THE FESTIVAL

History of the Festival

Brenda Dean has lived in La Fontenelle since 2003. After having bought a house there in 2002, she discovered the commemorative plaque on the house behind the church where Jean Langlais was born.

She recognised the name of this famous organist and composer because she had heard some of his works when she sang with the Wingrave Singers in Bath Cathedral, and she knew that Langlais was one of the most important French musicians of the 20th century. Moreover, his music is much appreciated in England. She also noted the date of his birth and that the centenary was fast approaching.

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