- Les Cyclopes
Les Cyclopes is a
baroque music ensemble based inCaen ,France . They were established inCologne ,Germany in1987 , with musicians from France,Canada ,Argentina , and theUnited States . They eventually settled inBasse-Normandie , France in 1990. The primary musicians are Bibiane Lapointe (harpsichord ) and Thierry Maeder (organ), with additional musicians added as necessary. The group may perform as a harpsichord duo, chamber ensemble, miniature opera group, or orchestra.Les Cyclopes have performed in France,
Belgium ,Germany ,Italy , and the United States, and have been invited to festivals in Utrecht andMontpellier . Since 1997 they have been in residence at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen.The group has released seven CDs of baroque music, mostly by little-known and little-recorded European composers such as
Christlieb Siegmund Binder ,Jacques Aubert ,N. Lebègue ,J. A. Reincken , andJohann Pachelbel . Their recordings have received several awards.External links
* [http://homepage.mac.com/cyclopes1/index.html Les Cyclopes official site]
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