ACDA 4 U: Northwestern Division Features Lo Còr de la Plana

The Northwestern Division Conference (March 15-18 in Seattle) will include a performance by Lo Còr de la Plana (pronounced “loo quar dey la plan”), a Marseilles choir from the quarter “La Plaine.” It features six singers, accompanied by percussions (bendirs and tamburello), handclapping, and foot-stomping. Founded in 2001, the group devoted itself to the systematic re-creation of the popular Occitan patrimony. Their singing ranges from all the repertoires, religious or unbridled, repetitive or occasional, all of which, very often, takes place at the same time! These singers go everywhere, in churches, factories, bars, or theatres, and do not hesitate to mix the baffling paganism of the ancient Occitan heritage with the concerns of Marseilles’s musicians of today.  NOTE – this concert’s admission fee is NOT included in conference attendees’ registration.  Tickets are $23, but for conference attendees with a badge, have been discounted for $15.

 

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