La Fête de la Musique is coming to
the Alliance Française!
On June 23rd at 1 pm be a part of this 30 year old
French tradition.
What is La Fête de la Musique?
When, in October 1981, Maurice Fleuret became Director of Music and Dance at Jack Lang’s request, he applies his reflections to the musical practice and its evolution: « the music everywhere and the concert nowhere« . When he discovered, in a 1982 study on the cultural habits of the French, that five million people, one child out of two, played a musical instrument, he began to dream of a way to bring people out on the streets.
And thus, in a few weeks’ time, the Fête de la Musique was launched on June 21, 1982, the day of summer solstice, a pagan night which recalls the ancient tradition of Saint John’s feasts.
Given the immediate success of this popular and largely spontaneous event, this gathering of professionals and amateurs musicians, with its new focus on all kinds of music, was the incarnation of a policy striving to give an equal place to amateur musicians, to rock, jazz, singing and traditional music, all of which were given a chance to be heard alongside so-called « serious » music.
(Source: http://fetedelamusique.culture.fr/en/la-fete-de-la-musique/esprit-de-la-fete/.)
We invite all musicians to participate!
Musicians of all ages and levels –amateur, part-time-professionals, and marquee artists– are invited to participate, and all genres –pop, rock, classical, jazz, folk, blues, R&B, world music, and everything in between– are welcome. This is a chance to share your talent and passion with fellow San Franciscans.
To participate please send Josephine (josephine@afsf.com) two (2) samples of your music with a short bio of yourself/band. You may also bring it in person at the Alliance Française which is located on 1345 Bush St San Francisco, CA 94109 (between Polk and Larkin.)
Call us at 415-775-7755
Help us bring this uniting custom to San Francisco by sharing your talent with us.
French tradition.
What is La Fête de la Musique?
When, in October 1981, Maurice Fleuret became Director of Music and Dance at Jack Lang’s request, he applies his reflections to the musical practice and its evolution: « the music everywhere and the concert nowhere« . When he discovered, in a 1982 study on the cultural habits of the French, that five million people, one child out of two, played a musical instrument, he began to dream of a way to bring people out on the streets.
And thus, in a few weeks’ time, the Fête de la Musique was launched on June 21, 1982, the day of summer solstice, a pagan night which recalls the ancient tradition of Saint John’s feasts.
Given the immediate success of this popular and largely spontaneous event, this gathering of professionals and amateurs musicians, with its new focus on all kinds of music, was the incarnation of a policy striving to give an equal place to amateur musicians, to rock, jazz, singing and traditional music, all of which were given a chance to be heard alongside so-called « serious » music.
(Source: http://fetedelamusique.culture.fr/en/la-fete-de-la-musique/esprit-de-la-fete/.)
We invite all musicians to participate!
Musicians of all ages and levels –amateur, part-time-professionals, and marquee artists– are invited to participate, and all genres –pop, rock, classical, jazz, folk, blues, R&B, world music, and everything in between– are welcome. This is a chance to share your talent and passion with fellow San Franciscans.
To participate please send Josephine (josephine@afsf.com) two (2) samples of your music with a short bio of yourself/band. You may also bring it in person at the Alliance Française which is located on 1345 Bush St San Francisco, CA 94109 (between Polk and Larkin.)
Call us at 415-775-7755
Help us bring this uniting custom to San Francisco by sharing your talent with us.
