Canticum Novum
ORIGINAL PROJECTSALL AUDIENCES
- Esther
- Canti di Gioia
- Envol(s) #1
- Envol(s) #2
- Hassan the traveller
- Samâ-ï
- Mediterraneo
- Theofáneia
- Ararat
- Paradaia
- Oyat
- Paz, Salam & Shalom
- Duo Manaraf
- Shiruku
YOUNG AUDIENCE

Ararat
Musical encounter in Armenian territory
Armenia is a subject of ongoing fascination in the West: firstly because, as mentioned in the Bible with Mount Ararat where Noah's Ark came to rest, it is the geographical embodiment and memorial of the history of the Chosen People and the Orient of origins.
Secondly, because Armenians are a people of travellers and ascetics who were found everywhere in the Middle Ages: in Rome, where they had their monasteries; in Ireland, where Armenian monks founded the monastery of Cell Achid in the 7th century; and in Jerusalem, where Latin pilgrims and travellers encountered them long before the Crusades: they were the Latins' favourite Orientals. This shows how the Armenian diaspora, born out of the terrible genocide of 1915, retraced the paths trodden by many of them since time immemorial.
Cast - 12 musicians
Barbara Kusa, Emmanuel Bardon, vocals
Varinak Davidian, vocals and kamensheh
Valérie Dulac, fiddle, lira & cello
Emmanuelle Guigues, kamensheh & viols
Aliocha Regnard, nyckelharpa & fidula
Philippe Roche, oud
Spyros Halaris, kanun
Artyom Minasian, duduk
Marine Sablonnière, recorders
Henri-Charles Caget, percussion
Ismaïl Mesbahi, percussion
Press
Nicole Videmann, Latins de jazz... & Cie, 1e octobre 2017
Devant un public attentif et conquis l’ensemble déroule un répertoire fascinant […] Par ses applaudissements et ses sourires radieux, le public du chapiteau restitue à l’orchestre l’intérêt et le plaisir ressenti à l’écoute du projet « Ararat ».
Discography

Ararat
Emmanuel Bardon artistic direction
Ambronay, 2017
Concerts
Sartrouville, France
Videos
Ararat (Teaser) from Les Films de la Découverte on Vimeo.
Ararat - teaser
Ararat
Ararat, musique sacrée et populaire arménienne. Concert donné par l’ensemble Canticum Novum, direction Emmanuel Bardon au Festival d’Ambronay le 30 septembre 2017.
Audio
extract from the cd Ararat/France-Arménie, un dialogue musical
extract from the cd Ararat/France-Arménie, un dialogue musical
extract from the cd Ararat/France-Arménie, un dialogue musical