The sacred music of the French Baroque has largely lacked champions of the sort that have revivified Italian Baroque performance, but the work of conductor, keyboardist, and musicologist Sébastien Daucé is changing that situation. Working with his handpicked Ensemble Correspondances, Daucé has especially emphasized the rediscovery of the choral music of Marc-Antoine Charpentier and related composers.
Born on June 4, 1980, in Rennes, France, Daucé attended the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Lyon, studying early music. His training there was varied, encompassing...