L'Orphéon Choir Recruits Eight New Members for October Concert
L'Orphéon recruits eight members and plans October comeback concert with 2027 full operations target.
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L'Orphéon Choir Comeback Concert
French regional choir L'Orphéon announces return to performing with comeback concert on October 9, 2026, after nearly ceasing operations in 2025. The group has recruited eight new singers and continues recruiting to reach full capacity by 2027.
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2026-10-01 to 2026-10-31 · UTC publication dates
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L'Orphéon recruits eight new members to strengthen choir
L'Orphéon successfully recruited eight new singers to reconstitute its membership: Nam Son Nguyen, Paulo Fontan, Christian Zanel, Yves Lannes, Clément Bourdère, Jacques Grandsimon, Gérard Kuntz, and Christian Cazenavette. The group continues to seek additional volunteers, particularly tenor singers, in a region extending from Luz to Lourdes, with a carpool system already in place.
L'Orphéon choir group announces comeback concert in October 2026
L'Orphéon, a regional choir group from the Luz-Saint-Sauveur valley that faced potential closure in 2025 due to insufficient membership, announced a special concert performance scheduled for October 9, 2026 at 18:30 at the church of Luz. The concert will feature the group alongside PYR'N CŒUR de Tarbes, with free admission to the public.
L'Orphéon plans full operational status by 2027
L'Orphéon's newly reconstituted formation is scheduled to establish work sessions and rehearsals to achieve full operational status by 2027. The group aims to demonstrate it remains active by presenting its new formation to the public during the October 2026 concert.
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