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Haut Allier - more than just a music festival

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The High Allier heritage area
The hills and valleys around Brioude and Langeac

A heritage area in every sense - history, culture and environment

PROGRAMME of CONCERTS 2022

Early season - January to May
  • Sunday 6 février à 16h ...Langeac, .Centre Culturel. Concert de l'Orchestre symphonique de Rhône-Alpes-Auvergne sous la direction de Laurent Pillot. Programme: de Berlioz à Williams.  Billetterie

Summer season 2022
Concerts in June and July
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  • Friday 24  June 9 pm. - Brioude – Basilique Saint Julien - Clermont Ferrand university orchestra with Hélène Frieberg and Raphaël Chenot. Programme: Beethoven - Second symphony; Mozart - Sinfonia concertante. Organised by les Amis de la Basilique. Entrance 20 € , concessions 10 €, school children - free.
  • Saturday 2 July at 8.30 pm. - Saint Beauzire - Château de Bosbomparent. Concert-bal avec Accordzeam - du Baroque au rock . Festival des  Escales Brivadoises 
  • Saturday 2 July at 9 pm - Brioude - Halle aux Grains. Concert "La Femme - amante, mère, sainte" - with Courants d'Air - female voice choir. Entrance 13 €, concessions 7 €. 
  • Saturday  9  July at 8.30 pm. Brioude – Basilique Saint Julien -  Carnaval Fantasy - Robin Renucci with the Escales ensemble and solo violin Patrice Fontanarosa. Festival des  Escales Brivadoises 
  • Sunday 10 July at 5 pm - Brioude, Halle aux Grains. Concert Tonycello - La Migration des Tortues - spectacle familial violoncelle et rire.
  • Sunday 10 July at 6 pm - Auzon, Eglise collégiale Saint Laurent. Concert  Ensemble Mandragore. Musique et chants de la Renaissance : musique de cour et galante. organised by Auzon Toujours.
  • Tuesday 12 July at 8.30 pm.  Lorlanges – Château de Védrines   -  Concert Opéra'Tour with  Philippe Brocard and his musicians.  Festival des  Escales Brivadoises
  • Thursday 14  July – 18h Saint Didier sur Doulon - Concert guitare and soprano - Chansons classiques. organised by le Diméclub
  • Friday 15  July – 20h30 - Brioude - Basilique Saint Julien -  Benjamin Braude avec le quatuor Tejo (Portugal), Mozart - String quintet in E flat major n° 6, K 614. Schubert - La jeune fille et la mort. organised by les Rencontres Musicales de Léotoing
  • Friday 15 July à 17h - Blesle, Abbatiale Saint Pierre - Notes d'humour - concert du maître à l'élève.. Festival des  Escales Brivadoises
  • Saturday 16 July at 8.30 pm. - Brioude, Halle aux Grains.  Le Siffleur - Fred Radix One man show.  Festival des  Escales Brivadoises
  • Sunday 17  July at 6 pm. Léotoing - Eglise - Concert : Quatuor Tejo (Portugal) string quartet - Schubert - La jeune fille et la mort. organised by les Rencontres Musicales de Léotoing
  • Sunday 17 July at 5.30 pm.Saint Ilpize, Eglise. Concert Patrick Fontanarosa et Gersende Mondani. Violin duo.  Organised by the Amis de Saint Ilpize.
  • Tuesday 19  July – at 8.30 pm.  Chanteuges - Eglise abbatiale. Concert guitare : Trio Aborada, Jérémy Jouve. Concert du Festival de guitare classique de Chanteuges
  • Wednesday 20  July – 3 concerts  Chanteuges - Eglise abbatiale. concerts guitare : 16h, 18h Philippe Guidat, 20h30 Emmanuel Rossfelder.  Concerts du Festival de guitare classique de Chanteuges
  • Wednesday 20  July – at 9 pm.  Brioude - St Julian's Basilica. Concert with the Romain Leleu Sextet - Trumpet and strings. From Bach to Gershwin - Concert organisé par les Amis de la Basilique
  • Thursday 21 July – 3 concerts  Chanteuges - Eglise abbatiale. concerts guitare : 16h, 18h Florian Desbaillet, Ota Trio, 20h30 Quatuor Eclisses.  Concerts du Festival de guitare classique de Chanteuges
  • Friday 22  July – 3 concerts  Chanteuges - Eglise abbatiale. concerts guitare : 16h, 18h Concert Masterclass Francis Kleynjans, Duo Thémis, 20h30 Rosemary Quartet, Bireli Lagrène.  Concerts du Festival de guitare classique de Chanteuges
  • Sunday 24 July à  18h Saint Didier sur Doulon, Eglise. Concert Baroque en Auvergne - Viola and harpsichord. Programme Bach, Flackton, Benda. Entrée libre
  • Monday 25 July – 18h30  Lavaudieu - Eglise St.André - Duo des Equilibres - Agnès Pyka, violin et Damien Ventula, 'cello - "Dialogue autour d'un violoncelle"  - Ravel, Kodaly, Glière -. Organised by les Amis de Lavaudieu. Entrée 20 €, minors 10 €
  • Thursday 28 July –   Saint Ilpize – Eglise Ste. Madeleine - Concert du Duo Sostenuto, guitare et flute. 
  • Friday 29 July –   Brioude – Basilique Saint Julien - Concert du Choeur régional d'Auvergne - organised by les Amis de la Basilique

Thursday evenings in Brioude : Evening street markets

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Archives: See programmes for previous years in Haut Allier.

Musicians: click here for information on performing in Music Valley

Musical holidays in France: Haut Allier is not tour-operator country. This is an area where you need to book your own holiday, directly with a hotel, a gite or a b&b. Click here for ideas on places to stay. Or, out of season, just turn up and enquire at one of the Tourist Information Offices.


Summer season 2022
Concerts August and September

  • Wednesday 3 August - 21h -   Auzon – Collégiale.   Hervé Mailliet (contre-ténor) : "Chansons au fil du temps"... Concert of  vocal music  from the middle ages to  Schubert. Organisd by Auzon toujours
  • Thursday 4 August – 8.30 pm   Tapon (Saint Ilpize) – Chapelle - Concert du Duo Dulfer & Witteveen (Pays Bas) - basson et saxophone - from the Netherlands. organised by la Commune de Saint Ilpize
  • Thursday 4 August - 6.30 pm -   Lavaudieu – Eglise St.André - Bal à 4 voix sur des airs du répertoire traditionnel occitan, d’Auvergne et d’ailleurs, with the Grifol vocal quartet. Entrance 15 €, concessions. Organised by les Amis de Lavaudieu
  • Friday 5 August –   Brioude – Halle aux Grains theatre - Concert Symphonie Loire Forez -. organised by les Amis de la Basilique
  • Sunday 7 August – 18h -   Saint Didier sur Doulon  Concert Organ and saxophone, with Pierre Astor, organist of St Etienne cathedral, with David Decouchant.  organised by le Diméclub
  • Wednesday 10 August – 21h -   Brioude – Basilique Saint Julien - Concert  Jean-François Gérold - Le Condor. Musiques celtes, provençale et autres.  organised by le Comité des Fêtes de Brioude
  • Thursday 11 August – 20h30 -  Saint Ilpize – Eglise Sainte Madeleine - Liam Morrissey string trio (Australia) - A programme of classical and modern music. Organised by the Commune de Saint-Ilpize. Give what you want.
  • Friday 12 August - 8 pm – Brioude – Basilique Saint Julien - A Concert for Peace  - Voices from Russia  and Ukraine – Liturgie, chœurs et chants traditionnels d’Ukraine et de Russie. « Khutoretskaya Consort » vocal ensemble from Saint-Pétersburg, with Anna Hattermann.  Seats 19 €, reduced rate 14 €.  Réservations Office de Tourisme. 
  • Friday 12 August - 8 30 pm-   Lavaudieu – Eglise St.André -  Métissage, les origines du Choro . Anaïs Laffon (violin), Amarande Laffon (flûte) and Rosivaldo Cordeiro (guitar). Entrance 15 €, concessions. Organised by les Amis de Lavaudieu
  • Wednesday 17 August – 8.30 pm - Tapon (Saint Ilpize) – Chapelle - Operatic concert. voice and piano -  Yoanna Crison Trio. Organised by the Commune de Saint-Ilpize. 10 €
  • Wednesday 17 August – 8.30 pm -  Chilhac – Eglise - Concert "La Bande des Hautbois" - woodwind ensemble. Programme: Mozart, Puccini, Martinu, Schein, Salieri, Gershwin.... Give what you want.
  • Saturday 20 August - 20h30 -   Auzon – Collégiale.  Concert « Les Visiteuses » with the Bois d'Antan Trio -  traverso,  baroque oboe,  chalumeaux . Programme Telemann, Quantz...  Bach, Matheson, Vivaldi... Organised by Auzon Toujours
  • Sunday 21 August –   Saint Didier sur Doulon – Fiori Musicali - concert de musique baroque. Sous réserve -. organised by le Diméclub
  • Tuesday 23 August - 22h -   Lavaudieu – Concert Melodies in Mind, Haendel, Suite imaginaire. Flûte et ensemble Amarillis -. Concert organised by the La Chaise-Dieu Festival
  • Thursday 25 August  - 21h -  Brioude – Basilique Saint Julien - Concert  vocal España(s) avec Les Éléments - chœur de chambre. Polyphonies espagnoles d’hier et d’aujourd’hui -.Concert organised by the La Chaise-Dieu Festival
  • Sunday 28 August – 18h -   Saint Didier sur Doulon – Farran Smith - Opéra Mélodies -. Sous réserve -. organised by le Diméclub
  • Mercedi 31 August –   Brioude – Basilique Saint Julien - Concert de l'Orchestre National d'Auvergne organised by les Amis de la Basilique

Ticket information

Do I need to book in advance ?

For most concerts, advanced booking is not necessary.
   Nevertheless, for concerts organised by Les Escales brivadoises, by the Amis de la Basilique, by the Rencontres musicales de Léotoing, by the Amis de Lavaudieu, and by the Chanteuges Classical guitar festival, and for some other concerts, advance booking (by phone, online, or at points of sale) may be recommended and ensure a better seat.
  For concerts that are part of the Festival de la Chaise-Dieu, advance booking is recommended, and may be essential.
 
  For full details about booking, check out the website or the telephone number indicated for the organiser.  ► Follow the "Info" links for each concert, or the details indicated in the Info section below.

  • Les Amis de la Basilique Saint Julien de Brioude
    contact: 07 86 61 39 71 at the Brioude Tourist Office in the week preceding a concert . Website  .
  • Rencontres musicales de Léotoing Website    Book through the website.
  • Les Escales Brivadoises   Ticketing online https://www.escalesbrivadoises.fr  or in the Tourist office
  • Saint Didier sur Doulon.  Concerts organised by Saint Didier Mémoire:  0471 76 38 97 .  Website   email
  • Amis de Lavaudieu: contact / tickets at the local tourism info bureau.  04.71.76.46.00  webssite.;  Or by email
  • Festival de la Chaise Dieu  contact : 0471 000 116 reservation@chaise-dieu.com   website
  • Chanteuges : Chanteuges International classical guitar festival  Website    06.75.11.59.66  or partenariatrecital@gmail.com
    Tarif "pass" pour toul les concerts du Festival
  • Baroque en Val d'Allier 04 71 74 06 91 ou baroque.val.allier  "at"  hotmail.fr
  • Concerts in Auzon -  Association « Auzon Toujours »
    Tél : 04.71.76.18.11
  • Mairie de Langeac - service culturel.  04 71 77 28 06
  • Mairie de St. Ilpize - Reservations 0952 66 22 66 in the week before a concert.
  • Brioude-South-Auvergne Tourist information office  Website



The high valley of the Allier heritage area stretches from Auzon in the north to Pébrac in the south, and includes the communes (rural areas) of Auzon, Bournoncle St. Pierre, Brioude, Vieille Brioude, Saint Ilpize, Villeneuve d'Allier, Blassac, Lavoûte Chilhac, Chilhac, Aubazat, Langeac, Chanteuges, Saint Arcons, Prades, and more. It includes the valleys of the Allier and its tributaries, the Allagnon, Senouire and Doulon, and the hills between.
Association Musique en la Vallée  - Cultural association -  Mairie de Saint Ilpize - 43380  -
Get in touch - admin at music-valley.org
Music in the Auvergne -
"Music-valley" is the high valley of the river Allier, covering the rural district areas of Brioude and Langeac, in the department of Haute Loire, Auvergne,  southern France.  
The music season in the valley is a relaxed affair, and unique in rural France by its extent and its duration. The venues are mostly small, the performers good - often top quality, but the prices reasonable. Some concerts are "give what you want", some are free, most are less than 20 Euros. Only the full concerts in the basilica at Brioude and those organised by the La Chaise Dieu music festival are a bit more. Unlike any other summer music programme in rural France (and there are plenty of them), this is a fringe without a festival, two months of music for pleasure, organised by musicians themselves, volunteers, villages and cultural associations.

Musique en la Vallée association invites you to discover our sponsors

Patisserie chocolaterie Jacques Legrand,
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Patisserie
rue du 4 septembre Brioude
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La Mirandelle -
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Beside the Basilica

Brioude
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Couleurs Dentelle
Lace-making studio,  gallery and shop
1 rue Notre Dame Brioude.

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Ets. Oléon
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Rue Croix st Isidore Brioude.
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Escandilha
Artisans créateurs - oeuveres d'art, accessoires, habillement
Local arts and crafts
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Brioude
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Brioude
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Librairie Vercingetorix Livres, beaux arts, fournitures de bureau.
Bookshop, fine arts, postcards
14 Bd Vercingetorix
Brioude 
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Le Saint Julien
Restaurant - Pizzeria.
A côté de la Basilique, Brioude.
Website

La Banque Populaire Auvergne Rhône-alpes
Cooperative bank
Branches in Brioude and Langeac
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