Do you live in the Yvelines and feel like celebrating the Fête de la musique? Join us on Friday June 21, 2024 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye for a series of free concerts to be enjoyed on the Place Charles-de-Gaulle, at the Claude Debussy Conservatory and in the La CLEF park! Here's the detailed program.
For many, June 21 is synonymous with the summer solstice. But for others, this symbolic date unquestionably refers to the Fête de la Musique.
A popular, free musical event, the Fête de la Musique was created in 1982 on the initiative of the French Ministry of Culture. That year, the Ministry of Culture's studies and research department conducted a major survey of French cultural practices. It revealed that five million people, including one young person in two, play a musical instrument. So Jack Lang, architect and scenographer Christian Dupavillon, a member of his Cabinet, and Maurice Fleuret came up with the idea of a major popular event to enable all musicians to express themselves and make themselves known. The very first Fête de la Musique was launched on June 21, 1982, the symbolic day of the summer solstice.
For over 40 years now, the Fête de la Musique has been bringing live music to life throughout Paris and the Île-de-France region. And this 2024 edition is no exception to the rule, with a host of great events to discover in the Ile-de-France region on Friday June 21, 2024.
If you live in the Yvelines, head for the town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye on June 21, which offers an eclectic program to be discovered on the Place Charles-de-Gaulle, in the Jardin des Arts, at the Claude Debussy conservatory, in the La CLEF park, and everywhere else in the town.
Fête de la musique 2024 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the program
IN CITY
- 4pm to 6:30pm: Place du Marché-Neuf (next to the Comtesse du Barry grocery store)
Breton dance demonstrations and introductions, with the CLEF Breton dance class and Celtic music group Lodennañ.
- 4pm to 9pm: Dalle Symphonie rue Frédéric-Chopin
Open-air music festival organized by La Soucoupe. On the menu: toy library snack, toy library games, music, barbecue, live artist.
- 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm: Place Victor-Hugo, Fourqueux
Flute/piano/vocal ensemble music and joint drum/Hip-hop piece (with ASF Hip-hop Section).
- 6 - 7 pm and 8 - 9 pm: Place Charles-de-Gaulle
Capoeira demonstration by the Capoeira St Germain association.
- 7:30pm: Place du Marché-Neuf (opposite the arcades)
Afro Flashmob and Dancehall Afro and New style dance show.
- 8-9pm: Jardins des Arts
Concert by Cloudy Heads. Cloudy Heads is a young alternative/progressive rock quartet. Their music is reminiscent of Muse, Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys and The Strokes.
- 8 - 9.30pm: Jardins de l'hôtel de ville, 16 rue de Pontoise
Choeur dédicace. 60 choristers share their repertoire of polyphonic French songs under the direction of Maud Galichet.
- 8:30 pm to midnight: DJ sets on the Place du Marché-Neuf
A " British" program, in conjunction with the hosting of the British Olympic and Paralympic delegations for the Paris Games. The evening kicks off with DJ ART. He will be followed by DJ Bunyz, specializing in Disco house, in collaboration with DJ Honey, whose musical style combines house and techno.
- 8.30pm to 10pm: DJ ART
- 10.05pm to midnight: Bunyz B2B Honey
IN STRUCTURES
- At the Claude-Debussy Conservatory
- From 5.45pm to 6.30pm: Musical moment with the Conservatoire's wind ensembles.
- At La CLEF (46 rue de Mareil)
Concerts in the park from 6pm to midnight
- 6.30pm to 7pm: Grand Jazz Orchestra from La CLEF and the Claude-Debussy Conservatoire
- From 7pm to 8pm: concert by La CLEF students
- From 8.15pm: concerts (all styles of music)
- At MAS (3 rue de la République)
From 6:30pm to 10pm
- 6:30pm: piano and songs by the Ukrainian House, under the direction of Julia Poliuleah
- 7:20pm: musical performances accompanied by singers from Les Interludes
- 8pm: the AVF singing group "Plaisir de chanter" takes you from the roads of Memphis to the shores of the Mediterranean.
- 8:40pm: music in the movies, in chorus with Italyamo, under the direction of Tiziana De Carolis.
- 9:20pm: world music, American dance music, Latin music with Les Interludes
- At Quai des possibles (7 place Christiane-Frahier)
- 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm: Vocal ensemble Voix Nouvelles
The ensemble was founded in 1992 to meet the needs of amateurs wishing to approach choral singing through a contemporary, jazz, gospel, pop/rock and Latino repertoire.
