German countries pay attention to the Festival des forêts

German countries pay attention to the Festival des forêts

Frankreich Erleben, a review published in the german-speaking countries, invites the reader to travel to France with articles about its most remarkable natural and cultural sights. In the Spring 2021 issue, a beautiful ten pages report about the Festival des forêts...
Open air should be a routine for live shows

Open air should be a routine for live shows

In the Newstank Culture, Nathalie Deguen (chairman of the European network of open air theaters) and I plead for a simple idea : open air is an obvious way in order to resume shows and concerts. All the more, it is a place to invent innovative concepts and to gather...
To face up to Covid, innovation and solidarity !

To face up to Covid, innovation and solidarity !

The background of this contribution to the september 2020 issue of the Lettre du Musicien is the success of the Festival des forêts in june 2020. Its key points are : in order to respond to the Covid crisis, two laws of the living world should be followed : to...
The Festival des forêts nevertheless took place !

The Festival des forêts nevertheless took place !

While it began on 19 th June 2020, the 28 th Festival des forêts was almost the only one in France to take place, since most of the other festivals had canceled their 2020 issue. After a thorough reshuffling of the program, 10 concerts, 12 “musical forest bathes” and...
Création de Vers les Cimes de Thierry Escaich

Création de Vers les Cimes de Thierry Escaich

The world premiere of Thierry Escaich’s work Vers les Cimes, by the flutist Philippe Bernold, happened on 19 th June 2020 as an opening event of the 28 th Festival des forêts, in the Compiègne forest beside a 800 years old oak. Watch and lesson this event...
The Festival des forêts has adapted to the health crisis

The Festival des forêts has adapted to the health crisis

The Festival des forêts has adapted to the health crisis, the artist’s voice shall continue to sing ! From 19th June to 14th July, there will be 12 musical forest bathes, 10 concerts, 3 workshops for kids and 2 first auditions of new works, by Thierry Escaich...