The Cabardes Villardonnel musical foundation is 20 years old. Founded in 2004 by Sophia Jacques as well as local enthusiasts, this associative school keeps alive the boudègue, an Occitan bagpipe made from goatskin.
Happen so as not to forget. In this state of mind, Sophia Jacques founded the Cabardes Villardonnel musical foundation in 2004 in order to highlight boudègue. An Occitan instrument (formerly called bodèga) similar to a bagpipe which is made from goat skin. “It is difficult to approach at first, underlines the creator of the associative school. This is why it could disappear over the years.”
It was in 1996 that Sophia Jacques discovered boudègue for the first time. At that time, she was intermittently in the show: “I fell in love with this instrument very quickly. When I realized that it was losing interest in the eyes of the population, I had the firm intention of revaluing it.” An objective which involved the opening of a musical foundation “in rural areas, because young people did not have access to this musical culture otherwise”.
To accentuate the scope of her establishment, the musician even began giving lessons at the Carcassonne conservatory 10 years ago. Which have since been carried out by someone else in the person of Mathis Marie. “The funding to maintain them comes mainly from Carcassonne Agglo,” would like to highlight Didier Babou, current president of the associative school. In total, between 15 and 20 students are involved.
In addition to the teachings, the musical foundation occurs. “We organize around thirty outings per year, counts Didier Babou. When we play, amateurs mix with professionals. However, we have never performed in Carcassonne for example. We would need more financial support to promote this repertoire.”
This year, the associative school is celebrating its 20th anniversary. On this occasion, all the members will go on December 13, 14 and 15 to the theater in Les Vignes in Couffoulens, near Carcassonne, as part of a show.
