Les Éléments, as a vocal arts center, serves as a tool for sharing that opens up vocal practices to all audiences.
School programs
For many years, the choir has been organizing activities in schools in the region based on discovery courses, consisting of several classroom sessions (from kindergarten to university), to meet, listen to, and try out the vocal instrument, through a repertoire ranging from early music to contemporary music, covering several themes:
- The voice (how it works, warm-up, interpretation);
- The choir (organization, direction, interpretation, polyphony);
- The repertoire (listening to and identifying different eras and aesthetics);
- Composition and vocal improvisation (vocal games, sound painting).
Would you like to create a course with your class or at your school?
Children's shows
In order to raise awareness among young audiences about vocal and choral music and encourage them to meet artists and discover the stage, Les Éléments commissioned new works bringing together professional musicians and singers with children's choirs. These projects, rooted in the local area, are long-term initiatives that combine artistic mediation and creation. They are developed in collaboration with several partners: national and subsidized theaters, conservatories, the French Ministry of Education, departmental agencies, PETR (public establishments for territorial cooperation), and festivals.
The latest creations
Projects across Occitanie
Renewing the repertoire for young audiences
Les Éléments regularly commissions new works from contemporary composers. As part of the activities of the national center for vocal art, Les Éléments is committed to renewing the choral repertoire for professional choirs as well as amateur choirs and young audiences.
From the repertoire for young audiences, we invite you to discover:
- C'est l'hiver, by Claire-Mélanie Sinnhuber - for 2 to 4 voices
- El cants dells Ocells , by Joan Magrané Figuera - for 4 voices
Discovery workshops for all audiences
It is essential for Les Éléments to reach out to all audiences. As the voice is an instrument that everyone can use, Les Éléments offers workshops and events focused on discovering the voice, open to all without any prerequisites.
For those who are unable to travel to attend its concerts, the choir develops projects in hospitals (for patients and administrative, medical, and educational staff) and prisons. Among their activities, Les Éléments regularly collaborates with Toulouse University Hospital to offer concerts and targeted workshops.