Detailed history of the Voice Messengers

 

A few important dates in the history of the Voice Messengers...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


October 2005:

Release of the 4-track promo CD, Meet the new Voice Messengers

 

July 2005:

The 4th International Festival of Sacred Choral Music ( Rottenburg , Germany )

 

Spring 2004:

First French tour for the new eight-singer group.

 

August 2004:

The Voice Messengers invite Glenn Ferris to the Monastier Brass Music Festival .

 

July 2003:

At the Stimmen Festival in Lörrach , Germany , the Voice Messengers share the spotlight with the Jazzchor Freiburg and the Danish group Vocal Line (after their French tour).

 

November 2002:

Release of a video recorded with Glenn Ferris in Périgueux. New show directed by Murielle Magellan.

 

June 2001:

50th Halle Handel Festival in Halle , Germany - Creation of two original compositions for choir and symphony orchestra, by Antoine Hervé, with the Halle Philharmonic Orchestra.

 

May 2001:

12 concerts in the Saint Germain Auditorium (Paris): The Voice Messengers 'invite and play Glenn Ferris (trombone), Antoine Hervé (piano), Jean-Loup Longnon (trumpet) and Steve Lacy (soprano sax) - 3 concerts with each.

 

July 2000:

First German tour.

 

April 2000:

First French tour with the 14-singer group ( Foire de Paris, Scène Nationale de St Nazaire...)

 

July 1999:

Nice Jazz Festival and Langourla Jazz Festival.

 

April 1999:

One week at Le Théâtre de L'Européen (directed by Denis Vemcleefs).
Jazz à FIP live.

 

April 1998:

Live at the Paris Olympia in the context of the "Nuit de la Voix" (sponsored by France Telecom).

 

February 1998:

Release of the album Un peu de ménage (Black&Blue, distributed by Night and Day - it received four stars from Jazzman , a rating of 9 from Répertoire , and was elected Diapason 's 'discovery of the month'.)

 

July 1997:

Chorus for West Side Story at the Festival of Saint Denis with the Orchestre National de France (conducted by Lawrence Foster). The concert was broadcast live on France Musique.

 

1996 - 1997:

The Voice Messengers perform regularly in concerts in Paris (in particular at the Paris jazz club Au Duc des Lombards ) and in the provinces, while working on the future album Un peu de ménage .

 

June 1995:

Release of the first album (five songs). First concerts in the provinces and at the club Au Duc des Lombards .

 

July 1994:

First concert at the Tambour Royal theater in Paris .

 

December 1993:

First rehearsal in Paris , with Thierry Lalo and eleven singers.