We are fortunate to have the choir school (maîtrise) of the Toulouse Conservatoire providing a superb start to the general and musical education to talented youngsters. In the ten years since it was set up under the direction of our compatriot Mark Opstad the maitrise has risen to become an internationally renowned choir, its recordings being acclaimed and awarded prizes throughout the world. Many of us have attended Mark's concerts at Puycelsi and now there is to be an anniversary concert of the Maitrise, with the choir of Merton College, Oxford and the Orchestra of the Conservatoire. The two concerts will be on Thursday 25 March and Good Friday (26th March) in the St Pierre des Cuisines auditorium.
The Maitrise has a new web site with full details.
www.maitrisedetoulouse.fr
