When the Pays de Béarn orchestra travels to schools to introduce young children to classical music

When the Pays de Béarn orchestra travels to schools to introduce young children to classical music
When the Pau Pays de Béarn orchestra travels to schools to introduce young children to classical music

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These concerts for little ears allow many toddlers a first approach to music, to discover instruments, and to be made aware of live performance from a very young age “all in an appropriate way”, insists Valérie Layous. Each time, she starts from a children’s album, in this case “L’enfant porcelaine” to address the youngest. She tells and sings the story, while Cyril Lefrançois on oboe, Séverine Longueville on bassoon and Elisa Lefelle on transverse flute play interludes.

20 minute concerts

The concert does not exceed twenty minutes, to ensure the good concentration of students whose age does not exceed 6 years. “The objective is to prepare them little by little to attend a concert in a hall, like that of the Foirail,” explains Valérie Layous.

The OPPB welcomes, in fact, in each symphony series, 500 children (primary and middle school) during one of the general rehearsals. Set up since the creation of the orchestra 22 years ago, this mini-concert system, also called Valérie’s schoolbag, is still as attractive as ever. “We’re going to play until February. We added two weeks to respond to requests, but even so, we cannot satisfy everyone,” recognizes Valérie Layous, who also has to juggle the schedules of professional musicians.

There are still places left for the New Year’s concert

This year, the OPPB is putting on a show for its New Year’s concert, scheduled for January 5, at the Zénith. The first session at 11 a.m. is almost full. But there are still places (in category 3 only, from 16 to 31 euros) for the 5 p.m. event. Reservation on https://www.oppb.fr/

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