Fête de la Musique

Conservatoire de Musique
Stay tuned today - our annual music fest is on ! June 21st, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, is MUSIC DAY. At every street corner all over France, in Europe and many countries throughout the world you'll hear music played by amateur or professional artists - jazz, rock or classical music, choir, disco or chamber music, the choice will be huge in Avignon : download the full programme here.
We got a little preview on Saturday afternoon with a concert by a variety of students of the music conservatory. These four girls, Mathilde, Sophie, Lena and Valerie, the Martine sisters (in reference to the very popular Martine children books from the sixties) took turns in singing, playing the guitar, bass and drums but also played to the utmost the role of dumb girly girls. Before the concert, one had a way of holding her guitar while waiting for a male assistant to plug it all in that screamed "how am I supposed to hold this thing?". Their red wigs could have been blonde, they were hilarious.
Chantons, chantons, c'est le 21 juin, fête de la musique. Jazz, rock, classique, disco, choeurs ou chansons, le choix sera très vaste à Avignon - téléchargez le programme complet ici.
On a eu un petit avant-goût de fête dès samedi après-midi devant le conservatoire de musique. Ici les Martine sisters (en hommage humoristique à la célèbre collection des livres de Martine) Mathilde, Sophie, Lena et Valérie, ont alterné les rôles de chanteuse, bassiste, guitariste et batteuse mais ont aussi joué avec talent les midinettes nunuches. Avant le concert, en attendant qu'un assistant (mâle) finisse les branchements des instruments, l'une tenait sa guitare comme si elle n'avait jamais eu un truc pareil entre les mains (voir ci-dessus). Leurs perruques rouges auraient pu être blondes; elles étaient hilarantes.