Musical Nights in Vendee is held every summer in this beautiful part of France. This year, the event will run from the 11th of July to the 14th of August.

(TRAVPR.COM) UK - July 9th, 2013 - Organised by the Petites Cites de Caractere association, Musical Nights in Vendee is one of the most prestigious French Festivals. Each evening, the participating artists will perform in breathtaking venues across 6 charming villages.

The schedule for the festival:

July 11 - The Nutcracker Suite by Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovski, New World Symphony by Anton Dvorak, Polovstian Dances from Prince Igor by Alexandre Borodine, The Bat Overture by Johann Strauss and Egmont by Ludwig van Beethoven. The music will be played by the Vendee Orchestra and directed by the famous maestro, Claude Bardon.

July 18 - This musical evening in Vendee will be hosted at Foussais- Payre in the priory garden where Michel Jonasz will be accompanied in the piano by Jean- Yves d'Angelo playing Piano Voice of the French variety.

July 20 - To be held at the Mouchamps church, this event will include music played by Ensemble Le Banquet Celeste (with 7 musicians), the soprano Camille Poul and the contralto Damien Guillon. The music to be played includes Vivaldi's Nisi Dominus and Pergolese' Salve Regina.

August 6 - Another of the Musical Nights in Vendee, this will be hosted in the courtyard of the Vignaud castle in Nieul sur l'Autise with vocals by Jeanne Added. Dre Pallemaerts will be on the drums, Thomas Bramerie will be on the double bass and Baptise Trotignon will be on the piano. The music will include a Jazz piece from the album 'Song song song'.

August 9 - To be held at the Faymoreau in the Mineurs chapel, the Oxford Voices choice will present their pieces. The choice has 14 mixed voices with Mark Shepherd as the director. It will be based around Miserere by Allegri and will include Italian and English sacred music with other pieces by Thomas Tallis, Byrd, Palestrina and Allegri.

August 8 - The Black Voices includes 5 English singers. They will perform Gospel music on this date at the Mallievre church.

The individual and group classical music players are highly trained and experienced in developing all their musical potential with panache. This means that the concerts shall be highly inspired with shows of charisma and sweet flowing music.

Over the course of the Musical Nights in Vendee festival, the society invites the general public to 2 auditions. The first will be held on the 26th of July at the Mineurs chapel in Faymoreau and the second will be on the 27th of July at the St. Michel le Cloucq church. These are free concerts by seasoned classical music players.

The prices for the concert tickets will range from 15€ to 90€. You can get further information about the Musical Nights in Vendee by visiting the official website at http://www.festival-vendee.com or http://www.welcome-vendee.com/vendee/nuits-musicales.htm.

Anyone still looking for accommodation for the event should visit Quality Villas at http://www.qualityvillas.com/villas-in-vendee for a selection of luxury holiday rentals in the Vendee area.

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