Equal opportunities through music

Démos

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The project

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DÉMOS is a social inclusion project centered on orchestral music practice, aimed at children who do not have easy access to music practice in existing institutions.

Demos orchestras

are deployed throughout France.

11 000

children

have benefited from the project since its inception in 2010.

of children continue to play an instrument after completing their 1st cycle.

Solution

Today in France, access to musical practice is not egalitarian. This is particularly true in the so-called "urban policy" priority neighborhoods, as well as in rural areas far from cultural venues.

Yet musical activity is known to have highly beneficial effects for those who practice it, especially children, and practicing it collectively helps to strengthen "living together" within our society.

Faced with this observation, the Philharmonie de Paris is committed to offering every child, whatever their social situation, the chance to blossom through music. This is the aim of the Demos children's orchestra project, a genuine school for living together.

The benefits for these children are immense: greater self-confidence, better concentration and attention span, enhanced listening skills and respect for others...

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12/16/2024

The Demos Orchestras in the prestigious Oval Room of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France

Dear difteurs,

On December 2, the Démos Est Ensemble orchestra and the advanced orchestras Orchestre Démos Orchestre de Paris and Orchestre Démos Philharmonie de Paris, had the opportunity to play at the heart of the prestigious Salle Ovale at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.

On this occasion, the children were able to perform a full program in front of over 200 people who came to discover the project:

A commented workshop with the young undergraduates of the Démos Est Ensemble orchestra;
Four musical moments, ranging from Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 to traditional New Orleans tunes, with the young musicians of the advanced orchestras.

At the end of the event, the young musicians and their parents were able to join guests for a convivial cocktail party in the spaces of the Richelieu site of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

A big thank you for their welcome, and to you, dear difteurs, for your invaluable support and donations ✨

6/17/2024

Demos orchestras at the Cité de la musique - Philharmonie de Paris: a week of concerts!

The major annual event for Démos orchestras: this year's end-of-season concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris take place over a full week from June 17 to 23.
8 concerts, 15 orchestras from all over France... discover the program!

Some concerts are to be discovered, rebroadcast live on the Philharmonie website: listen to them by clicking here.

The money will be used for

The money raised will be used to equip the youngsters joining a Démos orchestra in 2024 with musical instruments, and to ensure the maintenance of the instrumental park, i.e. the upkeep of the instruments already in the hands of the children taking part in the project. With €40,000, a full Demos orchestra (i.e. 105 children) can be equipped with musical instruments (violins, cellos, trumpets, flutes, oboes...).

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Why we love it?

This fine institution lives up to its public-interest mission and stands up for equal opportunity by providing access to rigorous, high-quality musical education for all.

One of our objectives is to act on young people's career paths. Music plays a fundamental role in increasing their cultural capital, their capacity for choice and their social integration.