Festival Swing In the Mountains - Bridget Bazile

Bridget Bazile (from Louisiana)
On the piano: Vincent Balse

Bridget BAZILE from Louisiana (USA) is the patron of this festival. She is considered to be one of the most talented gospel and spiritual singers of her generation. Nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award in the "Best Gospel Performance Song" category, Bridget is also a winner of the prestigious Leontyne Price competition, a finalist in the 1999 Metropolitan Opera National Council competition, and first prize winner of the 2001 Meistersinger competition in Graz, Austria. For many years she was the lead singer of the Moses Hogan Choir, with whom she performed in some of America's greatest concert halls, including Chicago's Orchestra Hall and New York's Carnegie Hall. She will be accompanied by pianist Vincent Balse Vincent BALSE
A musician, pianist, enthusiast and brilliant teacher, Vincent teaches at the CNSMD in Lyon. Musical director of the Lyon Chamber Orchestra, he has been dividing his time between Paris, Lyon and New York for some years now, exporting his art all over the world with boundless energy.