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BIBLIOTHÈQUE NATIONALE
DE FRANCE

Despite the fact that ‘music books’ have been part of the Royal Library’s collections since the 16th century, the acquisition of the music collections of Sébastien de Brossard in 1726 and the autograph manuscripts of Marc-Antoine Charpentier the following year are traditionally considered to be the first evidence of the institution’s interest in music. Today, the Music Department is one of the largest music libraries in the world. Located on two sites (the Richelieu-Louvois building and the Palais Garnier), its collections cover all types of music, from the earliest times to the present day, but are mainly devoted to Western music; its oldest documents date back to the medieval period in the case of manuscripts, and to the origins of music printing at the end of the 15th century in the case of printed works.
The association is a partner of the BnF’s music season, for which it programmes several portrait concerts focusing on female composers whose collections are housed at the BnF. In 2024-2025, four exceptional evenings will be offered to the Parisian public.

PHILHARMONIE DE PARIS

The Philharmonie de Paris is an emblematic venue dedicated to classical and contemporary music, located in the Parc de la Villette, in the 19th arrondissement of Paris. Designed by architect Jean Nouvel, the Philharmonie opened its doors in January 2015, offering a modern and innovative space for music.
The building is distinguished by its bold architecture, with a large 2,400-seat concert hall, a 450-seat chamber music hall, and spaces dedicated to music education and exhibitions. The Philharmonie is also home to the Cité de la Musique, a cultural complex comprising museums, concert halls and spaces for musical discovery.
As a centre for creation, dissemination and musical education, the Philharmonie de Paris hosts a wide range of concerts, from major symphonic works to contemporary performances. It collaborates with many international orchestras, ensembles and artists, while offering educational programmes for all ages.
The association programmes several concerts each year at the Philharmonie de Paris: in 2024-2025, four dates are planned, including an exceptional Advent Calendar anniversary concert on December the 19th.

LA BELLE SAISON

Created in 2013 on the initiative of the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in Paris, La Belle Saison is now a touring chamber music season presented by more than 15 theatres, festivals and concert halls. It is also a network of unique venues which, by virtue of their acoustic quality, the size of their audience or the richness of their territory, offer an immersive experience, a space for sharing between all audiences and artists in creation.
Each year, the venues work together to create and present around ten original and demanding projects, ranging from the baroque repertoire to contemporary works, performed by some sixty artists of the highest calibre. The musicians selected for each edition, whether young talents or internationally renowned soloists, travel the length and breadth of La Belle Saison to meet the public through residencies, workshops to raise awareness and practice music, and numerous exceptional concerts. La Belle Saison gives rise to around a hundred curtain-raisers each season.
In 2025, the association is organising the anniversary concert of the Festival Un Temps pour Elles at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, in partnership with La Belle Saison.

MC2: MAISON DE LA CULTURE DE GRENOBLE

The MC2: Maison de la Culture de Grenoble is a public establishment for cultural cooperation – with Scène nationale accreditation – directed by Arnaud Meunier since January 2021. It presents more than eighty shows a season, showcasing the very best in contemporary creation. The Scène Nationale is a unique tool that opens the door to all disciplines in the performing arts, both in terms of distribution and production.
It has 22,000m2 of space, with four theatres. Three theatres within it can present all possible forms of staging, from the most traditional to the most innovative (from 250 to 1400 seats, including a modular theatre).
The MC2: Maison de la Culture de Grenoble – Scène nationale is a public establishment for cultural cooperation (EPCC) subsidised by the Ministry of Culture, Grenoble-Alpes Métropole, the Département de l’Isère and the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
In 2024-2025, it will host a concert programmed by the association as part of its season.

MUSÉE D’ORSAY

The Musée d’Orsay, located in Paris on the left riverside of the Seine, is one of the French capital’s cultural jewels. Opened in 1986, it is housed in a former railway station, the Gare d’Orsay, an architectural masterpiece built for the 1900 Universal Exhibition. This unique museum is renowned for its exceptional collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art, bringing together works by masters such as Monet, Van Gogh, Degas and Cézanne. The Musée d’Orsay also houses pieces of 19th-century classical art, including sculptures, paintings and decorative objects. The layout of the galleries allows visitors to discover the artistic evolution of this period, while offering a breathtaking view of the monumental architecture of the station. In addition to its permanent exhibitions, the museum offers temporary exhibitions, lectures, concerts and educational activities.
In 2024, the Musée d’Orsay is partnering the Boîte à Pépites Advent Calendar, which brings together works by female composers and paintings by women from the museum’s collection.

ABBAYE DE MAUBUISSON

Founded in 1236 by Blanche de Castille, mother of Saint Louis, and then partly destroyed in 1795, Maubuisson Abbey has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1947.
The Val d’Oise Departmental Council acquired the Maubuisson Abbey estate in 1979. After a number of functions, the abbey became a centre for contemporary art in 2001. Since 2004, visual and performing artists have been invited to interact with the abbey rooms, the history of the site and its geographical and social context. Most of the works produced are new productions resulting from this encounter between a heritage site and one or more artists and curators.
Every year, the Abbey hosts the opening weekend of the Festival Un Temps pour Elles.

ABBAYE DE ROYAUMONT

The Royaumont Foundation, France’s first cultural foundation of public utility, has been working alongside intellectuals and artists for 55 years.
It was in 1964 that Henry and Isabel Goüin created the Royaumont (Goüin-Lang) Foundation for the Advancement of the Humanities, to which they donated their abbey. The aim was to continue and consolidate artistic and intellectual activity within the abbey, which had over time become an important place of exchange for a whole generation of French and foreign intellectuals, particularly in the fields of philosophy, literature, sociology and music.
The cultural project, now directed by François Naulot, offers research, professional training and creative programmes in the fields of music, poetry, the visual arts and the humanities, before extending to choreography and dance in 1995.
Every year, the Abbey hosts one of the weekends of concerts in the Festival Un Temps pour Elles.

DOMAINE DE VILLARCEAUX

Villarceaux is a unique ensemble: its 70-hectare park and its two châteaux (a 16th-century manor house and an 18th-century château).
The estate has existed since the 11th century. Almost nothing remains of the lower castle, which was rebuilt and fortified.
Designed by Jean-Baptiste Courtonne, the upper château is a perfect example of the large holiday and reception houses built in the 17th century by the aristocracy and bourgeoisie. The park was awarded the ‘Jardin Remarquable’ label by the French Ministry of Culture in 2004. It illustrates the different historical periods that have shaped the estate. The medieval garden is a distant replica of the monastic garden.
The estate has been certified as an ‘Espace Végétal Ecologique’ (Ecological Plant Area) by ECOCERT since 2012, and is included in the Natura 2000 perimeter of the Epte valley.
Every year, it hosts the closing weekend of the Festival Un Temps pour Elles.

CHÂTEAU DE LA ROCHE-GUYON

ORCHESTRE NATIONAL
D’ÎLE-DE-FRANCE

Since its creation in 1974, the Orchestra, made up of 95 committed musicians, has had the mission of bringing symphonic music to the whole of the Ile-de-France region, including places where there is no cultural offer. It is funded by the Ile-de-France Regional Council and the Ministry of Culture.
It performs mainly in theatres and concert halls across the Paris region, but also in unusual venues such as hospitals, factories and prisons.
The Orchestra is resident at the Philharmonie de Paris, which has an ambitious audience development policy with which the Orchestra is very associated. It gives around twenty concerts a year, attracting large audiences.
The Orchestra’s repertoire covers four centuries of music: from the baroque to contemporary music, including classical and romantic masterpieces for the great symphonic.
Since 2019, the Orchestra’s musical director has been Case Scaglione.
The Orchestre National d’Île-de-France is a partner in the Rita Strohl monograph on the La Boîte à Pépites label.

PALAZZETTO BRU ZANE

The Palazzetto Bru Zane – Centre de musique romantique française aims to encourage the rediscovery of the French musical heritage of the great nineteenth century (1780-1920) by giving it the prominence it deserves. Based in Venice, in a 1695 palace restored specifically to house it, the centre is supported by the Bru Foundation. It combines artistic ambition with scientific rigour, reflecting the humanist spirit that guides the foundation’s actions. The Palazzetto Bru Zane’s main activities, carried out in close collaboration with numerous partners, are research, the publication of scores and books, the production and international broadcasting of concerts, support for educational projects and the publication of recordings.
The Palazzetto Bru Zane is a partner in the Rita Strohl monograph published by the La Boîte à Pépites label.

PROQUARTET

For 35 years, ProQuartet – Centre Européen de Musique de Chambre has been helping to raise the profile of the string quartet, to support the chamber music community as a whole and to broaden the audience for chamber music.
Its activities are based on four pillars:
Support for the emergence of young professional ensembles.
Research into the string quartet repertoire and support for contemporary creation.
Producing and broadcasting concerts in France and Europe.
Addressing the public through mediation, amateur practices, encounters, etc.
Charlotte Bartissol, voted one of the 100 women of culture of 2021, has been directing ProQuartet since June 2021.
ProQuartet’s resident volunteer ensembles are supported by the association, enabling them to expand their repertoire to include more works by women composers.

CNSMDL

A place for training and creation, the Lyon Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse trains the talent of tomorrow: a leading school of excellence and innovation that listens to student musicians and dancers as they learn to perform.
Its vocation as a higher education institution encourages ensemble practice and the cross-fertilisation of experience. Since it was founded, the CNSMD has continued to distinguish itself through its teaching methods, its openness to new disciplines and its approach to professional integration. A large place is given to creation and research in both music and choreography.
Internationally, the Conservatoire pursues its mission with a very active policy of exchanges and collaboration: the Conservatoire is part of a network of over 60 European higher education establishments through Erasmus exchanges and integration into international networks.
The association is a partner of the CNSMDL and each year awards the Elles Women Composers Prize for artistic research to a student who has worked on a female composer.

MASTER ÉDITION MUSICALE ET MUSICOLOGIE
DE L’UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE

The ‘Music Publishing and Musicology’ course is offered by the Université de Lorraine to M2 students. It brings together a teaching team made up of musicologists and contributors from the professional world (publishing, law and management of music collections). It is aimed particularly at students wishing to acquire the tools needed to work in the field of music publishing (printed music, digital publishing and discography) and the management of heritage collections, more specifically music. The establishment and publication of a critical edition and musicological texts are part of the tutorial exercises. This course also has a strong musicology component, which will give access to research in musicology (doctorate) or preparation for the agrégation.
The association is a partner in the master’s programme for score publishing projects.

FRANCE MUSIQUE

Crédits : © Jad Scylla (BnF), © William Beaucardet (Philharmonie de Paris), © Olivier Genty / Pascale Cholette (MC2), © Patrick Tourneboeuf (La Belle Saison), © DXR (Musée d’Orsay), © Alexis Lardilleux (Abbaye de Maubuisson, Abbaye de Royaumont, Domaine de Villarceaux, Château de La Roche-Guyon), ©pommecpommev (ProQuartet), © Vincent Delesvaux (CNSMDL)

Orchestre national Avignon Provence

Founded at the end of the 18th century, the National Orchestra of Avignon-Provence is one of those orchestras that have structured French musical life for many years, achieving its mission of public service through culture, performing, recording and making four centuries of living music available to a wide audience.

Thanks to its ambitious and exploratory policy under the leadership of its musical director, Debora Waldman, the Orchestra possesses a deep musical intelligence and a rare flexibility in its approach to new works, whatever their style or period. The Orchestra welcomes renowned soloists and conductors, and also encourages the development of young artists. A regular partner of the Grand Avignon Opera, it accompanies it throughout the opera season. The National Avignon-Provence Orchestra also pursues a contined effort to achieve gender parity within its ranks.

Orchestre National d’île de france

“Everywhere and for everyone in Île-de-France”, that is the motto of Orchestre national d’Île-de-France, which promotes the symphonic repertoire across the Paris region and makes it accessible to all.
In residence at the Philharmonie de Paris, the Orchestra and it’s 95 permanent musicians give around a hundred concerts in Paris and its region, allowing the inhabitants to enjoy the richness of a 4-century repertoire.
The Orchestra conducts an open and ambitious artistic policy that’s fueled by collaborations with artists from a variety of backgrounds.
In 2019, Case Scaglione is appointed Music Director and Chief Conductor. Being a strong advocate of the Orchestra’s mission and purpose, this talented young and outgoing conductor enjoys sharing his passion for the symphonic and lyrical repertoire.

Proquartet

For 35 years, ProQuartet – Chamber Music European Center has contributed to the influence of the string quartet, to the support of the entire chamber music community and to the expansion of the audiences who are interested in it.

Four axes drive its action :

Support for the emergence of young professional training.
Research on the string quartet repertoire and support for contemporary creation.
The production and distribution of concerts in France and Europe.
Addressing the public through mediation, amateur practices, meetings, conferences, etc…

Charlotte Bartissol, who was elected from among the 100 women of culture of 2021, has been running ProQuartet since June, 2021.

Bru Zane

The vocation of the Palazzetto Bru Zane – Centre de Musique Romantique Française is the rediscovery and international promotion of the French musical heritage of the long nineteenth century (1780-1920). Its interests range from chamber music to the orchestral, sacred and operatic repertories, not forgetting the lighter genres characteristic of the ‘esprit français’ of the nineteenth century (chanson, opéra-comique, operetta). The Centre was inaugurated in 2009 and has its headquarters in a Venetian palazzo dating from 1695 which was specially restored for this purpose. It is an emanation of the Fondation Bru. The Palazzetto Bru Zane conceives programmes focusing on the French Romantic repertory.

THéâtre des champs-Elysées

The Théâtre des Champs-Élysées is one of the most elegant performance venues in Paris. Designed in 1913 by a group of artists (Henry Van de Velde, the Perret brothers, Antoine Bourdelle, Maurice Denis), it was the first Parisian theatre to be entirely built of reinforced concrete, and has perpetuated for the past century a tradition of eclectic programmes of a high standard (opera, recitals, orchestral concerts, dance). Its opening is still vividly remembered for the ‘scandal’ of the premiere of Le Sacre du Printemps, whose impact on the public derived as much from Stravinsky’s music as from Nijinsky’s choreography. The artistic adventure of the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées has been distinguished by the presence, for over one hundred years now, of the most prestigious creative figures in the history of music, opera and dance.

Abbaye de Royaumont

The Royaumont Foundation, France’s first cultural foundation with public interest status, has been supporting intellectuals and artists for 55 years.
Henry and Isabel Goüin set up the Fondation Royaumont (Goüin-Lang) pour le progrès des Sciences de l’Homme in 1964 and donated their abbey to the new Foundation. Their goal was to continue and to consolidate the artistic and intellectual activities carried out within the abbey, which had over time become a major gathering place for an entire generation of French and international intellectuals working primarily in the fields of philosophy, literature, sociology and music.
The cultural project, currently led by Francis Maréchal, offers research, training and creative programs in music, poetry, the visual arts and the humanities (ethnology, musicology, etc.), and in 1995 it was extended to cover choreography and dance.

Abbaye de maubuisson

Founded in 1236 by Blanche de Castille, the mother of Saint Louis, then partially destroyed in 1795, the Abbey of Maubuisson was designated a Historical Monument in 1947. The Departmental Counsel of the Val d’Oise acquired the domain of the Abbey of Maubuisson in 1979. After serving various purposes, the abbey became a centre for contemporary art in 2001. Since 2004, painters, sculptors and also live performers are regularly invited to work within the abbey’s grand halls, filled with the history of their social and geographical context. The works produced there are mainly new ones, inspired by the encounter between the artists and this site from our collective heritage.

DOMAINE de villarceaux

With its 170 acre park, its 16th century manor and its 18th century castle, Villarceaux is a truly unique site. The domain itself has existed since the 11th century. Of the lower castle, once fortified and reconstructed, there remain almost no traces today.

Conceived by Jean-Baptiste Courtonne, the upper castle is a perfect example of the grand manors built in the 17th century for receptions or summer resorts by members of the aristocracy or the bourgeoisie. The park, awarded the title of “Remarkable Garden” by the Ministry of Culture in 2004, illustrates the different historical periods that brought changes to the domain. The medieval garden is an echo of a monastery garden. The domain has borne the title “Ecological Vegetation Area” by ECOCERT since 2012 and is included in the “Natura 2000” perimeter of the Epte Valley.