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Arts Education: Growing Up with Music

Whether at school or at a concert, every encounter can open the door to listening, imagination, and making music.

Les Flâneries Musicales de Reims guides children on a sensory journey of discovery through classical music. Led in collaboration with teachers, artists, and educational partners, these projects combine listening, hands-on practice, hands-on experience with instruments, and attending performances.

Art and Cultural Education Programs

As part of the City of Reims’ program, the “Gourmandises musicales” tour gave 42 students from the Joliot-Curie preschool in the Croix-Rouge neighborhood the opportunity to meet cellist Juliette Fabre. Four in-class workshops explored the connections between music, songs, sounds, and flavors. The program concluded at Le Cellier with two performances of the interactive show “Marmelade,” attended by 50 audience members.

Children are participating in a music workshop in class as part of an arts and culture education program in Reims.

SING’IN Reims: Amplifying the Collective Voice

SING’IN Reims aligns with the goals of the Ministry of National Education’s Choral Plan. The project is aimed at students who do not necessarily participate in music. In 2025, 120 fourth- and fifth-grade students at Gallieni Elementary School in the Orgeval neighborhood participated in five days of workshops led by Paul Smith. Between sessions, teachers continued rehearsals using the VOCES8 method.

The work carried out during the school year culminated on June 25 with a concert held as part of the festival, attended by 393 people.

A large children's choir is performing in Reims alongside musicians at the SING’IN 2025 concert.

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at an Orchestra

Open rehearsals allow students to observe the final exchanges between the conductor and the musicians, adjustments to the performance, and the technical preparation for a concert. In 2025, 763 students attended four free rehearsals, featuring the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Royal Opera of Versailles, and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Liège, among others.

An orchestra rehearsing in the Basilica of Saint-Remi in front of a group of students invited by the Flâneries Musicales de Reims.

Shows for Young Audiences

Musical storytelling combines narrative, instruments, and imagination. In 2025, “Shh, the Kids Are Dreaming!” and “An Italian Mystery” drew 194 audience members to La Boussole and L’Union. These formats help children develop listening skills while still making room for the joy of the story.

Artists performing on stage in front of an audience during a show organized as part of the cultural events of the Flâneries Musicales de Reims.