Diary
• Friday, October 3, 2025,
8:00 PM
Church of La Pélisserie, Geneva
• Saturday, October 4, 2025,
8:00 PM
Chapel of the Maladière, Neuchâtel
• Sunday, October 5, 2025,
5:00 PM
Christ Church, Lausanne
Pierre Certon 1570
The Meslanges
The Legend of Josquin Desprez
DHM (Sony Music)
Latest CD
New original production 2025 by Ensemble La Sestina
Pierre Certon 1570 – The Meslanges
Friday, October 3, 2025, 8 p.m. – Geneva, Church of La Pélisserie
Saturday, October 4, 2025, 8 p.m. – Neuchâtel, Chapelle de la Maladière
Sunday, October 5, 2025, 5 p.m. – Lausanne, Christ Church
For its own annual production in 2025, the Ensemble La Sestina
will dedicate a full program to the composer Pierre Certon.
Pierre Certon (c. 1510/1515 – 1572), along with Clément Janequin and Claudin de Sermisy, is one of the leading figures of the first generation of composers active in the new French polyphonic song of the 16th century. In 1570, he published an impressive collection of Meslanges , a significant milestone in the history of French song. The collection includes light, melancholic, and erotic pieces, as well as a drinking song!
Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear the works of this unjustly overlooked composer, which Ensemble La Sestina will bring back to life with sincerity and passion.
Introductory lecture by Grégory Rauber, musicologist, 45 minutes before the start of each concert.
Tickets at the entrance
Reservations: contact@lasestina.ch or 077 405 97 91
See Roland de Lassus's Lagrime di San Pietro
Teaser for the 2023 production of Roland de Lassus's "Lagrime di San Pietro," one of the great masterpieces of the Renaissance. Discover the staging of the audience and singers, directed by Isabelle Vallon.
Retrospective of the project dedicated to the Dow Partbooks
Through this magnificent film made in November 2021 by Samuel Chalard, discover La Sestina in rehearsals and learn more about the singers!
The La Sestina Ensemble receives support from:
