Ouille Allègre Music Festival

Bonneval-sur-Arc

The third season of Les Musicales features six concerts at iconic venues in Bessans and Bonneval-sur-Arc. Churches and chapels will host the ensembles Scherzino, Sérénades, Cara Sposa, and La Piémontoise.

Description

Program:
Bessans Church
Tuesday, July 28, at 8:30 p.m.: Opening Concert
Scherzino Ensemble: Claudine Desjardins, flute; Elise De-Bendelac, violin; Emeline Concé, viola; and Dominique Desjardins, double bass
Mozart, Debussy, Dvořák, Schubert, Bartók.

Bonneval-sur-Arc Church
Thursday, July 30 at 8:30 p.m.: Concert II: “Serenades”
String Trio: Emeline Concé, violin; Lou Yung-Hsin Chang, viola; and Aurélie Allexandre d’Albronn, cello
Mozart, Beethoven, Dohnányi.

Avérole Chapel (Bessans)
Sunday, August 2 at 5:00 p.m.: Concert III: “Alla francese, à l’italienne”
La Piémontoise Ensemble: Claudine Desjardins on traverso, Anna Cavalli on harpsichord, and Dominique Desjardins on viola da gamba
Dornel, Philidor, Bellinzani, Demachy, Frescobaldi, Hotteterre.

Bessans Church
Tuesday, August 4 at 8:30 p.m.: Concert IV: “Le cœur des femmes”
Cara Sposa Ensemble, Bruno le Levreur (countertenor), Julie Dessaint (viola da gamba), and Bruno Helstroffer (theorbo)
Vivaldi, Monteverdi, Purcell, Dowland, Playford.

Bonneval-sur-Arc Church
Thursday, August 6, at 8:30 p.m.: Concert V: “Telemann and Italy”
La Piémontoise Ensemble, flute, viola da gamba, and harpsichord
Telemann, Platti, Mancini, Geminiani.

Saint-Colomban Chapel in Villaron
Friday, August 7, 6:00 p.m.: Concert VI “Impromptu Concert”
Ensemble La Piémontoise, flute, viola da gamba, and harpsichord
Handel, Bach, de La Barre, Scarlatti, Telemann, Chauvon.

Opening period

Thursday, July 30, 2026, between 7:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. and between 8:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

Thursday, August 6, 2026, between 7:45 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. and between 8:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.