Les Folles Journées Polyphoniques de la Vallée du Viaur

Ascension 2025 in the Viaur Valley

For the 2025 edition, the Folles Journées Polyphoniques brought together choral music lovers and curious walkers for three days (May 29-31) in the magnificent Viaur Valley. Ascension weekend was once again an opportunity to rediscover the region's medieval chapels through the lens of vocal music.

The Ensemble Urmas and its invited ensembles took over several chapels to offer a program of sacred polyphonies ranging from the Middle Ages to contemporary composers. The intimate and contemplative concerts benefited from the exceptional natural acoustics of the Romanesque buildings, offering spectators a musically intense and emotionally rich experience.

The festival's itinerant format encouraged the public to walk between the different concert venues, turning the day into a musical stroll through the valley's wild landscapes, its chestnut forests, and its stone hamlets. An experience that is as cultural as it is natural, typical of the deep identity of this unique festival in Tarn.

• Three days of polyphonic concerts in rural chapels
• Ensemble Urmas and invited vocal ensembles
• Repertoire from the Middle Ages to the 20th century
• Musical walks through the Viaur Valley