On Thursday 21 June 2007 music will resound throughout France the with the annual Fête de la Musique when musicians are allowed to play in any public space in France, throughout the night. Both professional and amateur musicians provide free performances of all kinds of music, from French accordion to classical and more modern styles.
The musicians are asked to perform for free, and all the concerts are free for the public. It’s the reason why they are used to play in open air areas as streets and parks or in public buildings like museums, train stations, castles… Furthermore, the Fête de la Musique is a way to encourage the major music institutions (orchestra, operas, choirs, etc.) to perform outside their usual locations. This kind of institutions can also welcome other types of music. In this way it offers an opportunity to develop exchanges between city centres and their outlying areas, to offer concerts in hospitals or in prisons, to promote encounters and exchanges between young musicians and well-known talents.
For more info see fetedelamusique.culture.fr
