Equal opportunities through music

Since January, there has been one event after another across the region, bringing together families, supervisory teams, elected representatives and partners around our apprentice musicians. Here's a small selection from this musical start to the year!

From January 9 to 15, 13 instrument presentation ceremonies took place in the social structures hosting the Metz Moselle Est and Metz Moselle Nord Démos orchestras: in Sarrebourg, Hombourg-Haut, Crewtzwald, Thionville, Uckange, Metz, Fameck and Sarreguemines.

Instruments were handed over to the 99 young members of the new Orchestre Démos Val d'Yerres Val de Seine, supported by the Communauté d'agglomération, on Saturday January 13 at the Maison des Arts et de la Culture in Epinay-sous-Sénart, in the presence of the mayor of Epinay-sous-Sénart and vice-president for youth, Damien Allouch, the vice-president for social cohesion and urban policy Thomas Chazal, the councillor for artistic education Sabine Pellon, the regional councillor and deputy mayor of Brunoy for youth Sandrine Lamiré, and several local elected representatives and Philharmonie representatives.

Same thing in Bordeaux on January 13! It was at the Auditorium de l'Opéra National de Bordeaux, which carries a 3rd edition of the Orchestre Démos Bordeaux Métropole Gironde, that children from 7 different territories officially received their new musical instrument. The event took place in the presence of their families, local councillors, representatives of partner cultural and social organizations and sponsors. Thanks to the entire artistic team, led by conductor Jane Latron, and at a ceremony orchestrated by pedagogical referent Fabien Piquemal, the children were able to demonstrate the work they have been doing since October around singing and dancing.

At the end of a day and a half of orchestra training on February 3 and 4, the Communauté de communes du Kreiz Breizh wanted to open the doors of the rehearsals to families and let them discover the orchestra as their children experience it. Parents therefore attended a work session on Antonín Dvořákc's Danse Slave n°8 led by conductor Aurélien Azan Zielinski. They were even invited to sit next to their children to listen to the music from inside the orchestra and experience the same sensations as their musical children. Finally, a presentation of Bedřich Smetana's La Moldau and the various tableaux in this symphonic poem was given by the students, illustrated by musical extracts from the orchestra.

On Saturday February 17, 76 children from the Communauté d'agglomération du Grand verdun received their instruments and treated their families to a musical surprise led by their conductor Flavien Boy, and in the presence of elected representatives. This is the second edition of the Orchestre Démos Grand Verdun to be launched on the territory. And there are still 15 places for apprentice musicians up for grabs, among the brass and percussion groups!