Increasing Events, Festivals and Exhibitions show the global commercial and artistic momentum for the Saint-George franchise and for the period genre:

2005 (December) : Oscar Winner Sophia Coppola's Marie-Antoinette Likely Released.

Based on Antonia Fraser's novel, Sophia Coppola is writing and directing Marie-Antoinette starring Kirsten Dunst as Marie-Antoinette. The release will substantially increase interest in Saint-George story.

2005 (December): Global Saint-George Conference In Guadeloupe, French Caribbean

Guadeloupe, the native French-Caribbean Island of the Chevalier de Saint-George, will be the theater of a world-class symposium in December 2005. The event will bring together many specialists from many different fields: historians, musicians, novelists and screenwriters. The organizers will offer tourist discovery of the island, in particular around the site where Joseph Boulogne spent his first 10 years. The event, sponsored by the regional government, will mark the inauguration of the official tourist site "Route de Saint-George" in Basse-Terre.

Current Attendees: Gabriel BANAT (violin, NY Philharmonic), Michelle GARNIER PANAFIEU (music researcher, Paris), Claude RIBBE (Historian, Philosopher, Paris), Daniel PICOULI (Novelist, Paris), Alain GUEDE (Journalist, France), Daniel MARCIANO (Novelist, Screenwriter, Fencing consultant, France), Alain BUFFON (Finance Historian, Guadeloupe), Alexis BIQUE, Allan BADLEY (CEO Artaria music production, NZ), Gerard LAFLEUR (Historian 18th century), Laure TRESSENS (National Archives, Guadeloupe), Mark CLAGUE (Music Historian, LA), Roland BRIVAL (Novelist, Martinique), Bernard MAGNIER (Music critic), Dr Dominique Rene De Lerma (Professor, Berkeley), Guy MONDUC (Historian of freemasonry), Myriam ALAMKAN (Naval Historian), Sylvie CHALAYE (Sociologue, Historian of Black Theater, Guadeloupe), H & D PARISIS (Historian of Industrial Architecture), Marie-Christine HAZAEL-MASSIEUX (Historian of Creole Language), Jean-Marie BRETON (Researcher Civil Status in Guadeloupe), Tony DUNOYER (Art Entertainment, NY) , Tom HOPKINS (Film Producer, NY), GRIOT Entertainment (Film Production,NY)

2005 (November) : Saint-George's Opera "Amant Anonyme"in Guadeloupe

Music: Dominique Rene de Lerma.


2005 (July) : Saint-George's Opera "Amant Anonyme" World Premiere in Metz, France

Music: Dominique Rene de Lerma. Libretto: Alain Guede

2005 (March) : New Book on Saint-George
"Le Chevalier de Saint-George Raconte Aux Enfants", by Jean-Claude HALLEY

2005 (January) : New Book on Saint-George
"Joseph Boulogne, Son of Naomi", by Daniel MARCIANO

2005 (January ) : History Channel Documentary on the French Revolution Premieres.

On January 17th at 9pm EST, the History Channel will premiere a two-hour documentary featuring the key characters of the French Revolution. The documentary, which will run multiple times in 2005, should increase interest in the Saint-George story. DVD available.

2004 (December) : Phantom of The Opera Released.

Based on the novel by Gaston Leroux and the musical by Andrew Llyod Webber, the film Phantom of the Opera was released. Given the Paris Opera House setting, the music, and the romantic drama, film should increase interest in the Saint-George story.

2004 (August) : Saint-George Horse and Fencing Show in Versailles, France
(50.000 tickets SOLD OUT in advance sales).

FETES DE NUIT DE VERSAILLES: The fountains of Versailles come alive in music and fireworks, in an all-new show featuring the equestrian ballet of Bartabas in Le Chevalier de Saint-George, "Un Africain A La Cour". Bartabas, whose equestrian academy is located in the chateau's royal stables, is a master showman. In an evening worthy of the Sun King, 40 horses and their riders will take to a floating stage surrounding the magnificent Neptune fountain to honor the Chevalier Saint-George, the son of a slave and a celebrated musician. August 28 and 29, September 2, 4, 9, and 11.

Article for Le Figaro (August 26, 2004), by Armelle Heliot

2004 (August) : New Book On Saint-George
"Le Chevalier de Saint-Georges", by Claude RIBBE

2004 (February) : PBS/Thirteen TV Documentary on Saint-George

on Feb 15th 2004, Media Group in Toronto produced a one-hour documentary on Saint-George, Le Mozart Noir (the Black Mozart), which highlights Saint-George's musical superstardom and asserts that Saint-George directly influenced Mozart. The documentary was shown on PBS in the US and broadcast in France as well.

2003 : Chicago Radio Program (Will-FM)

WILLfm-90.9 in Chicago produced a radio program dedicated to Saint-George, "Classically Black", hosted by Roger Cooper.

2003 : New Zealand Philharmonic Programs.

The multi-year project is a collaborative effort by Naxos with the New Zealand music-publishing firm, Artaria Editions, Ltd. Artaria specializes in researching, editing, and engraving rare and neglected classical music repertoire from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Artaria and its corporate partner, Naxos, are currently engaged in an encyclopedic recording project that -- when complete -- will provide an aural documentary of the development of the symphony and the concerto in 18th century Europe.

After a quarter-century of neglect by the world's major producers of classical music recordings, Saint-George's music is again reaching the public due to the efforts of Tennessee-based Naxos USA. A series of compact discs devoted to all of Saint-George's violin concertos is in preparation. They are performed by renowned Japanese violinist Takako Nishizaki and the world famous Cologne Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Helmut Muller-Bruhl. The multi-year project is a collaborative effort by Naxos with the New Zealand music-publishing firm, Artaria Editions, Ltd.

2002 : Street of Paris Named After Saint-George

In February 2002, the Mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoe renamed a street in the memory of Joseph Boulogne -- Rue du Chevalier de Saint-George.

2002 : Toronto's Tafelmusik receives Juno Awards for Best Classical Album.

Toronto Philharmonic special Saint-George Tafelmusik has received five Juno Awards for Best Classical Album. The orchestra has also moved into the realm of television with the performance documentary "Le Mozart Noir". This documentary special on Le Chevalier de Saint-George, a French Black composer contemporary to Mozart, was produced by Canadian producers Media Headquarters for CBC, BBC, PBS, TV5, and ARTV.

2000 : Exhibition in Guadeloupe, French Caribbean.

In the Memory of Joseph Bolougne. Artifacts from the French National Archives. Catalogue available