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Sunday Music Festival - CHALONS-EN-CHAMPAGNE
Every year since 1994, the Sunday Music Festival has hosted quality amateur training courses in the heart of the city on Sundays in May, led by high-level professionals.
The festival opens the summer cultural season on its territory every year.
2024 program:
- May 12: Royal Harmony Orchestra Eupen (Belgium)
The Royal Harmony Orchestra Eupen, mixing tradition and modernity, unites high-level music and social commitment. A merger of two associations in 2012, the orchestra preserves its heritage while exploring various musical genres. Under the direction of Frédéric Collinet since 1999, he constantly broadens his artistic horizons. The orchestra excels in symphonic music for brass, combining symphonic splendor with the versatility of wind instruments.
- May 19: Champagne Jazz Orchestra (Aube)
Since 2014, the Champagne Jazz Orchestra has enlivened the jazz scene with its varied and festive repertoire, bringing together 17 passionate musicians from Troyes and its surroundings. Inspired by the great names of jazz, the orchestra mixes classics and moderns, bringing the spirit of jazz through concerts, festivals and private events. Grouped together in an association, the members share their passion and contribute to the dissemination of jazz to the public.
- May 26:
Harmony of the Châlons-en-Champagne Conservatory and Orchestra of the Épernay Music School (Marne)
At the end of the festival, two educational ensembles led by Franck Casanova and Joël Déon present a varied repertoire of film music with 45 musicians from the 2nd cycle.
Municipal Harmony of Châlons-en-Champagne (Marne)
L'Harmonie de Châlons-en-Champagne, founded in 1842, has 45 musicians led by Manuel Haussy, covering a varied repertoire ranging from classical to film music. A major player in the local cultural scene, the orchestra has distinguished itself in the first division of the national competition of the Confédération Musicale de France since 2013, performing in concerts, patriotic ceremonies and in Banda formation.