In 2004, the town of Chenôve (with 15,000 residents in Southern Dijon in Burgundy, France) began working on the creation of a harmonic orchestra festival called “Chenôve à tout Vent”. The idea behind it was to project one of the gems of the local culture; namely, the Municipal Music of Chenôve, nationally classified in the Honors Division, all while promoting and renovating the harmonic orchestra.

For its fourth edition, “Chenôve à tout Vent”, a festival that is entirely dedicated to quality harmonic music, will once again sweep away the image of the old-world and sometimes out-of-date brass band of yesteryear, leaving in its place a diversity of expressions bustling with the ideas received.

Three editions have already taken place and have seen great success as more than 9000 spectators have come to applaud the different music groups such as the professional orchestras of the Gardiens de la paix de Paris (Paris Police Force Band), la Musique de l’Air (French Air Force Band), but also local amateur orchestras as well as innovative projects like the 2008 creation of choreographed scenes for harmonic orchestras and hip-hop dancers.

For the upcoming edition of “Chenôve à tout Vent”, the immense repertory of wind orchestras will be emphasized throughout the various performances from 15 to 29 May 2010.

Always inclined towards creativity and armed with the knowledge that the image of amateur orchestras will considerably change thanks to the qualifications of their musical directors, the town of Chenôve and its partners are breaking new ground and creating an International Competition for Young Orchestra Conductors.

Indeed, promoting harmonic music also depends on supporting conductors by accompanying them in their efforts to professionalize and by offering them the possibility to exhibit their skills and talent.

The competition is open to all conductors of all nationalities born after 22 May 1974

Calendar

The competition will feature five stages: registration, the first dossier-based selection round, the second round, the third round and the final :

Orchestras

The Repertory

Thanks to its partnerships and the support for the international creation and harmonic orchestra festival « Coups de vents », candidates will have access to original works for harmonic orchestras.

First round : (dossier-based selection)

Second round :

Third round :

Final :

Prize

The jury will award an €1800 "Grand Prize" to the winner of the competition including the €1000 "Town of Chenôve Prize" and the €800 "Regional Federation of Musical Societies of Burgundy Prize".

The candidate that comes in second will receive the €500 "Jean ESMONIN Prize - Mayor of Chenôve".

The members of the audience will also have the chance to award a €500 "Spectator Prize" during the final round by voting for one of the three candidates.

The winner of the "Grand Prize" may receive additional financial endowments through the collaboration of partners and the City of Chenôve.

Prize Concerts

The "Grand Prize" winner will get the chance to conduct a music program with each of the following orchestras during the 2010/11 or 2011/12 seasons.

Member of the Jury

Thierry Caens, Trumpet Soloist for the final, will provide his thoughts to the members of the jury. As an outside figure, he will not take part in the voting.