These terms and conditions of sale apply to services offered as part of a registration as a participant in festival activities (badged participants). The French version is the only enforceable. This translation is only indicative.
Registration is online at www.choralies.fr
The Choralies is a non-profit, non-commercial festival. Participation in the ateliers is reserved for members of À Cœur Joie (or À Cœur Joie International or the European Choral Association – Europa Cantat). If you are not already a member, please see below for details of how to become one.
Once you’ve entered your profile, the length of your stay, and your choice of ateliers, catering and accommodation, you can proceed to secure online payment, or pay later by another method (bank transfer, cheque, ANCV…). You can choose to pay either the full amount or a deposit.
The deposit is a minimum of 255€ (or the full registration fee if less), to which must be added any A Coeur Joie membership fee. The balance must be paid before June 1, 2025.
If you have any difficulty in using digital tools, the À Cœur Joie secretariat is available to help you at +33 4 72 19 83 40.
Because of the Choralies lifestyle, the climate and the rhythm of the activities, you need to be in good physical and psychological condition to enjoy your stay.
A person registered for the Choralies benefits, during its period of validity
Registration is for 1 to 8 consecutive days. It is therefore not possible to register for two periods separated by an absence (the first two days plus the last day, for example).
Please note: A “Choralies day” begins with the evening at the Théâtre Antique on D-1 and continues with the afternoon workshop and concert on D-day.
If your package includes the day of Sunday August 3 (Off evening at the Théâtre Antique), you can attend the evening of your last day instead.
For the various activity, benefit and contribution rates, the reference age is September 1, 2024.
For access to the ateliers, the reference age is July 30, 2025.
All ateliers are open to people aged 16 and over, except for junior ateliers (see ages defined in each workshop).
Choralists take part in a choral singing atelier in the morning from 08:45 to 12:15. They have access to afternoon concerts, lectures and events, as well as the evening concert at the Théâtre Antique.
https://choralies.fr/ateliers/
If you’re a music lover but not a choral singer, or if you’d like to accompany a singing choralist for the whole festival, opt for this 8-day package, with access to afternoon concerts, lectures and events, and to all evenings at the Théâtre Antique.
https://choralies.fr/informations-tarifs/
Volunteers help organize the festival. They are spread across some twenty departments, guaranteeing a warm welcome, good humor and conviviality.
https://choralies.fr/les-benevoles/
The Choralies offer special conditions and workshops for groups of young people. A package including workshop participation, group tent accommodation and catering is available to organize your choir’s visit. Singers can take part in workshops, and your choir can offer an afternoon concert.
Please contact us at clabrosse@choralies.org
https://choralies.fr/tarifs-choeur-de-jeunes/
Some choristers come to Vaison-la-Romaine just to give an afternoon concert with their choir or regional group. A special rate is granted to this category reserved for members of a choir belonging to the À Cœur Joie association.
Two options:
These choristers will be informed by their group leader of the conditions of reception and will be registered by the latter as “Passager-chanteur” by means of a special registration form. These day passes can only be used once, and cannot be combined with any other Choralies registration.
Minors (under 18 as of 08/08/2025) may register individually, provided they are under the responsibility of a parent or adult present at the event. parent or an adult present in Vaison-la-Romaine during the same period.
Parental authorization must be provided. The document can be downloaded here : choralies.fr/documents
Participants in Junior Ateliers must also provide a passport photo and any medical certificates required by the supervisors (treatments, allergies, etc.).
With each edition, the festival strives to improve its facilities for people with disabilities (PWD), so that everyone can enjoy the Choralies in the best possible conditions.
The main measures implemented include priority access to the site, dedicated parking spaces in the Théâtre Antique, shuttle buses to reach your workshop sites, and adapted toilet/shower facilities on the campsite.
However, we would like to draw your attention to the constraints specific to each site made available for the Choralies, which do not all guarantee total accessibility, particularly for certain atelier rehearsal rooms or to get to the Eglise de la Haute-Ville via the old cobbled streets of the old town.
For further information, please contact the A Coeur Joie secretariat on +33 4 72 19 83 40.
When you register, you can indicate that you are a disabled person in order to obtain a ‘Rapid Access Pass’ badge. To do this, you will be asked to enclose a copy of a certificate (disability card, priority card for disabled people, European parking card, mobility inclusion card, etc.) with your registration.
In addition, if this proof expressly stipulates the need for an accompanying person, the À Cœur Joie secretariat will contact you to formalize the registration (for the same dates and services as you) of this person, who will benefit from a totally free Music/Concert ticket.
Les Choralies is a non-profit, non-commercial festival. In compliance with the French tax authorities, participation in the workshops is reserved for members of the À Cœur Joie association.
The following are exceptionally exempt from this membership requirement, upon presentation of documents attesting to their situation:
as well as
Individuals who are not members of the À Cœur Joie association must pay a membership fee which entitles them to all the association’s services for the 2024/2025 season. The membership fee entitles the member to a 66% tax receipt.
The membership fee is €54 per adult, €27 for 18-25 year olds and €11 for minors.
Members of a member choir benefit from a preferential membership fee (49€ adults, 25€ from 18 to 25 years old, 9€ for minors). Contact your choir director.
Further information https://www.choralies.org/adhesion
Festival participants are covered by À Cœur Joie’s civil liability insurance.
Registration modification procedures require specific processing. Any modification request made after the registration of your choices will be invoiced at €25.
All cancellations must be notified by post or e-mail to the À Cœur Joie secretariat. Whatever the cause, cancellation fees will be deducted according to the following scale, applicable to the total sums due with a minimum of 25€.
A Coeur Joie does not offer insurance in the event of cancellation on your part, and we advise you to contact your insurance company or bank in such a case.
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Notification of withdrawal |
% retained (minimum €25) |
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before March 31, 2025 |
10% |
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from April 1 to April 30, 2025 |
30% |
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from May 1 to May 31, 2025 |
50% |
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from June 1 to July 15, 2025 |
75 % |
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from July 16, 2025 |
100% |
NB: The À Cœur Joie membership fee is retained in full regardless of the date of cancellation.
The festival-goer’s badge gives access to all subscribed services. Participants must wear their badges at all times and never lose them. Each request to duplicate a badge will be billed at €25.
By registering, the participant or his/her legal representative tacitly authorizes the À Cœur Joie association to use the photos, videos or sound media in which he/she may appear, for publication in all communication media. The association declines all responsibility in the event of any misuse by a third party. It expressly refrains from using the photographs in any way that might infringe on privacy or reputation.
Each participant in the Choralies is expected to behave in a respectful manner towards other participants, the team and the image of the festival. In the event of any breach of the usual rules of courtesy, safety or health regulations, the organizers reserve the right to issue a warning or to exclude a participant permanently from the Choralies.
When you register, you must indicate your choice of atelier or combination of ateliers (compatible with your arrival date and the length of your stay). We suggest you make a second alternative choice if the first is unavailable.
The organization will then try to accommodate these requests as best it can, depending on the number of places available, the balance between voices and other constraints inherent to the atelier. You will be notified of your final assignment in late spring 2025.
Ateliers are divided into three categories:
Some ateliers require advance preparation. This may involve reading scores, working on audio files, etc. The aim is to enable participants to work efficiently throughout the duration of the atelier, for the enjoyment of all involved.
To comply with copyright regulations, workshop participants must be in possession of original scores. L’utilisation de photocopies est interdite.
The scores required for the ateliers will be indicated when the workshop assignment is confirmed.
Éditions À Cœur Joie sells sets of sheet music per atelier at preferential rates, to make your life easier! They can be ordered in advance or purchased on the spot.
You can enhance your participation in an atelier by volunteering to take on the role of stage manager. During the mornings, you’ll be the point of contact between the conductor, the singers and the organization. Your role is not to find solutions to every question, but to pass on those you can’t simply deal with to the festival’s team of volunteers, who will take care of them.
This mission involves coordinating the practical aspects of running rehearsals:
The Choralies festival offers a wide range of choral music concerts in a variety of styles. These performances are divided into :
Please note :
In spring 2025, an online ticketing service will be available on the Choralies website, enabling visitors to reserve and order tickets for evening performances at the Théâtre Antique, as well as for daytime concerts. These same purchases will also be possible during the festival or directly at the Billetterie set up in the Village des Choralies, subject to availability.
Each Choraliste can use his badge to attend concerts at the Théâtre Antique during his period of presence.
They also receive a certain number of free tickets to afternoon concerts, depending on the number of days they have been registered.
Passager-chanteurs” are only entitled to a ticket for the concert at the Théâtre Antique.
Selection and allocation will take place via the online ticketing system. At the beginning of June 2025, each Choralist will receive an e-mail containing an Internet link and a specific code enabling him/her to reserve tickets for the concerts he/she prefers, according to the number of tickets he/she has and subject to availability on the date. The selection process will require tickets to be distributed among the various Choralies concert venues.
As part of their mission, volunteers from the Front of House, Stage Management and Box Office departments are able to attend afternoon concerts.
Volunteers “without atelier” from other departments will also have this option. They will benefit from 3 access rights that can be used on a day-to-day basis, without the possibility of booking, within the limit of available seats at the entrance. Information on remaining places by concert venue will be communicated via the Choralies application on their smartphone.
This structure welcomes children and teenagers aged 4 to 17, registered as Choralists, with or without choral singing experience. Espace Juniors participants benefit from access to the Théâtre Antique’s evening events on the days they attend. All Espace Junior activities take place at the À Cœur Joie Escapade center.
Ateliers Juniors are long workshops, lasting 8 days, and require enrolment over 8 days. The rehearsal schedule is the same as for the adult ateliers. The young person undertakes to respect the daily schedule.
The Atelier Loisirs Enfants (Children’s Leisure Workshop) offers leisure activities (sports, art, music…) in the mornings. It is reserved for children whose parents are registered as Choralists on the same days, enabling them to follow their own atelier without worrying about childcare. Supervision will be provided by volunteers with extensive experience in managing children, and activities will be adapted to the various age groups. Places are limited.
For children enrolled in a Junior atelier or the Atelier Loisirs Enfants. Afternoon activities, games, sports or music. Registration on site, on a daily basis, with the supervisors, subject to availability.
NB: Espace Junior does not look after children during lunch breaks. Their legal guardians undertake to collect them for lunch.
A collective open-air restaurant has been specially set up in the centre of Vaison-la-Romaine during the Choralies. It’s a meeting place for everyone – organisers, conductors, singers and musicians.
Meals will include a varied choice of dishes, cheeses, dairy products, fruit and desserts to suit all festival-goers. It will be possible to subscribe to vegetarian menus when selecting your catering mode (no vegan option). The short-lived nature of the restaurant means that we cannot cater for individual allergies or special dietary requirements.
It will be possible to buy tickets on site within the limits of available meals, but it is safer and more economical to subscribe to one of the three packages that you can combine:
You can also extend these date slots, before or after, to suit your actual presence on site, subject of course to the festival’s opening days.
Smart: Benefit from a lower unit price (-15%) when you subscribe to a package (or combination of packages) that includes more than 10 meals.
See Rates section
A temporary campsite is set up for the duration of the Choralies, offering an economical, local accommodation solution. Access is reserved exclusively for festival registrants, and only on the day(s) their badge is valid.
Camping registration does not include any meals or breakfasts, which must be purchased under Catering.
All occupants must be registered for the Choralies. Rates are per person, not per pitch. For individual tents or camper vans, you must specify at the time of registration who will be the “holder” reserving the pitch and who will be the other persons accommodated.
Registration for the Choralies campsite implies acceptance of the rules and regulations which can be consulted on the “Documents” page, and which detail opening hours and conditions, common requirements and safety obligations.
Any other form of accommodation is a private initiative, for which the organizer accepts no responsibility.
Three sleeping arrangements are available at the campsite:
Modular structures can accommodate 6 or 10 people, each with a camp bed, mattress, chair and coat hanger. They have no lighting or electrical outlets. The festival does not provide sheets, comforters, blankets or pillows.
Separate tents for men and women are preferred, but cannot be guaranteed (presence of groups, families, occupancy rates).
A deposit of 20€ will be required for the mattress on arrival at the campsite.
You bring your own tent and sleeping bag. As the allotted area is limited, its size must be adapted to the number of occupants and must not encroach on the space required by other Choralists (no awnings).
They will park on a dedicated municipal lot, subject to availability of spaces on arrival. They will be able to connect to the electricity network via their extension lead, and empty their wastewater, but connection to the water network is not possible.
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Choralist Pass (activities + concerts) |
Adult |
Young < 26 years old |
Youth choir |
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Complete Choralies special offer (8 days) |
560€ until 31/01 592€ until May 31 624€ standard rate |
280€ until 31/01 296€ until May 31 312€ standard rate |
400€ |
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Rate per day x number of days of activity |
85€ until 31/01 89€ until May 31 93€ standard rate |
42.50€ until 31/01 44.50€ until May 31 46.50€ standard rate |
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Concerts package, 8 days without atelier |
280€ |
140€ |
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Accompanist for people with disabilities |
free of charge |
free of charge |
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Optional catering |
Adult |
Young people < 26 and/or volunteers |
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Meals (lunch or dinner) |
14€/meal |
7€/meal |
Included in package |
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Breakfast |
3€ |
3€ |
Included in package |
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Optional accommodation |
Adult |
Young < 26 years and over volunteers |
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Tent or camper accommodation (per person) |
15€ / night |
7.50€ / night |
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Group tent accommodation (per person) |
20€ / night |
10€ / night |
Included in package |
For activity, benefit and membership fee categories, the reference age is September 1, 2024, corresponding to the start of the 2024/2025 season for À Cœur Joie activities.
For access to the ateliers, the reference age is that taken on the 1st day of the Choralies, July 30, 2025.
Youth choirs under the age of 26 may register as a group for the entire duration of the Choralies and benefit from an all-inclusive rate that includes :
The rate for participants under 26 is 400€ all-inclusiveThis represents a saving of 96€ on the individual youth rate.
Information and registration: clabrosse@choralies.org
Solidarity rate: youth choirs from countries classified as group 2 or 3 by the European Choral Association benefit from a rate of 375€.
See the country table here: https://europeanchoralassociation.org/about-us/who-we-are/members/country-groups/
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