Agde's Sacred Music Festival Celebrates Tradition and Creation

The 5th edition of the festival featured diverse concerts at the Notre-Dame de l’Agenouillade church, highlighting local heritage.

Facade of the Notre-Dame de l’Agenouillade church in Agde during the Sacred Music Festival.
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Facade of the Notre-Dame de l’Agenouillade church in Agde during the Sacred Music Festival.

From September 25 to 27, the Notre-Dame de l’Agenouillade church in Agde resonated with the 5th Sacred Music Festival, exploring the theme 'Dialogues: From Tradition to Creation'.

Organized by Agde Musica at the initiative of the City of Agde, the festival presented a program spanning centuries of sacred music, from Gregorian chant to contemporary compositions. Three concerts marked the weekend, starting with the Académie de l’Opéra Royal de Versailles, which offered a program dedicated to Henry Purcell and English sacred music.
The chamber choir Êkhô then performed 'Empreintes', a contemporary creation in dialogue with ancient music. The festival concluded with the Ensemble La Sportelle and their program 'Hymne à la Vierge', focusing on the figure of Mary, from Gregorian tradition to modern music.
Concurrently, a Festival Mass was celebrated on Sunday morning at the Saint-Étienne Cathedral. The church of Notre-Dame de l’Agenouillade, the festival's venue since its inception, thus highlighted this emblematic Marian site of Agde, frequented since the early Middle Ages, providing a unique setting for these musical events.
Based on information from the official source: Mairie d'Agde (06/10/2026)