Marie-Hélène Cussac

Once upon a time in Romilly, east of Paris, friends from Italy… and there I am in an unforgettable church.

Its stained glass windows, the faith of its assembly… I was in St. Martin’s church.

I discovered it in 2021 and now beginning of 2026, at the time of the January blues and the infamous Blue Monday coming, I have the pleasure to invite to singalong with me celebrating Our Lady in St. Martin church in Romilly-sur-Seine.

Would you believe? Last summer in ‘my’ church back home in Cantal (France), I bumped into people from Romilly. It was late, I was about to close the church, and they wished to light a candle. A few days later when wrapping up my dress rehearsal at the Saint-Flour cathedral (3 miles away), who was waiting for me? Ladies who had liked my voice and were from… Romilly! Funny coincidences. I hope to see you all again ath the concert at St. Martin’s.

Let us singalong!

Sunday 18 January 2026
at 5:00 pm
Romilly-sur-Seine
Église Saint-Martin
SINGALONG CONCERT OF AVE MARIAS

Free participation to expenses 🙂

Dear friends,

sorry for the silence here on this website, which socials seem to have overtaken. Musical adventures have nonetheless been on the agenda this past year!

I so care about that August rdv with my Saint-Flour audience that despite Murphy’s Law, I decided to maintain the annual gig. I therefore cooked you something very special. Sure I’ll be alone on stage and yet… you’ll take your part. Singalong it may be 😉 And I too prepared a few surprises.

Even though geopolitics has gone crazy, the year has been kind to me on the music front. November 2024 is marked by singing for Ms. Christine Lagarde as she gave a conference at Collège des Bernardins in Paris, before a 500+ audience. Alumna of the College of Europe who spent 10 years working in EU affairs in Brussels, who would have thought I’d one day sing for the ECB President? Life has its mysteries. That night, I was over the moon living my two lives in one, EU affairs & classical singing!

This year, even though the date remains the same – 16 August – entrance will be back to the main doors of the Cathedral. And I’ll maintain our tradition: free participation to expenses.

Can’t wait to catch up with you!

Recital
« Marie-Hélène, seule en scène, avec vous ! »

Saint-Flour (15)
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre
16 August 2025
8:30 pm

Free participation to expenses 🙂

What better word to describe the mood of our 24 August concert in St-Flour’s cathedral?!

I dared a Kaddish back in 2019 (to pay tribute to Simone Veil) ; you sang (and danced) Cohen’s Halleluja in 2023, and this year? Mary Poppins – of all people – set the cathedral on fire! With the blessings, and presence, of our bishop, who didn’t dislike the view of a full and joyful cathedral. 🙂

Our child’s hearts were there indeed. Nicolas and I were once more very touched to see you all again (350) and participating so actively.

From the bottom of my heart, t h a n k   y o u.

Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious !

Our annual gathering at the St. Flour cathedral is here! This Friday, August 16th, 2024 at 8:30pm, same date, same time as last year.

When walking out of the cathedral last year, after hearing you all (300 of you was quite some sound!) sing Cohen’s Halleluja, I thought to myself we ought to celebrate childhood. The child in us. 😉

Are we not eternal big kids?

This past year was full of events yet not as joyous as our concerts. That pushed me to stick to my intuition that we should celebrate the child, childhood, simple joys and pleasures, and all children around the globe whose childhood is stolen from them by war.

Revise your classics… and see you on Friday with a singing heart 🙂

“Once upon a time…”

Saint-Flour (15)
Cathédrale Saint-Pierre
16 August 2024
8:30pm

Free participation to expenses 🙂

Arcachon!

Being in love with architecture, I have particularly enjoyed the Bay of Arcachon. What a joy however to discover that totally unexpected chapel, a tad off the village of L’Herbe in Cap-Ferret last summer!

Before I knew it was called Sainte-Marie-du-Cap, to me it was “la chapelle algérienne”. A heart-stopper.

Being in May and the chapel being dedicated to Our Lady, I offered to honour both her and architecture with an Ave Maria concert. Thank you to Paroisse Cap-Ferret-Sud-Médoc for making it possible.

See you on Cap-Ferret 🙂

Friday 10 May 2024
5:00 pm
in the Sainte-Marie-du-Cap chapel
in L’Herbe (Lège-Cap-Ferret)
SINGALONG CONCERT OF AVE MARIAS

(my bike during the summer 2023)

There we are 🙂 Benvenuti a Napoli!

Wednesday 24 April 2024
7:00 pm
Santa Maria degli Angeli a Pizzofalcone
SINGALONG CONCERT OF AVE MARIAS

 

Off it goes to Napoli !

To celebrate their patron day, San Marco, and the Italian national day, I will sing a concert of Ave Marias in Santa Maria degli Angeli a Pizzofalcone on 24 April at 7:00 pm.

You have known me for a while now and well know that each concert stems from a lovely story…

Last year as I was strolling through Naples by night, what did I catch a glimpse of? The Grotto of Lourdes!

Yes… Not only had I loved that church earlier in the day, next to where I stayed, but what a surprise in the evening to discover, outside, right by the church wall, down some sort of deadend, the Grotto of Lourdes! At night, that shining grotto had me… I immediately decided to come back one day and sing for Our Lady.

If you feel like Italy, like the most beautiful bay in the world, like Naples where words go missing to describe the soul of the place and its inhabitants, get ready :

Wednesday 24 April 2024
7:00 pm
Santa Maria degli Angeli a Pizzofalcone
SINGALONG CONCERT OF AVE MARIAS

Off to my Italian intensive crash course! 🙂

(Photo taken on 18 March 2023 at 9pm)

 

Dear friends,

As usual here I am on January 31st sending you my best wishes for this new year, which for some of us has already shown signs of change(!)

I wish you beautiful new adventures, and one step at a time may a flower bring some colour along the way, together with some music of course.

2023 witnessed strong emotions such as the 10th anniversary of our August concert, Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris… I already have a gazillion projects for 2024, just can’t wait. Be ready 😉

Sincerely yours,
Marie-Hélène