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 ( ►
Info tickets
)
- 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
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.
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,
Master
chocolate maker
Patisserie
rue du 4 septembre
Brioude
04 71 0 23 16
La Mirandelle
-
Salon de thé
Tearoom
& café
Beside the Basilica
Brioude
04 71 74 90 01
Ets.
Oléon
Cycles, motos,
bricolage.
Cycles & D-I-Y store
Rue Croix st
Isidore Brioude.
Website
Escandilha
Artisans
créateurs
- oeuveres d'art, accessoires, habillement
Local arts and
crafts
19 r Sébastopol
Brioude
On Facebook
Ets.
PIC
Household goods and TV
Hifi - satellite
-TV
kitchen equipment
Brioude
Website
Briva-Bio Bio-coop.
Alimentation bio -
organic produce
Place du Postel
Brioude
Website
Ets Cornaire
6 rue des Ecoles, chappes,43390 Auzon
Central
heating systems, plumbing experts, solar panels, heat pumps -
systems renovations.
Website
Librairie Vercingetorix
Livres, beaux arts, fournitures de bureau.
Bookshop, fine
arts, postcards
14 Bd Vercingetorix
Brioude
On Facebook
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
Website