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Immaculée Conception
Rue Carnot
62930 Wimereux
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From shipwreckers to sea rescuers
Conference
11 August 2025 : 20.00
Maritime traditions evolve over time. Three centuries ago and more, the Channel coastline, which we now call the Côte d'Opale, was known as a haven for privateers and sometimes shipwreckers. Exactly 200 years ago, a Franco-British committee from Boulogne set up what became France's first lifeboat station. From sea bathing safety to offshore rescue, the Société Humaine et des Naufrages, now part of the Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer, has been providing uninterrupted voluntary assistance to people in danger on the seas since 1825. The maritime world is grateful for the thousands of lives saved in this way.
Meet up at the Baie Saint-Jean boat show, rue Sainte-Adrienne (Wimereux).
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Other events at Immaculée Conception
Two friendly choirs meet
27 April 2025 : 16.00
After a highly successful concert by the two choirs in Chéreng in the Nord region in March 2024 - in aid of the Rétina association - Les Voix du Fort de Wimereux are hosting the Ensemble vocal Résonance from Chéreng (59). Each choir and the children's choir, Les Voix Juniors, will perform part of their repertoire. The two adult choirs will then bring their 70 voices together to sing some songs together... Some works by Fauré, a programme of sacred and secular songs from the 15th century to the present day, some French songs about love and friendship, and songs about nature by the children will make up a varied programme for a moment of shared pleasure. Conductors: Alain Coquelet and Coralie Defiez. Piano: Natalia Hendrycks.Rendezvous at Saint-Pierre church in WimilleTranslated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
The four seasons
24 May 2025 : 20.30
Following its fine concerts in 2023 and 2024, the Arcangelo string orchestra from Marcq-en-Baroeul returns under the direction of Perrine De Oliveira. This year they will be presenting their own version of this essential masterpiece of the string repertoire. In the spirit of exchange and friendship that binds the orchestra together, 4 soloists from its ranks will be putting their violins to the service of these concertos. Composed in 1724, the 4 violin concertos are the first in the cycle entitled ‘The Battle of Harmony and Invention’. They represent the emergence of the modern solo concerto, in which the violin assumes its independence and displays its virtuosity and expression.Rendezvous at Saint-Pierre church in WimilleTranslated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Conservatoire Vocal Ensemble
07 July 2025 : 20.00
After a much-appreciated concert last year, the Ensemble vocal du Conservatoire du Boulonnais is back to enchant us once again. It will be drawing on its eclectic repertoire, ranging from baroque to jazz and musical comedy, with pieces chosen for the occasion. The Boulonnais Conservatoire Vocal Ensemble, directed by Anne-Laure Playoust, is made up of around 15 experienced singers, accompanied by Natalia Hendrycks on piano and Natalie Labbé on harp.Rendezvous at the salon de la Baie Saint-Jean, rue Sainte-Adrienne (Wimereux).Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Itinerary of a horse hunter in Napoleon's Guard
21 July 2025 : 20.00
When Napoleon came to Wimereux to inspect the progress of work on the port, he was accompanied by the horse chasseurs of the Guard. Joseph Sansot was one of them. He had been accompanying Napoleon for many years, providing close security for the First Consul, and later the Emperor. Together, they experienced the battles of the Revolution and the Egyptian campaign, and then the victory of Austerlitz. Napoleon said at Fontainebleau on 20 April 1814: ‘Soldiers of my old Guard, I bid you farewell. You, my friends, continue to serve France. Her happiness was my only thought; it will always be the object of my wishes’. A companion of the Emperor, Joseph Sansot now lies in Boulogne cemetery.Luc de Valence, lecturer, will present the astonishing itinerary of this horse hunter of the Imperial Guard and remind us that Napoleon signed his marriage contract in 1805.Meet at the salon de la Baie Saint-Jean, rue Sainte-Adrienne (Wimereux).Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
A baroque voyage through the waves
26 July 2025 : 20.30
The Rotomagus and Barbaroques ensembles are back together again this summer for a new musical stopover. Their promise? To help you rediscover the spellbinding treasures of the Baroque repertoire, played on replicas of period instruments. Oboe, sweet flute and traverso will be accompanied by cello, zither and French harpsichord according to ‘Taskin’. In solo, duo, trio, quartet or quintet, these enthusiastic amateur musicians from Lyon, Paris and Rouen will take you on a journey of sound, combining virtuosity and emotion.On the programme: works by exceptional composers such as Hotteterre, Telemann, Quantz, Dornel, Loeillet, Simonetti and Boismortier. An evening in which baroque music will reveal all its richness and energy, between festive flights of fancy and moments of pure poetry.Rendezvous at Saint-Pierre church in Wimille.Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
From ‘Signé Furax’ to ‘Tribunal des flagrants délires’, a journey through the land of humour
28 July 2025 : 20.00
From the TSF to the transistor...From Pierre Dac to Pierre Desproges...... There is an obvious link between the man who observed that ‘If we gave cows coffee, we'd be milking café au lait’ (Dac) and the man who proposed the following definition for ‘Quadrumane’: ‘who has four hands. Example: the nightingale is not quadrumane’ (Desproges)But absurdity wasn't the only thing the two Pierre (who both died of lung cancer!) and a few other comedians had in common...Talk presented by Dominique PatyMeet at the salon de la Baie Saint-Jean, rue Sainte-Adrienne (Wimereux).Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Artistic effervescence in the cosmopolitan Boulonnais region in the 19th century
04 August 2025 : 20.00
Leopoldine Blahetka (1809-1885), an Austrian pianist and composer in Boulogne-sur-Mer.In the 19th century, Boulogne-sur-Mer underwent spectacular development as a result of the sea-bathing craze, which attracted large numbers of British visitors. Artistic life also flourished. Numerous French and foreign artists performed at the theatre and casino. Albrecht Von Söhnen, president of Renaissance du Vieux Boulogne and a former teacher at the Lycée Heinrich Heine in Oberhausen, Rhineland (Germany), will present a portrait of a little-known musician, Leopoldine Blahetka (1809-1885), an Austrian pianist and composer who spent a long time in Boulogne-sur-Mer. This lecture will be followed by a concert of works by this artist, who deserves to be rediscovered, on Saturday 9 August in the church of Saint Pierre in Wimille.Meet up at the salon de la Baie Saint-Jean, rue Sainte-Adrienne (Wimereux).Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Grand Duo for 4 hands for piano by Léopoldine Blahetka
09 August 2025 : 20.30
Born in 1809 in Guntramsdorf, south of Vienna, Austria, child prodigy Leopoldine Blahetka toured European cities from an early age. During her recitals, she rubbed shoulders with such celebrities as Paganini and Chopin. After returning from a series of concerts in London, the young pianist settled with her parents in Boulogne-sur-Mer in 1832, where she played host to the young Wagner and Meyerbeer. Until her death in 1885, she played a major role in musical life there, teaching and giving regular concerts. She was a member of the Philharmonic Society and her compositions were known throughout Europe. Today, she is regarded as a pioneer and one of the greatest composers of her time.The Grand Duo à quatre mains pour le pianoforte en fa dièse mineur, op. 47’, dedicated to Clara Wieck (the future Clara Schumann), performed this evening by the Piano Duo Shoko Hayashizaki & Michael Hagemann, is a major work that was recorded by the two pianists in its world premiere in 2024 and will be performed for the first time in France, on 9 August 2025 in the very region where it was composed.Rendezvous at Saint-Pierre church in Wimille.Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
A walk through the Wimereux of yesteryear (6th stage)
18 August 2025 : 20.00
Arnaud Destombes is passionate about the history of Wimereux, which he deciphers through an extensive collection of postcards dating back to the town's origins, and enriched by family photos entrusted to him in a friendly manner. Using these visual aids, some of which are unique on glass plates, and a wealth of archive documentation, he takes pleasure in taking us back in time, adding personal accounts and anecdotes to the commentary on each photo. It's a great way to understand the Wimereux of today through the photos of yesterday. This tour, like the five previous ones, won't be a lecture, but just a convivial opportunity to discover the many photos from the early days of the seaside resort. We have no doubt that he will once again be able to astonish his large audience, impatient to find out more!Departure from the Salon de la Baie de Saint-Jean, rue Sainte-Adrienne (Wimereux).Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
Children's dreams
25 August 2025 : 20.00
Rêves d'enfants’ is a collection of pieces composed by Florian VERDIER and published by Bayard-Nizet (Belgium).Initially written for solo piano, they have been rethought and adapted to the contours of the jazz trio, inviting improvisation in tableaux of very different moods and colours. Like our dreams, unpredictable moments when everything becomes possible, the trio takes us into space, into a labyrinth, who knows where else...Each of these pieces is built around an ostinato, as heady as some of our dreams, which seem to follow their strangely coherent trajectory for as long as we are immersed in them. Each page turned is a new dream, different and unique, a bubble of joy, anxiety or nostalgia, a plunge into the air, under the sea, a suspension of time...See you at the Baie Saint-Jean salon, rue Sainte-Adrienne (Wimereux).Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)
