Participants’ Info
The Provençal Festival welcomes applications from youth, student and amateur orchestras, symphonic bands and ensembles from across the world. We are also happy to organise participation in the Festival on behalf of international music tour operators and can host one choir per year as a special guest in selected venues.
FESTIVAL PACKAGE
Groups are able to attend the Festival for as many days as they choose over the Festival period. The Festival package is tailored for each group and includes the organisation of concerts, accommodation, tour manager, meals and sight-seeing according to requirements. We can also arrange local coach transportation and instrument hire as required.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Please fill out this form and we will devise a tailored quote and itinerary according to your available dates, budget, nature of ensemble and requirements.
APPLICATION DEADLINES
The 2025 Festival will take place from 21 June - 5 August. The deadline for applications for participation is 31st December 2024. After this date, applications will be accepted according to availability.
PREVIOUS PARTICIPATING ORCHESTRAS INCLUDE:
UK
Bury Youth Ensembles
City of Belfast Youth Orchestra
Kingston Youth Band
Luton Cantores
WEYO & WYJO
Basingstoke Area Youth Orchestra
Fettes Prep School Choir
Scotland Camerata
Merchant Taylors’ School Boys Choir
Nottingham Youth Orchestra
Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra
Kirklees Youth Orchestra
Ulster Youth Choir
Hampshire County Youth Band
USA & CANADA
Youth Orchestra of Bucks County
San Francisco Chamber Singers
New Edmonton Wind Sinfonia
New Jersey Youth Jazz Band
West Island Youth Symphony Orchestra
Peninsula Youth Orchestra
HOLLAND
Viotta Jeugdorkest
Drents Jeugdorkest
Frysk Jeugdorkest
Haydn Jeugd Strijk Orkest
Britten Jeugd Orkest
Free University Symphony Orchestra of Amsterdam
Flevoland Jeugd Orkest
Jeugd Orkest Nederland
Rotterdam Jeugd Sinfonie Orkest
Vuurvogel Jeugd Orkest
Vakantie Orkest Ad Hoc
Hofstads Jeugd Orkest
Jeugd Symfonieorkest Rijnstreek
SPAIN
Orquesta Sinfonica del Conservatorio de Palencia
Joven Orquesta de Leioa
Joven Orquesta Sinfónica de Jaén
Pro-Musica Chamber Orchestra Malaga
Banda Municipal de Lleida
Orquesta Escuela Ramón Garay de Jaén
Joven Orquesta de Jaén in Crescendo
SWITZERLAND
Orchestre QUIPASSEPARLA
Winterthur Youth Orchestra
Basilea Youth Orchestra
IRELAND
Gleneagle Concert Band
Blarney Brass & Reed Band
Welb Youth Orchestra
BELGIUM
Aalters Youth Orchestra
Jeugdharmonie Eendracht Aalbeke
Orchestre Symphonique des Etudiants de Louvain-la-Neuve
Ponticello String Orchestra Art Academy
GERMANY
JSO Bremen Mitte
Junge Philharmonie St. Ursula
Junge Bläserphilharmonie Ulm
Puchheimer Jeugd Kammer Orchester
Bremen Youth Symphony Orchestra
Goeppinger Youth Orchestra
Mannheim Youth Symphony Orchestra
Ludwigsburg Jugendphilharmonie
VIOLINISSIMO
AUSTRIA
Jugendsymphonieorchester Tulln
JSO Mittleres Rheintal
CZECH REPUBLIC
Nove Mesto Philharmonic
ESTONIA
Tallinn Music School Orchestra
Magic Strings Ensemble (Võlukeeled)
NORWAY
National Youth Orchestra of Norway
DENMARK
Dusika Youth Orchestra
PORTUGAL
Colegio Moderno
LATVIA
Riga & United Music Schools Youth Orchestra
AUSTRALIA
Huntingtower String Orchestra
St Margaret’s Choir
Perth Modern School Ensembles
TAIWAN
Taipei Fuhsing School String Orchestra
Taoyuan City Jungli Youth OrchestraKOREA
Gwangju YMCA Dream Youth Orchestra
CHINA
Sound of Greenwich Youth Orchestra
Participants 2024
King’s College London Symphony Orchestra (UK)
Junge Sinfoniker Basel (CH)
Clarmonics (CH)
Orchestre des Jeunes du Québec (CA)
Oundle School Jazz Orchestras (UK)
Orquestra Jovem Das Gerais (BR)
Jugend Sinfonie Orchester Konsi Bern (CH)
Koninklijk Fanfare Orkest Volksopbeuring Massemen (BE)
Orchestre Juventutti (CH)
Almeers Jeugd Symfonie Orkest (NL)
Les Violons d’Amilly (FR)