The Medieval festival was in full swing last Sunday whilst I was in Duras.
Whatever you do this week in the Gironde and Dordogne regions, have a great time.
Best wishes,
Helen
notjustfortheholidays@orange.fr
Week 31
Chamber Orchestra of Gironde
32nd Annual Gensac Music Festival
Gensac Church Sunday 28 July and Sunday 4 August
The “ancien village” of Gensac and the Chamber Orchestra of Gironde have been close friends for more than thirty years! From the start, Gensac has warmly hosted the music festival: now the musicians come back each season to find “their” village, while the local residents await “their” musicians. The musicians are housed by locals, the public has free entry to rehearsals and the popular after-concert receptions bring everyone together for a drink and a chant.
This summer artistic Director Scott Sandmeier has gathered musicians of international renown for an exceptional program of “Grand Concerts” and “Concerts Découvertes,” with works of Mozart, Debussy, Sarasate, Volkmann, Nielsen, Abel/Mozart, Glass, Finzi, Haydn…
The Gensac Concert Découverte Sunday 28 July offers a selection of not-oft-performed musical oeuvres, and the Gensac Grand Concert Sunday 4 August will feature the renowned American pianist Stephanie Gurga performing the “Tirol Concerto for Piano” by Philip Glass.
The Festival is also welcomed in the churches of Lapouyade, Rauzan, Montagne, Ste-Croix-du-Mont and at the Fondation John Bost in La Force.
Full details on the site www.orchestredechambredelagironde.fr
Monday 29 July
Tuesday 30 July
Wednesday 31 July
La Breche Cinema Ste Foy la Grande |
Thursday 1 August
Friday 2 August
Saturday 3 August
Sunday 4 August
Coming up...
And finally...
As in the 2017 Edition, Romain Bardet and Warren Barguil will
participate in the criterium de Castillon-La-Bataille, on August 6th, departure at 17h, the usual circuit at Belvès, 3.1 km and 32 laps.
Georges Barrier, organizer of the famous cycling race Gironde, also announces about twenty other runners who participated in the last tour de France including Yoann Offredo (Wanty-groupe gobert), Stéphane Rossetto (Cofidis), Valentin Madouas (GROUPAMA FDJ), Elie Gesbert (Arkéa-Samsic), Kevin Ledanois (Arkéa-Samsic), Mikaël Cherel (Ag2r-Samsic), Mikaël Cherel (World Ag2r) or Rudy Molard (groupama)
Find out more here : https://criteriumcastillonlabataille.wordpress.com/Georges Barrier, organizer of the famous cycling race Gironde, also announces about twenty other runners who participated in the last tour de France including Yoann Offredo (Wanty-groupe gobert), Stéphane Rossetto (Cofidis), Valentin Madouas (GROUPAMA FDJ), Elie Gesbert (Arkéa-Samsic), Kevin Ledanois (Arkéa-Samsic), Mikaël Cherel (Ag2r-Samsic), Mikaël Cherel (World Ag2r) or Rudy Molard (groupama)