The FEU is delighted to continue the partnership with the Fontainebleau Schools for Music and Fine Arts (EAAF). This year the EAAF are celebrating their centennial. On July 14, the FEU musicians and visual artists have been invited to create and perform in the Cour de la Fontaine at the Chateau de Fontainebleau : flashmobs, painting, drawing, performances. Throughout the month of July, the FEU is pleased to welcome the musicians for rehearsals in its music studios. On July 29th, a concert by EAAF and FEU alumni and resident musicians will take place in the Grand Salon.
Practical Information
Date: July 14 | Time: 10am-7pm | Free entrance | Facebook Event
Venue: Château de Fontainebleau, Cour de la Fontaine
Covid: Please respect the general physical distancing guidelines.
About the Festival
The Fontainebleau Schools for Music and Fine Arts aim to raise awareness of French culture, particularly music and architecture, among foreign students. Every summer since 1921, the Fontainebleau Schools have been based at the Château de Fontainebleau. With the latter’s initiative, they created in 2018, the festival Musique au Château, which “fully integrates the artistic programming of the Fontainebleau Schools into the life of the castle, by highlighting their original history, the relevance of their teaching, the talent of their students, while allowing the public to discover the prestigious setting of Fontainebleau”. Indeed, through music, the festival offers a new approach to the site. This festival is organized in partnership with the Chateau de Fontainebleau, the city of Fontainebleau and the Fontainebleau Associations. More information and complete program
Program
10am-7pm: Performances Cour de la Fontaine
FEU Residents Carte Blanche
11am: Musical Tour of the Gardens for Families
Departure in front of the kiosk – FEU resident artists
3pm: Concert of Pentagone quintet
Dvořák Quatuor américain (arr. pour quintette à vent de David Walter)
Ibert Trois pièces brèves
Maratka “Envol”
4pm: WMusical Tour of the Gardens
Departure in front of the kiosk
Gluck : extracts from Orphée, Debussy : « Syrinx » by Nikolaï Song
Messiaen : “Abîme des Oiseaux”, Stravinsky 3 pièces, Carter : « Gra» K. Maratka “Envol” by Yan Maratka
“First light, a bird is singing” of Dayton Hare by Elaine Ng
5pm: Music on the water with Pentagone quintet, landing stage of the Pavillon de la reine de l’Étang aux carpes
Barber Summer music
Dvořák Sérénade op. 22, 2e mvt tempo di valse (arr. Walter)
Bernstein Suite for West Side Story,
Ibert Trois pièces brèves,
Piazzolla Libertango