Euro Music Production -- "pour que la passion jamais ne repose"
-- literally, in order that the passion never stops.
Their
website (in French) is easy
to read and lists church locations, dates and concert programs.
Click on "Programme"
"Calendrier" to locate dates and times and locations. If you have
any questions, send me an
e-mail.
The venues
are:
La Sainte
Chapelle**
Église
Saint-Germain des Prés
Église Saint
Louis des Invalides
Église Saint-Severin
Église des
Billettes
Église Saint-Julien
le Pauvre
Admission: 25
euros
You can buy
tickets in advance at Fnac, Virgin or Galeries Lafayette
You can buy
tickets at Euro Music Productions the day before or day of the concert
between 2:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
If you buy
your tickets at the door, credit cards (CB*) are not accepted.
*CB stands for
carte bleu and otherwise is a generic term for credit cards
**La
Sainte Chapelle (regular website)
Free church
concerts
l'Officiel des Spectacles or
Pariscope provide
dates, times and prices of concerts. l'Officiel has a larger
listing.
On Saturdays
Eglise des Billettes
(4 p.m.) , 24
rue des Archives (4th), Metro: Hôtel de Ville (originally a Catholic
church, it is now Lutheran; was built in 1294)
This website sells tickets for specific
classic concerts
Eglise des Billettes
Chapelle Saint-Bernard (8:30
p.m.), 34 place Raoul Dautry (15th), Metro: Montparnasse
Concert and choral dates and times for Chapelle Saint-Bernard
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
The last Wednesday of the month is a
debate after watching a film
A
little Wikipedia history about Joan of Arc
On Sundays
Eglise Saint-Sulpice
(10:30 a.m.)
place et Metro Saint-Sulpice (6th)The calendar on the
Saint Sulpice website will also list special feast days and the
music and choral times
Wikipedia
history
Da Vinci code information
Eglise de la Madeleine (11:00
a.m.), place and Metro Madeleine (8th) The concerts are announced in a
parish document published within the
Madeleine website. For
additional concert and choir information, look in the left column of
their website.
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris
(10 a.m. Gregorian mass; 11:30 a.m. International Mass with invited
choirs; 4:30 p.m. organ concert)
English guided visit (free) 2 p.m. to
3:30 p.m.; meet under the organ.
Since the tour does not take place
every day, click on the date to make sure you see the words: "14:00 -
15:30Visite en anglais offerte par la cathédrale
Départ sous le grand orgue."
Cathédrale
Notre-Dame de Paris this link takes you to their Agenda musical
page and lists all of the current concerts. It will provide
all of the concert information for a season (October to June), including
Christmas.
The Concerts are held Sunday afternoons.
For a complete list of scheduled events
visit their calendar page.
Notre-Dame general concert information
Admission : 15 euros ; free for under 18
Buy your tickets at the information (accueil) desk at the entrance to
the Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Paris daily from 9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and the evening of the concert from 8 p.m.
The Saint- Saëns and Passion according to Saint John concerts (Ensemble
Orchestral de Paris) :
1st category : 40 euros
2nd category: 25 euros
3rd category: 10 euros
Purchase: call 0800 42 67 57 or you can buy the tickets one hour in
advance before each concert.
Sunday and holiday organ concerts: 4:30 p.m. (except Sundays in
Lent)
Admission: free
Paroisse
Saint-Eustache rue du
Jour (1st) Metro: Les Halles (this is convenient if you come in on the
RER B from the airport Charles de Gaulle and want to go to a concert or
to Mass).
On the Saint-Eustache
homepage, you will see a
scrolling "blog" with dates and times of concerts.
The organ concert takes place every
Sunday at 5:30 p.m.
Map
For a list of the type of music, go
to their website:
Click: Agenda/Date: pick the
month/type d'activité: TOUTES/Valider
- scroll down to find the activities that you are interested in: mass (messe);
choir (choral); at the end of mass (fin de la Messe)
First Saturday of month
Saint-Gervais (4 p.m.) the first
Saturday of each month (check their calendar), Place Saint-Gervais (4th) Metro:
Hôtel de Ville.
The
Saint-Gervais organ is a rare example from the 1600s.
"During nearly two centuries, members of the Couperin family have
succeeded one another continuously at Saint Gervais' organ."
Choir: every day, except Monday and
Sunday, between 6 and 6:30 p.m. in preparation for the mass.
The church closes for vacation from the third
week in August until September 1.
Classic music concerts and operas in France
has a website that provides information about locations, links, dates,
reservation possibilities, etc.
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