Come and celebrate the new 41st Fête de la musique on Wednesday, June 21, 2023! In the Hauts-de-Seine region, the commune of Boulogne-Billancourt has put together a rich and eclectic program featuring 31 free concerts throughout the city.
The Fête de la Musique returns to France on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, with a host of great events of all kinds.
For more than 40 years now, the French have been gathering in the streets, parks and gardens, as well as in bars, cafés and restaurants, to make live music resound for a whole day; a day during which budding musicians have the chance to express themselves, make themselves known and share their passion with as many people as possible: musicians like themselves, but also music lovers, the curious in need of a party, or even families, eager to share a warm, convivial moment.
Launched in France in 1982, the Fête de la Musique continues to thrill and enliven us every June 21, with a host of free concerts and DJ sets, most of them held outdoors. And as always, all musical styles are featured, from rock and rap to electro, jazz, world music, blues, French variety and R&B...
And while there's no shortage of events in Paris, there's no shortage of good ideas in the Île-de-France region, such as Boulogne-Billancourt. The Hauts-de-Seine town is once again taking part in the Fête de la Musique, offering its residents a memorable, festive and convivial day out.
Join us on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 for 31 free concerts all over the city. Here's the program!
Fête de la musique 2023 in Boulogne-Billancourt, the program
- In the Espace Landowski
- 5pm-5.30pm: Conservatoire de Boulogne-Billancourt - Valentin Dumain's choir class
- 18h-18h15: Robin Motheron and 40 children from the Maître-Jacques school
A contestant on the TV show The Voice, Robin Motheron doesn't forget the pupils he looks after on a daily basis, accompanying them on Il faudra leur dire, J'envoie Valser and Le Sud.
- 6.30pm-7pm: Conservatoire de Boulogne-Billancourt - Claire Foison's piano class
- 8:30-9pm: La Lupinelle - Excerpts from Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle
9:00-9:45 pm: Peeda's Gospel - Son of a pastor from Liberia, this Boulonnais by adoption takes his choristers and the audience into a unique musical universe combining soul, blues and jazz, inspired by the Negro Spirituals he grew up with.
- Place Paul-Constans (in front of Espace Landowski)
- 5.30pm-6pm: Chamber music trio (Symphonie du Trocadéro) - Works from the first half of the 20th century: Jacques Ibert, Darius Milhaud, Henri Tomasi, Pierre Max Dubois...
- 7.45pm-8.30pm: Chœur d'artichaut - French variety music
- 9:45-10:30pm: La Vie par la Voix - Variety choir
- Square Léon Blum
- 6-10pm: Ecole Prizma (rock-jazz)
- Place Jules-Guesde
- 6pm-7pm: Clock Stretcher - The Boulogne-based trio's hard-hitting songs in English, with their poetically-tinged lyrics, will draw you into rock atmospheres with electronic overtones.
- 7:15pm-8:15pm: Rahmé - Élettel Teli ("full of life" in Hungarian) is an ode to nature, water and life, expressed through a rich fusion of psychedelic sounds, pop motifs and post-punk cadences.
- 8.30-9.30pm: OHBB (jazz-funk-pop) - The Boulogne Billancourt Wind Band, conducted by Emmanuel Van Cappel, performs Harlem Nocturne, Benny Goodman, Astor Piazzola, Super Mario Bros, Hot Stuff, The Children's Ball...
- 9:45-10:45pm: Sainte-Nicole - Over a saturated bass and vintage synths, this singer from Boulogne blends sweet vocals, pop music and explosive stage presence, emblematic of a generation that seeks to overturn codes with humor, intelligence and impertinence. She has already held a residency at Carré Belle-Feuille.
- At Parc Billancourt
- 6-6.45pm and 8-8.45pm: École Prizma (pop-rock)
- 7-9:45pm: Gerrick - The 25-year-old wheelchair-bound artist from Boulogne, who has always been influenced by French rap and international pop, is the winner of the Tremplin Go West 2019 competition.
- 9-10.30pm: Young talents from CEBIJE - The Centre boulonnais d'Initiatives Jeunesse presents an explosive program of rap and urban pop.
- Jardin Farman (Mail du Maréchal Juin)
- 19h-19h30: Orchestre d'harmonie de Boulogne Billancourt conducted by Emmanuel Van Cappel.
- 7.45pm-8.15pm: Carole Miroche. The Boulogne-based soprano sings jazz ballads and international variety songs on guitar.
- 8.30pm-9pm: Ecole Prizma (classical ensembles)
- 9:15-9:45pm: Salvation Army brass band
- At the Musee Paul-Belmondo
- 6:30pm-7:15pm: Conservatoire
Jean-Marc Zvellenreuther's classical guitar class plays English Suite by John W. Duarte, Semper Dowland Semper Dolens by John Dowland and Beatles tunes (Yesterday, Blackbird...).
- 7.30pm-8.15pm: Chante en scène (French variety)
- 8:30-9:15 pm: Harmony Chœur (gospel/variety/classical)
- 9:30-10:15 pm: Trio Odalma (jazz, soul and blues standards)
- On the Grand-Place
- 6:30-7pm: Prizma School (rock)
- 7:15pm-7:45pm: Conservatoire (classical) - Valentin Dumain's choir class.
- 8-8.45pm: Matild - This complete artist from Boulogne has been composing since she was 15. Her colorful musical variations intertwine with electro-pop chords.
- 9-9:45pm: Hopen. Four brothers from Boulogne, Antoine, Camille, Armand and Charles, all songwriters, composers and musicians, convey universal and resolutely positive messages through their pop songs.
- 10-10:45pm: Robin Motheron - Animator at the Maître-Jacques elementary school in Boulogne-Billancourt, the singer, songwriter and performer is an eclectic artist with rock, pop, classical, blues, jazz, metal and electro influences, who took part in season 12 of The Voice.
- 11-11:45pm: Napkey (pop/French Touch) - This duo from Boulogne offers fresh, dynamic pop in a retro-futuristic French Touch spirit, with electronic sounds where Benjamin's vibrant synths rub shoulders with Justine's intertwined vocals and groovy bass.
- Plus...
- At Médiathèque Landowski: Concerts on the big screen and vinyl exhibition (Tuesday June 21 to Sunday June 26)
- Ambroise-Paré Hospital (Chalet des associations):
- 1pm to 3pm: Conservatoire (classical)
- 6pm to 7pm: Prizma (classical-jazz)
