Concert goers
Become a "Friend of the
Rencontres Musicales de Vézelay"

The Rencontres Musicales de Vézelay have become, in the span of five years, a ‘must’ for lovers of vocal music: the most reputed professional choirs and orchestras from all over Europe meet up at the end of August for eight concerts around a given theme chosen by Pierre Cao, the artistic director: 2004 the theme was the church service and mass, 2005 the theme was David, 2006 celebrated Mozart and his contemporaries, 2007 is going to take us to discover sacred music from near and far.

Famous names make a point of being there: Jordi Savall and the Concert des Nations, La Capella reial de Catalunya, Concerto Köln, Daniel Reuss and the Rias Kammerchor de Berlin, Cantus Cölln, Christophe Coin and the Ensemble baroque de Limoges, l’ensemble Gilles Binchois, les Basses Réunies de Bruno Cocset, the Nederlands Kamerkoor, the Schola Gregoriensis de Prague, Arsys Bourgogne, and many more.

The specialised national and international press (“Les Rencontres Musicales de Vézelay bring Vocal Art to its heights”, August 2004) and the general public (more the 4,000 people over 4 days, figure which is constantly rising) are unanimous about the quality of the concerts which are presented. We like the atmosphere of the Rencontres to be simple and friendly, the general public mixing with the artists in the streets or gardens of the “eternal hill” of the basilica.

At a moment when a surge of enthusiasm in favour of choral music is overwhelming France, the Rencontres Musicales de Vézelay needs new partners to be able to continue its development. You appreciate vocal art, Burgundy, and you are willing to support a dynamic professional festival: we are offering several formulas for becoming a member of “the friends of the Rencontres Musicales de Vézelay”

- Member : a donation of 20 euros or more
- Benefactor: a donation of 120 euros or more

Your membership will be valid for one year and will allow you to keep informed about our activities and concerts, to book your tickets before the opening of reservation to the general public and to have a reserved seat at the afternoon concerts.

Gilles Huser
President of the association of the friend of the Rencontres Musicales de Vézelay

We offer :

Members
- To send you our quarterly letter of information by e-mail
- To entitle you to book your seats for Vézelay one week before the opening of reservation to the general public, also allowing you to choose your seat inside the Saint Marie-Madeleine basilica
- To entitle you to buy an extra seat per concert at reduced price
- Reserved seating at the afternoon concerts

Benefactor :
the same conditions, plus  being entitled to one free seat during the Rencontres or for an Arsys Bourgogne concert during the year


Membership form

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