Interview

Marcel Pérès and Ensemble Organum: restoring the voice of the Middle Ages (1/2)

Who in the world of early music is not yet familiar with the mark left by Marcel Pérès and his ensemble Organum? An archaeologist of sound, a pioneer of ethnomusicology applied to early music repertoires, and a thinker on sacred music, the French musicologist, singer, and conductor has established himself as one of the leading European figures in the revival of medieval music. On the eve of his 70th birthday, he recounts his life as if it were a novel.