Notre Dame will celebrate Christmas with a hired organ
mainWork progresses on restoring the fire-damaged Paris Cathedral.
The latest information is that Christmas will not be cancelled.
The choir will sing on Christmas Eve – 20 singers, safely distanced – and an organ will be rented from a donor bank.
The conductor will be Henri Chalet, with soloists soprano Julie Fuchs and cellist Gautier Capuçon
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a hired organ is better than no organ
“Even a bad cup of coffee is better than no coffee at all.” David Lynch
That’s what SHE said.
Don’t forget to mention that the singers will be the students from the Maitrise de Notre-Dame.
And plenty of fire-extinguishers. The organ is what we call a ‘portatif.” They travel well.
And good portative organs sound well, too, Patricia!
Bravo to everyone involved.
And bravo to the safe social distancing.
Vive Notre Dame!
Is the concert is safer due to better ventilation as a result of the fire damage? I am not sarcastic, only observing a sliver lining between two tragedies.
…organ from a donor bank:
Will it be a lung???
And the person who will play the organ is ?
That’s interesting. I thought they couldn’t allow anybody in there yet. I thought there were plenty of questions about the stability of the vaulted ceilings (?). Anyway, I suppose this is good news.