Music along the Indre

A music academy in the heart of the "Land of Harmonies"

Musique au fil de l'Indre was born in October 2019 from the shared passion of three musicians—Yannick Ovide, Mathilde Lane, and Fanny Christiaen—for musical education and sharing. The association was created under the leadership of its president, Yannick Ovide, a key figure in the development of concert band music in the Indre department with nearly two hundred events to his credit. He envisioned a touring music academy that would blend music, heritage, and culture. A board was quickly formed around him, bringing together people from diverse backgrounds committed to the artistic and cultural development of the region.

The association pursues several goals: promoting concert band music by making it accessible to all, organizing educational events that encourage artistic practice, offering students from music schools, conservatories, and bands the chance to meet high-level professionals, and becoming an annual highlight of the cultural development of Indre.

The Naturapolis site in Châteauroux

The academy takes place at the Naturapolis site in Châteauroux, which provides the ideal setting for a week of musical immersion: boarding facilities, rehearsal rooms, and an outdoor concert space. The first editions were held at the Domaine de Bellebouche Holiday Village in Mézières-en-Brenne, in the heart of the Brenne Regional Natural Park.

The academy is open to all wind, brass, and percussion players aged ten and up, whether they are in their second or third cycle of study, pursuing a professional career, or already experienced. Accommodation is mandatory for minor students, who are placed in double rooms; adults may choose between half-board or full-board. A typical day alternates between sectionals in the morning, non-musical activities in the afternoon, full orchestra rehearsals at the end of the day, and evening events, concerts, or tutti rehearsals.

A touring festival across the department

Beyond the academy, Musique au fil de l'Indre hosts a festival featuring "off-site" concerts that spread throughout the department's towns. Since the second edition in 2021, concerts have been held in Palluau-sur-Indre and Mézières-en-Brenne. The eclectic program travels the roads of Indre to bring music directly to the residents, performing in churches, at markets, in community halls, and on village squares. Public rehearsals and festival concerts are free of charge.

A high-level teaching staff

Musical and educational direction is led by flutist Pierre Deville, a first-prize winner from the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris in Jean-Pierre Rampal's class and former director of the École Nationale de Musique et de Danse de Châteauroux, working alongside conductor Mariana Garciagodoy-Cervantes, musical director of the Châteauroux Municipal Concert Band since 2022. Sectionals are led by musicians from the Garde Républicaine, the Opéra de Bordeaux, and the regional conservatories of Tours and Rouen.

Seven editions and growing momentum

Since its inception, Musique au fil de l'Indre has continued to grow. The 5th edition in 2024 marked the association's five-year anniversary and brought together seventy musicians ranging from ten to eighty years old. The 7th edition, from July 17 to 24, 2026, confirms this momentum with a concert tour across the entire department.

A project supported by the region

Musique au fil de l'Indre is supported by the Indre Departmental Council, the Brenne Regional Natural Park, and the Confédération Musicale de France. This festival-academy embodies a vision of music as a vehicle for social connection and regional discovery, where collective practice and intergenerational encounters are at the heart of the project.