ABOUT THE COMPETITION

The great Boisseau organ of Notre-Dame de Royan inspires composers and supports contemporary creation.

Discover its past history and write the rest!

Announcement of the winners

The winners of the 1st Royan-Orgues Composition Competition were announced by Emmanuelle Piaud and Benoît Sitzia, members of the jury, on Wednesday 19 July 2023 at 8.30pm in the Church of Notre-Dame in Royan, as a prelude to Pascale Rouet’s recital as part of the 4th Royan-Orgues season.

The winners of this 1st edition are:

Solo organ category

– 1st Prize and City of Royan Prize: Jean-Pierre Rolland for “Géométrie dans l’espace”

– 2nd Prize: Gorka Cuesta for “Annotations”

Organ and instrumental ensemble category

– 1st Prize and a commission from the Ars Nova ensemble: Selim Jeon for “Sommeil du ciel”

– 2nd Prize: Jean-Emmanuel Filet for “Mar Yâm”

Watch the video announcement here.

From 23 to 25 October 2023

A PROJECT LED BY :

Royan

To promote the Boisseau organ of Notre-Dame de Royan.
A newly restored historical monument, it is a witness to the revival of French organ building in the 20th century.

Creation

To be part of the musical creation heritage of the city of Royan

© Souchard (Ville de Royan)

Repertoire

Enrich the contemporary organ repertoire

Composers

To give composers the opportunity to be performed by prestigious musicians and conductors

Territory

Bringing all audiences closer to today’s musical creation

Transmission

Encourage exchanges and encounters between artists (composers, performers) and the public (schools…) ; between generations

ADOR AND ARS NOVA ENSEMBLE ARE SUPPORTED BY