Summer Concert
Music and poetry festival in Palau-del-Vidre, a tribute to poet Josep Sebastià Pons
2026
About Summer Concert
Every season, the Concert d'été festival brings together ensembles of early and classical music alongside poetry readings in Palau-del-Vidre, all centered around the theme of "Mediterranean Faces." The event pays tribute to the Roussillon poet Josep Sebastià Pons, whose collection of short stories, Concert d'été, inspired the name of the founding association. Concerts are held in various village venues, including the Sainte-Marie de l'Assomption church, the Espace Pierre-Jonquères-d'Oriola, and the Domaine Sant-Galdric.
Summer Concert — edition 2026
For its 27th edition, the Concert d'été festival in Palau-del-Vidre explores the theme of "The Night" through six concerts held between June and September at the Sainte-Marie de l'Assomption church, the Sant-Galdric estate, and the Espace Pierre-Jonquères-d'Oriola. The Barcelona Sax Quartet and the Italian ensemble Orfeo Futuro are among the guests for this season, which focuses on early and classical music interwoven with poetic readings.
A season of six concerts
The 27th edition runs from June 28 to September 19, 2026, with approximately one concert per month across various village venues. The concert-performance Sofonisba, la longue nuit de l'oubli, created by Christine Kobus for the La Mécanique des airs company, highlights lesser-known female composers of the Renaissance. The Italian ensemble Orfeo Futuro, founded in 2019 at the Venice Biennale and associated with the Anima Mea festival, will close the season on September 19 with a program of Baroque sonatas.
Proceeds from the concerts and association memberships support the festival, whose honorary president is flamenco guitarist Pedro Soler.
Highlights Summer Concert 2026
- June 28 — Garden Evening at Domaine Sant-Galdric: aerial and poetic performance, Duo Arpegi, Duo Clair de Lune, and readings
- August 8 — Barcelona Sax Quartet, Place de l'Église
- August 27 — Sofonisba, la longue nuit de l'oubli, concert-performance by La Mécanique des airs
- August 29 — An evening at the Tuileries with Ensemble La Bigarrée
- September 19 — La Tartaruca with the Italian ensemble Orfeo Futuro
Programme Summer Concert 2026
Sunday, June 28, 2026 — Garden Evening
Domaine Sant-Galdric (entrance and parking via Camping Le Harras) — admission €25
- 6:00 PM — Aerial and poetic performance by Compagnie En Suspension: L'Étoile de Rumi, texts by Alana Fairchild
- 6:45 PM — Duo Arpegi (Nathalie Mengual, guitar; François Ragot, cello): Tchaikovsky, Granados, Tárrega, Fauré, Piazzolla
- 8:00 PM — Refreshments served on-site in the gardens of Mas Sant-Galdric
- 9:00 PM — Duo Clair de Lune (Fanny Kobus, viola; Clémence Dehay, piano): Bridge, Ravel, Debussy, Fauré, with readings by the Compagnie "Qu'est-ce à dire"
- In the evening, light refreshments followed around 9:00 PM by a screening of the film Orfeo Negro
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 — Free admission concert
Espace Pierre-Jonquères-d'Oriola
- 7:00 PM — Ensemble Campus dels Pirineus (Lisa Bonet Chapuis, violin; Nathalie Mengual, guitar; François Ragot, cello and conductor): "Contrasts," from Rameau to Michael Jackson, including Queen and Led Zeppelin
Saturday, August 8, 2026
Place de l'Église
- 9:00 PM — Barcelona Sax Quartet (David Salleras, soprano sax; Dani Molina, alto sax; Marçal Montllo, tenor sax; Joan Soler, baritone sax): from Vivaldi to Haydn, Mozart, Shostakovich, Mendelssohn, Debussy, Ravel, Albéniz, and Piazzolla
- Ariane Stum-Suralski (violin and soprano vocals), Catalina Londoño Rios (traverso flute), Stephan Olry (tenor vocals and percussion), Rodrigo Beccera (viola da gamba), and Christine Kobus (harpsichord): Bernier, Marin Marais, Buxtehude, Scarlatti, Campra
Thursday, August 27, 2026
Église Sainte-Marie de l'Assomption
- 9:00 PM — Sofonisba, la longue nuit de l'oubli, a concert-performance by Compagnie La Mécanique des airs, created by Christine Kobus (Flora Chéreau, actress; Juliette Reibel, soprano; Christine Kobus, harpsichordist-organist; Thomas Guiral, videographer-scenographer): Cabezón, Passereau, the Cancionero de Palacio, Miguel de Fuennllana, Jean Courtois, Maddalena Canulant, Lucrezia Orsina Vizzana, Antonio Valente, Caterina Assandra, Ercole Pasquini, the Tonos de Palacio (Martín i Coll collection), Vittoria Aleotti, Barbara Strozzi, Francesca Caccini
Saturday, August 29, 2026 — An evening at the Tuileries
Église Sainte-Marie de l'Assomption
- 9:00 PM — Ensemble La Bigarrée: storytelling, staging, commedia dell'arte, and dance set to early music
Saturday, September 19, 2026 — La Tartaruca
Église Sainte-Marie de l'Assomption
- 8:00 PM — Ensemble Orfeo Futuro (Angelica Disanto, soprano; Giovanni Rota and Valerio Latartara, violin; Gioacchino De Padova, viola da gamba; Gabriele Natilla, theorbo; Pierfrancesco Borrelli, harpsichord), founded in 2019 at the Venice Biennale and associated with the Anima Mea festival: "Arie e Sonate sopra la Ciaccona," Uccellini, Monteverdi, Strozzi
Program published by the Concert d'été association (source: concertdetepalau.eu, 2026 program).
Prices Summer Concert 2026
Practical information — Summer Concert
Concerts are hosted across several locations in the village: the Domaine Sant-Galdric (entry and parking via Camping Le Harras), the Espace Pierre-Jonquères-d'Oriola, the Place de l'Église, and the Sainte-Marie de l'Assomption church.
Memberships and online bookings are available via HelloAsso, or by mail at: Concert d'été, Domaine Sant-Galdric, 1 bis avenue Joliot Curie, 66690 Palau-del-Vidre. For information, call 04 68 37 98 38 or email [email protected].
A tribute to poet Josep Sebastià Pons
The Concert d'été association was founded in June 2000 in Palau-del-Vidre by Marie Susplugas Andréa, granddaughter of the Roussillon poet Josep Sebastià Pons, alongside Nancy Choukroun and several musicians. The association takes its name from a collection of short stories published by J. S. Pons in 1950 by Flammarion. Flamenco guitarist Pedro Soler serves as the honorary president.
The association's board consists of Marie Susplugas Andréa (President), Françoise Darche (Secretary), and Alexandre Gil (Treasurer).
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