Festival review

2022  Young talents & happy public!

2 international youth orchestra festivals & 1 international congress

• 23 orchestras, choirs, chamber music ensembles and individuals musicians have participated: 8 symphony orchestras, 3 string orchestras, 1 tambura orchestra, 2 choirs, 9 chamber music ensembles
• 580 young musicians
• Eight laureates of the International Eurochestries Contest had the opportunity to play play as a soloist during a festival: Amélie Bentham (Trumpet - France) in the Eurochestries Deux-Sèvres Festival ; Maria Rita Pinheiro Monteiro (Bassoon - Portugal), Rafael Esparrell (Clarinet - Brazil), Victor Teodosiev (Horn - Bulgaria), Odile González Babiaud (Violin - Spain), Sabin Iordache (Oboe - Romania), Chiara De Grandis (Flute - Italy) & Cristóbal González Babiaud (Cello - Spain) during the Eurochestries Charente-Maritime Festival
• 12 different countries: Brazil, Bulgaria, Costa Rica, Croatia, Spain, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Romania, Ukraine
• 106 concerts
• 18 000 spectators
• 3 guest chefs: Blaise Cardon-Mienville (France) in the Eurochestries Deux-Sèvres Festival (France), Yves Bouillot (France) & Yusuke Kimoto (Japon) in the Eurochestries Charente-Maritime Festival (France)
  
• 3 guest composers: Étienne Kippelen (France) in the Eurochestries Charente-Maritime Festival (France), Louis Babin (Canada) & Sylvain Marchal (France) in the Vienne Tour (France)
• 1 musical creation: "Cordões dunares" by Étienne Kippelen (France)
• 1 international congress in La Línea de la Concepción (Spain) from 3 to 6 March 2022

Thanks to the organizers:

OVNI (France, Deux-Sèvres), ADAEM (France, Département de la Vienne), Association Eurochestries Charente Maritime (France, Charente-Maritime and neighboring departments), The Asociación cultural musical Coral Polifónica "Ciudad de la Línea" & The City of La Línea de La Concepción (International Congress)

Thank you to all their partners, cities and places of reception

Thank you to all the people who make these beautiful meetings possible

We look forward to seeing you in 2023 at one of our festivals!

1 single festival: the Eurochestries Charente-Maritime Festival "Brass, winds and voices!"

• Wind instruments and musicians highlighted with the participation of 2 brass ensembles, 1 wind ensemble, 1 choir, 2 wind quintets, 2 quartets
• 120 young musicians
• 6 different countries: Colombia, Spain, France, Italy, Hong Kong, Venezuela
• 50 concerts
• 8 000 spectators
• 1 professional tenor guest of honour: Kévin AMIEL (France)
• 1 guest conductor of honour: Didier DESCAMPS (France)
• 2 guest conductors: Mathias CHARTON (France) and José COLOMÉ (Spain)

Thanks to the organizer:

Eurochestries Charente Maritime Association (France, Charente Maritime and neighboring departments)

Thank you to all their partners, cities and places of reception

Thank you to all the people who make these beautiful meetings possible

We look forward to seeing you in 2022 at one of our festivals!

5 festivals in 2019 and a congress

• 22 orchestras, choirs, chamber music ensembles and individual musicians participated: 8 symphony orchestras, 1 string orchestra, 1 chamber orchestra, 2 choirs, 8 chamber music ensembles.
• 1000 young musicians
• 9 different countries : Brazil, Canada, Spain, Estonia, France, Mexico, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine.
• 135 concerts
• 30,000 spectators
• 1 guest chef: Jüri-Ruut KANGUR (Estonia) in Charente Maritime (France) and in Sobral (Brazil).
• 4 renowned guests to celebrate the anniversary of the Eurochestries in Charente Maritime: the pianist Pascal AMOYEL (France), the tenor Kévin AMIEL (France), the soprano Elina NECHAYEVA (Estonia), and the young violinist Rémy WANG (France-China)
• 1 musical creation for 30 years: "Eurochestries: 30 years" by Pedro Galvez Jiménez (Spain)

Thanks to the organizers:

Eurochestries Charente Maritime Association (France, Charente Maritime and neighboring departments), OVNI (France, Deux-Sèvres), University of Sobral (Brazil)
Partner festivals: City of Syzran (Russia)

Thank you to all their partners, cities and places of reception

Thank you to all the people who make these beautiful meetings possible

We look forward to seeing you in 2021 at one of our festivals!

5 festivals

• 25 orchestras, choirs and chamber music ensembles participated : 7 symphony orchestras, 1 string orchestras, 2 chamber orchestras, 2 choirs, 6 chamber music ensembles.
• 1000 young musicians
• 13 different countries: Brazil, Canada, China, Spain, Estonia, France, Ireland, Mexico, Norway, New Zealand, Russia, Ukraine.
• 120 concerts
• 30,000 spectators
• 1 guest chef: Louis Lavigueur (Canada) in Charente-Maritime.
• 2 guest composers: Sylvain Marchal (France) in Canada for the creation of his piece "D'Une rive, l'autre" (commissioned by Eurochestries) and Louis Babin (Canada) in China for the creation in China of his piece "Saint-Exupéry: de coeur, of sand and stars"(commissioned by Eurochestries 2012)

Thanks to the organizers:

Association Eurochestries Charente Maritime (France, Charente Maritime and neighboring departments), Beijing Philharmonic Culture Exchange CO., Ltd (China), Camp Musical Saint Alexandre du Kamouraska, town of Baie-Saint-Baul and Cegep Sainte Foy (Canada, Quebec).
Partner festivals: City of Syzran (Russia) and JOSEM (Young Symphony Orchestras of Entre-Deux-Mers) (Gironde - France) 

Thank you to all their partners, cities and places of reception

Thank you to all the people who make these beautiful meetings possible

4 Eurochestries festivals

• 36 orchestras, choirs and chamber music ensembles participated: 15 symphony orchestras, 2 string orchestras, 2 chamber orchestra, 1 harmony orchestra, 4 choirs, 11 chamber music ensembles, 1 traditional orchestra. 2 "individual" musicians have participated in international orchestras.
• 1000 young musicians
• 17 different countries: Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Spain, Estonia, France, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Mexico, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine 
• 130 concerts
• 40,000 spectators
• 5 composers in residence on the Eurochestries Charente Maritime festival for the creation of their piece on the theme of the environment: Planetary Symphony.
  1. "Mutations" of Louis BABIN (Canada - Quebec)
  2. Omnia Tellus (1. Verigium; 2. Nostalgia) from Juan CRUZ GUEVARA (Spain) 
  3. Into the clouds (through the clouds) from LIANG Hongqi (China)   
  4. Magic beauty of seas and oceans by Jüri-Ruut KANGUR (Estonia)   
  5. The rainbow of life, with choir, of Jean-Philippe VANBESELAERE (France)     .     
• 2 guest chefs : Ángel Luis Pérez Garrido (Spain) in Charente Maritime and Robert Fischer (Austria) in Deux-Sèvres.

Thanks to the organizers:

OVNI (Orchester à Vent de Niort) (France-Deux-Sèvres), UFC University of Sobral (Brazil), Eurochestries Charente Maritime Association (France, Charente Maritime and neighboring departments), Beijing Philharmonic Culture Exchange CO., Ltd (China).
Partner festival: City of Syzran (Russia)

Thank you to all their partners, cities and places of reception

Thank you to all the people who make these beautiful meetings possible

The 14 different countries present: Spain, Russia, France, Estonia, Brazil, China, Mexico, Canada, Belarus, Poland, Latvia, Bulgaria, Finland and Ireland.

• 870 young musicians participated, through 23 ensembles: 7 symphony orchestras, 3 string orchestras, 1 chamber orchestra, 3 choirs, 5 chamber music ensembles, 6 wind ensembles, 1 accordion orchestra. 54 “individual” musicians took part in international orchestras.
• 101 concerts were given: in France (departments of Vienne, Charente Maritime, Charente, Gironde, Paris), in Canada (Kamouraska, Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec) and in Russia (Syzran)
• 38,000 spectators
• Conductors, composers and guest teachers:

The festivals hosted:

-  3 guest conductors foreigners: James Sparks (Canada), Normunds Dregis (Latvia) and Leandro L. Serafim (Brazil) in France.

- 1 composer in residence for the creation of his piece: Yves Bouillot (France), for “Rhapsodie albanaise”.

-  Dr Adeline Stervinou, researcher, (Brazil-France) was present at festivals in France and Russia. 

-  Dr Marco Toledo, researcher (Brazil) followed the festival in Canada.

The closing concerts, bringing together the musicians of the festival in international orchestras, each time ended the festival in apotheosis.    

Thanks to all the organizers:    

ADAEM (France-Department of Vienne), Eurochestries Charente Maritime Association (France, Charente Maritime and neighboring departments), Saint-Alexandre musical camp (Canada, Kamouraska), International concert in Baie-St-Paul (Canada), International musical tours in Quebec (Canada), Association Le Concert de Monsieur de Saint-George (France, concert in the Paris region), Department of Culture of the City of Syzran (Russia)

Thank you to all their partners, cities and places of reception    

Thank you to all the people who make these beautiful meetings possible

The Eurochestries in 2015

• The 16 different countries present: Spain, France, Mexico, Brazil, Poland, Canada, Russia, China, Croatia, Argentina, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Italy and Austria.
• 800 young musicians participated, through 26 ensembles: 8 symphony orchestras, 2 string orchestras, 1 chamber orchestra, 2 choirs, 11 chamber music ensembles, 1 plectrum orchestras (tambouras) and 1 cello ensemble. 59 "individual" musicians have participated in international orchestras.
• 122 concerts were given: in France (departments of Deux-Sèvres, Charente Maritime, Charente, Dordogne, Gironde, Paris, Orne, Val de Marne, Seine and Marne), in Mexico (Tepoztlan, Morelos), in Brazil (Sobral and Fortaleza), in Canada (Kamouraska, Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec).
• 27,000 spectators
• Conductors, composers and guest teachers:

The festivals hosted:

- 3 guest conductors foreigners: James Sparks (Canada) in Brazil; Jüri-Ruut Kangur (Estonia) in France; Didier Descamps (France) in Canada.

- 2 composers in residence for the creation of their piece: Michel Delage (France), for “The doors of the ocean” (commissioned by the Assem17), and Etienne Kippelen (France), for “Entre terre et mer”.

- Two violin teachers for master-classes: Colette Babiaud (France) in Brazil and Niko Managazze (Spain) in Canada. 

Thanks to all the organizers: 

UFO (Niort Wind Orchestra) (France-Deux-Sèvres), Tepoztlan Youth Orchestra (Mexico), UFC University of Sobral (Brazil),  Eurochestries Charente Maritime Association (France, Charente Maritime and neighboring departments), Saint-Alexandre musical camp (Canada, Kamouraska), International concert in Baie-St-Paul (Canada), International musical tours in Quebec (Canada), Association Le Concert de Monsieur de Saint-George (France, concerts in the Paris region and Orne)

Thank you to all their partners, cities and places of reception 

Thank you to all the people who make these beautiful meetings possible

2 Eurochestries festivals, 2 partner festivals, as well as orchestral tours and concerts were on the program this summer:

• Festival in Vienne (France)
• Festival in Charente Maritime (France)
• Tour of the orchestra of the musical school of Graz (Austria) in France (Paris and Normandy) (with the association Le concert de Monsieur de Saint-George)
• Tour of the National French Accordion Orchestra in Quebec (with International Musical Tours)
• A festival in Togliatti, Russia ("Classic on the Volga"), organized in partnership with Eurochestries
• A festival in Syzran, Russia ("the silver trumpets of the Volga), organized in partnership with Eurochestries
• An international congress with the participation of around 40 people from 8 different countries

Is :

• 11 participating countries Spain, China, Argentina, Russia, Mexico, France, Brazil, Poland, Romania, Austria, Ukraine.
• 910 musicians
• 108 concerts
• 23,000 spectators