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Fete de la Musique…and Philharmonic Orchestra tour

Posted in Music, News on June 20, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Tomorrow it’s the summer solstice and of course the Fete de la Musique which takes place across France.  (more…)

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Aix – Nocturne Dansée, Photography and Flaneries d’Art – this weekend

Posted in Art, Event, Music, News, Patrimoine on June 14, 2018| Leave a Comment »

Members of the Ballet Preljocaj will be performing on Friday evening at the Musée Granet during their Nocturne Dansée.  A good opportunity to check out the new Picasso-Picabia exhibition whilst enjoying some contemporary dance.  The museum will be open until 22:00, and the dancing will take place at 20 and 21:00hrs, each performance taking 35 minutes. (more…)

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‘Aix en Juin’ – Concerts and Masterclasses

Posted in Music, News on June 6, 2018| Leave a Comment »

This very popular programme, a run-up to the main ‘Festival d’Aix-en-Provence’, was created in 2013.  (more…)

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Transhumance in Les Milles tomorrow

Posted in Event, Music, News, Patrimoine on May 5, 2018| 2 Comments »

If you haven’t witnessed a Provencal transhumance, or the seasonal movement of sheep, there’s a good opportunity tomorrow (May 6) at  Les Milles, not far from Aix. (more…)

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Activities This Easter Weekend

Posted in Event, Food, Music, Patrimoine, tagged , , , , , , , , , on March 30, 2018| 2 Comments »

Lots going on. Even if these events are not to your taste, it’s worth knowing about them so you can steer clear of traffic and crowds if need be!  We once set off for Arles and met police road-blocks – we hadn’t realised there was a feria taking place: not the best day for a peaceful walk around the old town!  Here are some events to enjoy or avoid as the mood takes you… (more…)

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Paris to have a ‘Les Baux’-style digital show

Posted in Art, Event, Music, News, Patrimoine on January 8, 2018| Leave a Comment »

…except in Paris there isn’t a handy quarry so they have adapted a nineteenth-century iron foundry to convert into a massive space for projecting moving images along with themed music.

It is being morphed from this:

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Aix: Rich Concert of J S Bach Cantatas – Friday 24 Nov

Posted in Event, Music on November 22, 2017| Leave a Comment »

If you love Bach, you should hurry along to the Chapelle du Sacre Coeur, 22 rue Lacepede in centre-ville Aix this Friday evening,  24 November.
One of its organisers explains, ‘It’s truly a “spectacle” by the Academie Bach Aix led by its artistic director Ulrich Studer: three cantatas in a single evening.
The program starts with a brief talk (“Mise en Oreille”) about the music at 18h30, followed by a light 6 euro supper (“Mise en Bouche”) at 19h15.
At 20h30 Studer will take the podium with Michel Brun, director of the Toulouse Baroque Ensemble, conducting the soloists, choirs, and the orchestra of the Academie’.
‘In the context of the Reformation, now celebrating its 500th anniversary, the music of these cantatas has an impact as much emotional as religious.’
 Reservations for the supper are requested at 06.52.93.29.74,   www.academie-bach-aix.fr
 
More Details:
  • BWV 12 “Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen”,  Weeping, wailing, worries, woes
  • BWV 80B “Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott”      A Mighty Fortress is Our God
  • BWV 99 “Was Gott tut, das ist wohlgetan”  What God does, that is done well.

 

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