The first of the residencies, running March 31 through April 4 and concentrating on French Baroque repertoire, will feature among its faculty tenor Paul Agnew, violinists Florence Malgoire and Ada Pesch, flutist Serge SaÇtta, cellist David Simpson and harpsichordist Kenneth Weiss. As part of the activities that week, Christie and his ensemble will make their Carnegie Hall debut on April 3 with a concert of sacred music by Charpentier and Lully.
The second Juilliard residency, with faculty and repertoire yet to be selected, will be held January 13-18, 2009, with auditions the previous November.
Christie has been actively involved in teaching and young artist development for his entire career. He had a celebrated 15-year tenure (1981-1996) on the faculty of the Paris Conservatoire, and he has developed a now-famous intensive training program for young singers called Le Jardin des Voix. These will be the first educational residencies by Christie and Les Arts Florissants in the U.S.
