An interweaving of Early and contemporary music that sublimates the essence of both. This alchemy dissolves boundaries to produce a distinctive texture and to create a moment, suspended in time, of surprise, reverie and delight.
Not so much a layering of styles, as a journey into transmutation, a retelling, a historically informed interpretation that enhances our delight in the blend of the early source with the vibrant, surging and stirring sensibility of the contemporary perspective.
Voices, period instruments, spatial settings and in many cases electronics are pushed beyond their usual functions through various techniques, arrangements and new compositions, in a quest for a direct and tangible link with the other.
Traditional and popular music also feature in our programmes to provide another form of auditory tribute to diversity and humanity’s rich musical heritage
Founded in 2014, Alkymia is accredited by the DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, supported by the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region and the city of Lyon. The Ensemble runs a project at Les Grandes Voisines, a social ‘third place’ in Lyon. Alkymia also receives support from Spedidam, CNM, Adami, Maison de la Musique Contemporaine, and Sacem. The Ensemble is a member of Égalité H/F AURA and FEVIS.
A prize-winning choral and orchestral conductor at the VIII International Competition of Italy 2015, she was awarded First Prize and Special Prize for her interpretation of early music, which she particularly enjoys. Equally passionate about experimentation and contemporary creation, she works alongside numerous composers and is a dedicatee of vocal, mixed and electroacoustic works. Today, she leads a rich activity as a performer, researcher and teacher. She coordinates and directs Alkymia's various programs, and is a regular guest with such organizations as La Tempête, Amarillis, Spirito, the Angers-Nantes Opéra and ONPL choirs, and the National Orchestra of Bolivia. She is also invited to give master-classes, run workshops and work in prisons, and teaches choral conducting at the CRR in Chalon-sur-Saône. She trained at the CNSMD in Lyon, the École Normale de Musique in Paris, the Musikfest Erzgebirge and the Bachakademie in Stuttgart. She has been selected by the TENSO Network and has received awards for her research and creation projects from Ateliers Médicis, Adami, Fondation NGuyen and Mécénat Musical de la Société Générale. A curious and dynamic Franco-Bolivian artist, she enriches her universe with dance, several instruments and a committed and philosophical re-reading of works of art, their historical contexts and their role in today's society.
Mariana Delgadillo Espinoza
Artistic Director
Nolwenn Le Guern
Viola da gamba, Viellee, Rebab...
Nolwenn Le Guern, bowed fiddles, viols da gamba, lirone. An adventurous, curious musician with a diverse background, they began their musical training at a very young age with the cello. After a complete course on modern instruments, they turned to ancient music and studied the viola da gamba in the class of Marianne Muller at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Lyon (CNSMDL). In 2011, they obtained a Master's degree in interpretation with honors with a subject devoted to the lyra viol and the English composer Alfonso Ferrabosco II. Passionate about research, they undertook a thesis on the music of court masks at the beginning of the 17th century for which they were awarded the Société Générale patronage foundation for the year 2011-2012. Also holding a Master's degree devoted to the medieval repertoire, they collaborate on various research projects in conjunction with universities (University of Pavia, Milan, Collège de France, etc.) giving rise to critically acclaimed recording projects (Diapason, Classica, the Bulletin Board...). Intrigued by temporal bridges, they work very regularly in theater or in experimental concerts on sound creations mixing ancient music, contemporary creations and current music. In 2022, they were entrusted with the direction of a project by the Doulce Mémoire ensemble on the patron and musician Isabelle de Medici, an emblematic female figure of the Italian Renaissance. They perform very regularly in ensembles such as Alla Francesca and Discantus (Brigitte Lesne), Doulce Mémoire (Denis Raisin-Dadre), Servir Antico (Catalina Vicens), Ensemble Alkymia (Mariana Delgadillo) Ensemble Céladon (Paulin Bündgen ), Acheron (François Joubert-Caillet), Vox Luminis (Lionel Meunier). They perform very regularly throughout Europe (Germany, Italy, Netherlands, etc.) but also throughout the world (Canada, United States, India, Bolivia, etc.). They record for various labels such as Aéon, Ricercar, Alpha Classic, Paraty.
Nicolas Muzy
Luth, théorbe, guitare...
After obtaining a gold medal in classical guitar, then the State Diploma as a guitar teacher, Nicolas Muzy practices traditional music from the Andes and Argentina, then turns to early music. He joined the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon where he studied theorbo, old guitars and lute with Eugène Ferré. He obtained his National Diploma of Higher Musical Studies with honors unanimously with the congratulations of the jury in 2007. He continued his training in courses and academies playing under the direction of William Christie, Philipp Pickett, Emmanuel Mandrin, Christophe Coin and trained in baroque declamation with Eugène Green and Nicole Rouillé. In 2010 Nicolas Muzy created the Séléné ensemble, a quartet dedicated to 17th century chamber music, which regularly collaborates with actors and singers in programs combining music and theater. Currently, he is also a continuo player in several early music ensembles based in France and Spain: Les Nouveaux Caractères (Sébastien d'Hérin), Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu (Franck-Emmanuel Comte), Ensemble Alkymia (Marianna Delgadillo), Le Tendre Amour (Esteban Mazer), Les Arts Florissants (W. Christie). Among his educational activities, Nicolas Muzy was a trainer at the Center Culturel de Rencontre d'Ambronay, and he teaches lute at the Chambéry Conservatory where he was also coordinator of the early music department.
Julien Pellegrini
Percussion, traitement sonore
Trained at the CRR in Nice then at the CNSMD in Lyon, he obtained his master's degree in 2014, Artist Diploma in 2016 and his Certificate of Aptitude for Teaching in 2017. Professor at the Rennes Regional Conservatory since 2017, he is also a member of the Alkymia ensemble and additional in various national orchestras (Lyon, Monaco, Cannes, Nice, Saint-Étienne etc.). Furthermore, he developed a particular taste for creation and developed skills as an improviser and electronic creator: Max/MSP, Ableton Live, Reaper64… In addition to numerous projects as part of his studies, he created and managed a collective for the Monaco Spring Arts Festival for two years and led numerous school workshops on this occasion. He also participates, as an actor-musician, in the feature film “Noces” by Philippe Béziat based on Stravinsky.
Kazuya Gunji
Claveciniste
Kazuya GUNJI, passionate about discovering the early music repertoire, trained as a harpsichordist with Masaaki Suzuki. On his arrival in France, he studied with Françoise Lengellé, Dirk Börner and Yves Rechsteiner. In 2010, he won the highest harpsichord prize (2nd prize ex aequo) at the Musica Antiqua International Competition in Bruges. Since 2005, as soloist or accompanist, he has performed with many orchestras including Opéra national de Lyon, Opéra de Toulon, Orchestre d'Auvergne, Orchestre de chambre de Paris, Het Noord Nederlande Orkest (Netherlands), Gumma Symphony Orchestra (Japan). He has also been a guest of major ensembles, with renowned conductors such as Le Concert des Nations (Jordi Savall) and Bach Collegium Japan (Masaaki Suzuki). In 2018, he is one of the soloists in the complete Scarlatti sonatas at the radio france Occitanie festival: the Scarlatti 555 project. A member of several ensembles: Alkymia, Artifices, Capella Sanctae Crucis, Agamemnon, Nulla Dies Sine Musica, he performs basso continuo according to style, period and place. In Alkymia, on harpsichord and organ, he highlights elements of South American and Spanish music. He has shared his passion for the harpsichord and basso continuo at several conservatories, including the Conservatoire de Musique et de Danse de Laval, the Conservatoire d'Aix-en-Provence and the Conservatoire Toulon-Provence-Méditerranée. He is currently a member of the teaching staff at the Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique et Danse de Lyon, and the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Lyon.
Camille Joutard
Soprano
A musician with an atypical background, Camille Joutard began life as an oboist before devoting herself to singing. In 2012, she obtained a Master's degree in oboe from the CNSMD in Lyon with honors as well as the position of Solo Oboe of the Pays de Savoie Orchestra conducted by Nicolas Chalvin. The same year, she joined the early music singing class at the CNSMD in Lyon, thus training more specifically in the interpretation of vocal repertoires from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. In 2015, she chose to turn exclusively to singing and obtained a Master's degree in early music singing with honors unanimously from the jury in 2017. Camille Joutard sings with the ensembles “Alkymia” (dir. Mariana Delgadillo-Espinoza), “La Sestina” (dir. Adriano Giardina), “Capella Sanctae Crucis” (dir. Tiago Simas Freire), “Les Voix Animées” (dir. Luc Coadou), “Nulla Dies Sine Musica” (dir. Amélie Pialoux), “Spirito” (dir. Nicole Corti), “Calliope” (dir. Régine Théodoresco) and “Callisto” (dir. Elisabeth Baconnais). She is a solo singer in the show “The Theory of Prodigies” created by the dance company “Systeme Castafiore” (dir. Marcia Barcellos and Karl Biscuit).
Alina Delgadillo Espinoza
Mezzo-soprano - Scénographe
A multifaceted artist, Alina began as a dancer in Bolivia and the USA and then studied architecture (Bachelor's degree from UMSS in Cochabamba and Master's degree in scenography at ENSA Nantes) and singing (Bachelor's degree from HEM in Neuchâtel). She is currently finishing her Master's degree in performance at the HEM in Geneva in Maria Diaconu's class after having participated in several singing academies in Germany in particular. Among her experiences as a soloist, Alina has sung at the Edinburgh Festival, Sylvanes Abbey, Berlin's Konzerthaus, London's Kings Place and other venues with the Florilegium Ensemble (dir. Ashley Solomon). In 2018 Alina is Mrs. Nolan in the opera The Medium by Menotti and Christique in Glaire by Eischemberg (creation) in a concert tour in Sweden. She participates in the Berlin Opera Academy and in the Lyric Studio of Weimar, interpreting the third lady in Mozart's The Magic Flute, under the direction of Damon Nestor Ploumis. On the other hand, attracted by vocal art in all its forms. expressions she sings in ensembles specializing in early and contemporary music such as Alkymia, Polhymnia and in major choral productions under the direction of Ton Koopman, Daniel Kawka, Valérie Fayet, Leonardo Garcia Alarcon, Emmanuel Krivine, and François Xavier Rhot among others.
Marie Remandet
Soprano
After studying violin, Marie Remandet entered the early music singing class of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon with Marie-Claude Vallin, where she obtained a Master's degree in 2012. She has performed with the Sagittarius, Le Concert de l'Hostel Dieu and Il Concerto Soave ensembles. Today, she sings with numerous ensembles: Calliope-Voix de femmes, Spirito, Capella Sanctae Crucis, La Française, Alkymia, Canticum Arcum, La Fenice and Pygmalion. As a soloist, she recorded “Zuguambé” with the Capella Sanctae Crucis, and “Pour la duchesse du Maine” with the ensemble La Française.
Sebastian Delgado
Baryton
After a double university course in modern literature and law in Aix-en-Provence, Sebastian Delgado joined Marcin Habela's singing class at the Lyon Conservatory in 2009. He obtained his DEM there in 2013, the year in which he became a resident for the season. at the CNIPAL in Marseille. After a tour of Die Dreigroschenoper in 2014 in Switzerland, he was noticed and joined the Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève in Maria Diaconu's class. Currently, Sebastian Delgado is perfecting the work of the repertoire at the Studio Opéra in Toulouse and is working on acting with Mireille Laroche at the Ecole Normale in Paris. We could see him on stage in the roles of Blint in Die Fledermaus and Dancaïre in Carmen on the stages of the operas of Marseille and Avignon, under the direction of Samuel Jean, in the role of MacHeath in Die Dreigroschenoper in Switzerland conducted by Nicolas Farine and directed by Stefan Grögler, in Henri at the Théâtre de l'Athénée directed by Julien Masmondet and in a production by Olivier Dhénin and recently in Guglielmo in Cosi Fan Tutte at the Opéra Studio du Luxembourg directed by Grégory Moulin and directed by Stéphane Ghislain Roussel and Youness Anzane. Sebastian Delgado is regularly invited to the Claude Terrasse Festival in Grand Lemps where he was able to play the roles of Orpheus in the Labors of Hercules and Bézar in The Diver's Bride. We heard him in the Baritone solo in Bach's Christmas Oratorio conducted by Eric Geneste with the Mâcon orchestra and choir for these holidays end of year 2017 and at the Lille Opera as part of a Master Class with Yann Beuron. In the fall of 2018, he exploited another facet of his vocal personality in the musical Les Misérables, in a tour of China. He performs on the stages of the Shanghai and Xi'an Operas, accompanied by their respective orchestras conducted by Alexandra Cravero. he plays supporting male roles: Bagnard, L'ouvrier, Le matelos, Joly and Montparnasse. We will hear it in 2019 in the role of Chou-Fleuri in Monsieur Chou-Fleuri will remain at home by Jacques Offenbach with the company Coulisse and during the Festival Terrasse.
Guillaume Frey
Baryton
Baritone Guillaume Frey began the study of music at the age of 8 by joining the Colmar boys' master's degree directed by Arlette Steyer. He began his lyrical singing course at the CNR of Strasbourg with Marie-Madeleine Koebelé then joined the CNSM of Lyon in 2008, first named, in the class of Brian Parsons and obtained his Master 2 there in 2012. He benefited from master classes there. by Udo Reinemann, François le Roux, Rosemary Joshua, Alain Garichot, Jean-Philippe Lafond... He participates in numerous stage productions of the CNSM: Offenbach, Martinu, Rossini, Strauss, Purcell... Passionate about chamber music, he sings mainly in various professional soloist ensembles such as “les cris de Paris” directed by Geoffroy Jourdain, the “Spirito” ensemble directed by Nicole Corti or the “Alkymia” ensemble directed by Mariana Delgadilo. We will soon be able to hear it in Lyon (“Spirito” ensemble for a German requiem by Brahms), in Milan (“les cris de Paris” ensemble created by Kurtag) in Tourcoing (Alkymia ensemble, South American baroque music) or even the Paris opera (Indes Galantes by Rameau conducted by L. Alarcon) In addition to his musical studies, he holds a doctorate in dental surgery.
Lucie Minaudier
Soprano
Lucie discovered singing at the age of 16, urged on by those close to her who heard her sing incessantly. She pushed open the door of the Conservatoire de Valence and met her teacher Marina Venant, before joining the class at ENM Villeurbanne, and finally the Conservatoire de Mâcon, where she obtained her DEM in opera singing in 2018.
Lucie then entered the Haute École de Musique de Genève, where she has been working with Alexander Mayr since the start of the school year. She is passionate about ensemble music and sings with Mariana Delgadillo's Ensemble Alkymia, Spirito dir. Nicole Corti, Calliope Voix de Femmes dir. Régine Théodoresco, Ensemble Unacorda dir. Alexis Gipoulou.
Davy Cornillot
Tenor
Davy Cornillot began his musical training at an early age, studying piano, accompaniment, singing, writing and choral conducting. Over the years, Davy developed a passion for early music, which became his preferred repertoire. Today, he can be heard on many national and international stages, both as an ensemble member and as a soloist. Among the ensembles with which he performs are Les Arts Florissants (W. Christie), Pygmalion (R. Pichon), Correspondances (S. Daucé), Les Surprises (L.N. Bestion de Camboulas), Accentus (L. Equilbey)...
Nicolas Kuntzelmann
Contre-ténor
Nicolas Kuntzelmann is a young countertenor from Savoie. After studying opera singing at the Annecy Conservatoire in Eva Kiss's class, he continued his training as a professional singer, specializing in early music. At just 20, he entered the CNSMD de Lyon in the early music singing class of Robert Expert and Anne Delafosse. In 2019, on the initiative of keyboardist Benjamin Delale, he will take part in the creation of the ensemble La Camerata Chromatica, specializing in 16th and 17th century chromatic music. Having fallen under the spell of the viola da gamba during his studies, he also co-founded the Du Souffle à l'Archet ensemble, dedicated to the interpretation and rediscovery of the repertoire for viol and voice. In recent years, he has sung under renowned conductors such as Paul Agnew, William Christie, Raphaël Pichon, Sebastien Daucé, Stephan MacLeod, François-Xavier Roth and Leonard Slatkin. He performs regularly with early music ensembles (Vox Luminis, Concerto Soave, Suonare e Cantare) and as a chorister and soloist with Les Arts Florissants, as well as with the Spirito choir, directed by Nicole Corti. In 2021, he won 3rd prize at the Concours International de Chant Baroque de Froville.
Isaure Lavergne
Flûtes à bec, Bassons anciens, quena
Curious and passionate by nature, Isaure uses her multiple instruments to explore vast musical fields, ranging from the Middle Ages to the early 19th century. Trained with Sébastien Marq, Pierre Boragno and Pierre Hamon on recorder, and Mélanie Flahaut and Jérémie Papasergio on bassoon, she will complete her studies at the CNSMD de Lyon in 2019 with three Masters degrees (recorder, baroque bassoon, chamber music). Appreciated for her instrumental versatility and inventiveness, she plays regularly with Le Poème Harmonique and collaborates with ensembles such as Cappella Mediterranea, Correspondances, Alkymia, Les Nouveaux Caractères, Le Banquet du Roy, Vox Cantoris, Orquesta Barroca de Tenerife and Conductus (Spain). Her taste for transmission and human relations finds its fulfillment in her teaching missions: at the CRR de Versailles Grand Parc and on the occasion of summer courses she organizes for adult amateurs. She also holds a diploma in occupational therapy (DE d'ergothérapeute), and is involved in a number of projects concerning instrument making and musician health (La Muse Ergo practice). She is also responsible for the administrative management of the Les Saisons baroques du Jura festival, directed by Vincent Dumestre. Isaure has received support from Mécénat Musical de la Société Générale (2019) and ADAMI (2018) for various research and transmission projects.
Magali Perol-Dumora
Soprano
Curious about everything relating to ancient musical practices, Isaure explores vast musical fields with her multiple instruments, ranging from the Middle Ages to the beginning of the 19th century. Trained with Sébastien Marq, Pierre Boragno and Pierre Hamon for the recorder, and Mélanie Flahaut and Jérémie Papasergio for the bassoon, she completed her studies at the CNSMD in Lyon in 2019 by obtaining three Masters (recorder, baroque bassoon, chamber music). In demand for her instrumental versatility, she plays regularly within the Poème Harmonique, and collaborates with the ensembles Correspondances, Alkymia, Les Nouveaux Caractères, Consonance, Vox Cantoris and the Orquesta Barroca de Tenerife (Spain). Teacher in private lessons and during internships, Isaure also carries out various research projects around instrumental construction and musician's health. One of them dedicated to the French flageolet was praised by the CNSMDL during its formation. More recently, she co-signed with an occupational therapist a column in La Lettre du Musicien entitled “Evolution of instrumental invoice : a progress for the human body_11100000-0000-0000-0000-000000000111? » Isaure received support from the Mécénat Musical de la Société Générale (2019) and ADAMI (2018) for various research and transmission projects.
Almeno Gonçalves
Tenor
With professional experience since the age of 16, he has worked with Coro Casa da Música and Capella Duriensis in Porto. Starting with piano and composition at the Calouste Gulbenkian Conservatory in Braga, he went on to study opera singing at the ESMAE in Porto, and more recently to specialize in early music singing at the CNSMD in Lyon. With Coro Casa da Música, he has had the pleasure of being regularly conducted by Paul Hillier and also with other internationally renowned conductors, such as Lawrence Cummings, Sofi Jeannin, Nikolas Fink, Kaspars Putniņš, among others. In 2015 he joined the Cupertinos ensemble, with whom he has recorded 3 discs for Hyperion, one of which was awarded the Gramophone for Best Early Music Album. Since 2017, he has been a member of Collegium Vocale Gent, directed by Phillipe Herreweghe, with whom he works regularly at various venues in Europe. Other collaborations include the Spirito choir, the Orpheus Vokalensemble and the Alkymia ensemble. His French stage debut was with the ensemble Doulce Mémoire in 2021 in the show ‘La Roulotte d'Arlequin’.
Aranzazu Nieto
Flûte à bec
Aránzazu Nieto began her recorder studies with Fernando Paz at Madrid's San Lorenzo de El Escorial Conservatory. In 2006, she entered Pierre Hamon's class at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon, graduating in 2011 with a Master's degree in performance and a Master's degree in chamber music with the Consort Brouillamini. She has taken part in masterclasses with Paul Leenhouts, Michael Schneider, Pierre Boragno, Monika Musch and Peter Van Heyghen. She is also a founding member of the Consort Brouillamini. With this ensemble, winner of several international competitions, she has recorded a program of works by Johann Sebastian Bach and another of English Renaissance music. She also performs with the Alkymia ensemble, conducted by Mariana Delgadillo. She also performs with the ensemble Les Récits and regularly takes part in orchestral projects. She also holds a Certificat d'Aptitude à l'Enseignement Artistique, and teaches at the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional d'Aix-en-Provence.
Antoine Bretonière
Baryton
After discovering music through the study of the saxophone, Antoine Bretonnière turned to choir and orchestra conducting, which he studied in Nantes and then in Paris. In 2007, he joined the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique (CNSM), where he obtained a Master's degree in Writing a few years later. It was at the end of this journey constantly evolving around the voice that he decided to devote himself fully to lyrical singing by training with Elsa Maurus in Paris. He has since had the opportunity to sing in Albert Herring by Britten (Sid), Der Kaiser von Atlantis by Ullman (Kaiser Overall), the Mozart/Da Ponte trilogy (Count Almaviva, Leporello, Don Alfonso), as well as in recital of Lieder and melodies with pianist Mauricio Arancibia. He is currently participating in the project of composer Franck Krawcszik and the Plein Jour association around a rereading of Cosi fan tutte. His dual training as conductor and singer allows him to work both at the Pantin Conservatory where he teaches choir conducting and is responsible for vocal and instrumental ensembles, and to direct the ensemble Les Possibles which brings together young artists wishing to combine interpretation and creation in the choral repertoire.
Vincent Laloy
Ténor
He discovered polyphonic singing with Régine Théodoresco, and his passion for the voice quickly led him to join numerous professional ensembles such as the choir of the Lyon Opera, Spirito - Britten Choir, or Pygmalion, and to sing under the direction of conductors such as Kasushi Ono, Emmanuel Krivine, Michel Corboz, Yutaka Sado, Raphaël Pichon, Ton Koopman or Nicole Corti, notably at the Ambronay, Chaise Dieu or Aix en Provence festivals. He sings with the same enthusiasm the role of the Evangelist in Bach's St. John Passion, Dvorak's Stabat Mater or Berio's Cries of London.
Benjamin Lunetta
Contre-ténor
After studying violin at the Dijon Conservatory and then the Lyon Conservatory, and earning a degree in musicology from the University of Lyon II, Benjamin Lunetta studied singing as a countertenor. He began his professional training at the Maîtrise de Notre-Dame de Paris, graduating in 2000. Since then, he has pursued a dual career as a singer and teacher. He taught singing to children and adolescents at the Maîtrise de Notre-Dame de Paris from 2001 to 2008, and then in 2008 and 2009 to the singers of the Maîtrise des Bouches-du-Rhône in Marseille. From 2008 to 2015, he was a regular guest at the Aix-en-Provence International Opera Festival, where he directed musical educational projects for children's shows and concerts. The festival's program included excerpts from Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Satie-Tille and Satie-Raille (set to melodies by Erik Satie), Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Mass for the Port-Royal, excerpts from Oscar Straus's The Joyful Nibelungen, and King Louis's Daughter (popular songs from the 13th century to the present day). He also performed with the Ibn Zaydoun Choir, conducted by Moneim Adwan, a choir specializing in Arabic music and in residence at the festival. He taught students at the training center for performing musicians at the Aix-en-Provence University from 2012 to 2015. Since 2012, he has been a singing professor at the Choir of Saint John Cathedral in Lyon and has been head of the pre-choir program since 2014. The Britten Choir, conducted by Nicole Corti, has called upon him to coach children's vocal skills for the Ambronay Festival with Johann Sebastian Bach's St. John Passion; for the Berlioz Festival with Berlioz's Te Deum; and for projects in prisons: Corbas Women's Prison and Clairvaux Men's Prison. He was a guest artist at the 2015 Aix-en-Provence International Opera Festival to prepare a choir of 100 adults for Jonathan Dove's "Monster from the Labyrinth." Since 2013, he has been the vocal director of the Willems International Choir, directed by Anass Ismat, a choir composed of students from Willems schools in Slovenia, Spain, Italy, and France. From 2009 to 2016, he was a singing teacher for children and adolescents at the Irigny Music School, a Willems Associate School. As a singer, he is part of renowned ensembles specializing in early music, such as Hervé Niquet's Le Concert Spirituel and Hugo Reyne's La Simphonie du Marais, with whom he has performed on national and international stages: Destouches' Callirhoé at the Montpellier Opera, Handel's Messiah at the Arsenal de Metz and the Madrid Auditorium, Rameau's Grands Motets at the Chapelle Royale de Versailles and the Dijon Auditorium, Marin Marais's Sémélé at the Beaune Festival, Lully's Atys et Amadis and Rebel's Ulysses at the Chabotterie Festival in Vendée, Purcell's King Arthur staged by Shirley and Dino at the Royal Opera of Versailles, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, and the Barbican Centre in London. A member of the Britten Choir conducted by Nicole Corti, he sings works from the repertoire of contemporary composers such as Arvo Pärt, Philippe Hersant, Nicolas Bacri… and the Passions of Saint John and Saint Matthew, the Mass in B minor, and cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach. In August 2016, he was a soloist at the Berlioz Festival in Gilbert Amy's Choros conducted by Daniel Kawka and his orchestral ensemble OSE!, and in September 2016, he was a soloist in Philippe Hersant's premiere of Resurrection at the Clairvaux Festival.
