# chorale Saint-Irénée
**Wikidata**: [Q113154239](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113154239)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/chorale-saint-irenee

## Summary  
Chorale Saint-Irénée is a French choir classified in reference sources as a performing ensemble of singers. It is listed in major library and music-industry authority files under the ISNI 000000010665824X and VIAF ID 138508537.

## Key Facts  
- **Instance of**: choir (Wikidata classification)  
- **ISNI**: 000000010665824X  
- **VIAF ID**: 138508537  
- **Discogs artist ID**: 5707640  
- **Apple Music artist ID**: 1529716295  
- **Amazon Music artist ID**: B08GY6H8SQ  
- **Director/manager history**: Marie-Séraphine Vincent (from 2025), Bruno Houver (until 2025); also associated with Anne-Marie Deschamps and Maksim Kovalevsky (dates unspecified)  

## FAQs  
### Q: What kind of group is Chorale Saint-Irénée?  
A: It is a choir—an ensemble of singers—registered as such in Wikidata and music databases.  

### Q: Who currently directs Chorale Saint-Irénée?  
A: Marie-Séraphine Vincent took over as director in 2025, succeeding Bruno Houver.  

### Q: Where can I listen to recordings by Chorale Saint-Irénée?  
A: The choir’s releases are available on Apple Music and Amazon Music under the IDs 1529716295 and B08GY6H8SQ, respectively.  

## Why It Matters  
Chorale Saint-Irénée appears in standard library and music-industry authority files, making it a citable entity for cataloguers, researchers, and streaming platforms. Its presence in ISNI, VIAF, Discogs, Apple Music, and Amazon Music creates a persistent identity that links variant spellings and platform-specific metadata. For listeners, the consistent IDs mean reliable discovery across services; for librarians, the identifiers support accurate catalogue linking and authority control. The documented change in directorship in 2025 also provides a clear temporal anchor for anyone tracking the ensemble’s administrative history.

## Notable For  
- **Persistent international identifiers**: ISNI and VIAF entries provide a stable reference point used by libraries worldwide.  
- **Multi-platform discography**: Same entity IDs on Discogs, Apple Music, and Amazon Music ensure traceability of its recordings.  
- **Documented leadership transition**: The 2025 hand-over from Bruno Houver to Marie-Séraphine Vincent is explicitly timestamped in authority data.  

## Body  

### Classification and Identifiers  
Chorale Saint-Irénée is entered in Wikidata as an instance of “choir,” a subclass of musical ensemble. The group carries the ISNI 000000010665824X and VIAF cluster 138508537, both of which aggregate name variants under a single authority record. Discogs assigns artist ID 5707640, while Apple Music and Amazon Music use 1529716295 and B08GY6H8SQ, respectively. These identifiers allow metadata alignment across library catalogues, music databases, and commercial streaming services.

### Leadership Timeline  
Authority data list four associated directors or managers:  
- Bruno Houver—end date 2025  
- Marie-Séraphine Vincent—start date 2025  
- Anne-Marie Deschamps—listed without temporal qualifiers  
- Maksim Kovalevsky—listed without temporal qualifiers