Skip Sempe Photo by Regis dAudeville Bld St Germain 3 copy

For 25 years, the impact of Skip Sempé and Capriccio Stravagante's

"house style" has created an ever growing public of listeners and inspired an entire

new generation of performers dedicated to this daring beauty of musical expression.

Skip Sempé is regularly invited to teach and coach harpsichordists and ensembles,

and for conferences - for the Piccola Accademia di Montisi, Hochschule für Künste Bremen at the

Mozarteum in Salzburg, Leipzig Bach Festival, Orpheus Institute in Gent, Festival d'Ambronay,

Stage de Musique Baroque de Barbaste, Berkeley Early Music Festival, Stanford University,
Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Mc Gill University, University of Montréal, and,
in 2012, The Juilliard School and The Library of Congress.

Le Temple de la Musique Ancienne

Since 2009, Skip Sempé, Capriccio Stravagante and Paradizo have taken part in the
creation of a new and ambitious project - the preservation and restoration of
Wanda Landowska’s Concert Hall and Gardens in Saint-Leu-la-Forêt, located thirty minutes from Paris.

The Temple de la Musique Ancienne and surrounding gardens were Landowska’s personal invention,
which she designed in close collaboration with the architect Jean-Charles Moreux.

The Concert Hall and Gardens were completed in 1927 and became
the first worldwide center dedicated to the study of the harpsichord and early music.

At the Temple de la Musique Ancienne, Landowska performed public concerts,
recorded, taught privately and gave public masterclasses.

The magical acoustics, idyllic atmosphere and inspired teaching established an immediate
worldwide reputation – on many occasions, participants conversed in more than ten languages.

Skip Sempé and Capriccio Stravagante are collaborating on plans to encourage and ensure the
restoration of this tradition through a series of coaching sessions for harpsichordists and ensembles,
offered during several periods throughout each year.

While awaiting the restoration of the Temple de la Musique Ancienne, Skip Sempé
began these coaching sessions in Paris. The first of these sessions took place between March and June 2010.

In addition to the concert projects and recording releases celebrating Capriccio Stravagante’s 25th anniversary,
the second series of coaching sessions was offered in November / December 2011.

To request dates for 2012, please send an e mail via the Contacts page.