Welcome to the Choralies!

Dear festival-goer, dear parents,

You have already received confirmation of your or your child’s registration for the Choralies. Here is some practical information to help you make the most of this major choral event. If you are registered for the entire duration of the Choralies, your stay begins on July 30 with the evening meal (if you have subscribed to the catering option) and ends on August 8 after breakfast (except for volunteers on duty: see Volunteers paragraph). Information specific to children’s workshops can be found in this document.

We look forward to seeing you in Vaison-la-Romaine, and wish you all the best for the start of summer.

Whatsapp: the Festival in your pocket!

In addition to the website, which contains all the information you need to keep up to date with what’s going on at the festival, the Choralies are innovating with a new communication tool: the Choralies WhatsApp channel!

By subscribing to the channel, you remain anonymous but can receive (in French):

• Last-minute information on workshops, concerts, catering, parties…
• And plenty of practical information to help you make the most of the festival!

A simple, direct and effective way to stay connected at the heart of the event.

You don’t share any data with the Choralies, and you can unsubscribe at any time!

• Subscribe to the channel www.choralies.fr/whatsapp
• Once you’ve subscribed, to make sure you receive all the information you need, activate the notifications in the top right-hand corner of the channel by clicking on the little bell.

Before the festival

Individual registrants: complete your file and print your confirmation

To optimize the reception of 4000 badged participants and reduce waiting times for everyone, check and regularize your situation now; make sure that we have received all the required documents and that your registration is in order.

Download the guide to retrieve and print your registration confirmation.

Get workshop scores

The Choralies respect copyright regulations. Photocopying a copyrighted musical score is strictly forbidden. Workshop scores are available for sale, sometimes in booklets produced especially for this edition, after negotiation with the rights holders.

It’s a good idea to mark all scores with your first and last name, and to provide a pocket or binder to keep everything organized.

Before the festival: workshop scores are available for purchase on the Editions website: www.editionsacoeurjoie.fr. Scores will be shipped by June 30. Orders placed from the beginning of July will be waiting for you at the reception desk on July 30, or at the Editions boutique during the festival (located in the Village des Choralies).

On July 30, at the Espace Culturel, only on presentation of your badge, i.e. after registering with the Enrolment Department, you will be able to purchase the scores for your workshop and, in the case of the “1 Jour 1 Thème” workshop, the complete set of 8 days.

From July 31 at the “Village des Choralies

Open to the general public while stocks last.

You’ll also find a wide selection of scores and collections for all choral groups, books, CDs and Choralies souvenirs.

A dedicated sale will also be held at the entrance to the “1 Jour, 1 Thème” workshop, half an hour before each rehearsal, for choristers registered for only one part of the festival. These scores will also be available at the “Village des Choralies” from the following day (free sale to the general public while stocks last). Tel: +33 (0)4.72.19.83.30 – editions@choralies.org

Prepare your concert outfit

The workshop leaders are concerned with the quality of the concert, including its presentation. They are counting on your cooperation.

The indications below are those given by the workshop speakers. We will not be able to respond to questions or requests for clarification.

L01 At night, creatures!

Men: Plain black pants, plain black shirt, black socks, black shoes. Blue fabric square (any shade), minimum 1m20 square.

Women: Plain black pants or long black dress (with long or short sleeves) or long black skirt and black top with long or short sleeves, black shoes. Blue fabric square (any shade), minimum 1m20 on a side.

L02 Pop Music 80

M/F: all white (top and bottom). Warning: snow white!

You’ll be given 2 pieces of sequined fabric. Don’t forget to bring a small sewing kit to make lightly worked accessories.

L03 Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!

M/F: black stockings + wax-type colored outfit

L04 Vivaldi’s “Gloria”, for choir and orchestra

M/F : Black

L06 La Nature en perspectives

Men and women: black bottoms and colored tops

L07 Come, travel with me!

Men and Women : combination of following solid colours (no prints as possible) : light blue, light gray, white, blue jeans colour.

L08 Fureurs divines

M/F : All black

L09 Chanter en choeur et en corps

M/F : Color: Sand and white with a dark brown element

The 3 colors should appear on the same person, with the 2 dominant colors sand and white and brown as accessories. Choose loose, flowing materials such as linen. Bare feet

L10 Many countries, one language: music!

Men and Women : combination of following solid colours (no prints as possible) : light blue, light gray, white, blue jeans colour.

L11 A Caribbean Fiesta

M/F: Single bright color shirts. Ideally, bottom would be black for everybody.

L12 Love and Longing

• Men: Shirt in light colour, black trousers
• Women: shirt/bloue in light colour, black trousers / skirt

L13 Faites votre cinéma!

M/F: anything but black. Colorful and free

L14 Little jazz mass

M/F : Black and white

L15 Les voix du baroque

M/F : Black with a touch of color

L16 Voices in Motion

• Men: Elegant-casual, comfortable enough to move around in. Colorful top, long pants in the colors suggested in the photo.
• Women: Elegant-casual, comfortable enough to move in. Long bottoms (pants / dress / skirt), in the colors suggested by the photo.

L17 TranscenDanse

We want both men and women to wear clothes that are comfortable, yet not overly stylish, so that they can move, sit, stand… with ease:

• bottoms: plain-colored pants, shorts or trousers (color specified below).
• top: a shirt that’s too big (too big is very important for the choreography; the shirt must be big enough for the choristers to put their arms inside, not in the sleeves, but along the body) in a solid color (color specified below).
• Also consider a sleeveless top (to be worn under the shirt) with more or less thin straps, but it’s important that the shoulders are clear (tank top style for girls and wifebeater style for boys) in a solid color (color specified below).

These 3 costume elements must therefore be united and have a color that belongs to the following color scale (it is possible to have 3 costume elements of different colors but that harmonize with each other):

• the color scale from beige to sienna is the most important base (at least 2 elements)
• it is possible to have a duck blue element (more or less dark but not midnight blue)

Cf: see illustration photo for possible color choices (style inspiration is also possible, but not obligatory).

L18 Nordic Stage

• Men : Plain black or blue shirt or T-shirt. Short sleeves are permitted. Black pants. Bring at least one pair of long pants (or optional shorts, weather permitting). Singers will wear make-up.
• Women : Plain black or blue top or dress. Short sleeves or sleeveless possible. Black stockings, pants, skirt, leggings… Singers will wear make-up.

L19 Embarquement Immédiat !

Rehearsals: a flask of water + a pencil + a small snack that the children can take during the break (to keep their energy up until the end of the morning) + a cap in case of an outdoor body warm-up.

Concert outfits: Boys/Girls: Plain black or white (top or bottom) + 1 solid bright color (top or bottom)

L20 Fly

Clothing is easy to move in. Black long trousers or long skirt. Bright T-shirt 1 color (no print) ; Think of the bright colours of exotic birds.

A cape or big piece of fabric/blanket that you can use as a cape in a dark color (black, dark blue, dark green, …). If you close the cape you don’t see the bright T-shirt. You can use your hands freely. You can take it of during the performance. Think of it as your wings.

L21 Sing & Smile

An outfit based on a cameo of blues: each singer wears at least one blue element (accessory, pants, skirt, shirt, pretty t-shirt, etc.). All blues are permitted, including patterns. The rest of the outfit is completed with “neutral” elements in gray, black, brown, taupe, beige, white…

C01 Dance!

M/F: white bottoms (pants, skirt, etc.) and a plain, brightly coloured top.

C02 Ô Mboa

M/F : Green T-shirt; white pants; light red scarf

C03 Bach, a passion

• Men: Black pants, black shirt
• Women: Long black garment + coloured touch or accessory

C04 Ukraine sings

• Men: Black pants and shoes; white top
• Women: Black shoes and dress/skirt/pants; black blouse and white hair bow

C05 Singing European oral traditions

M/F: Loose top in light tones (white, beige, brown), loose long (or mid-length) bottoms to be comfortable for singing.

C06 Au choeur de la comédie musicale

• Men: Beige stockings, white top, black accessory
• Women: Beige stockings, white top, gold accessory

C07 An die Musik

• Men: Black with a touch of red (or even a red shirt).
• Women: Black with a touch of red (or even a red top).

C08 Girls, groove and pop!

M/F: dressy, modern outfit, colors or black (avoid white suits) but no visible markings. No running shoes. Dare to use accessories, sequins and anything that sparkles – it’s a pop atmosphere!

C09 Around Philomena

• Men: Black suit, black shirt
• Women: Black dress

C10 Jazz Vocal

Men and women: Plain white top; Plain free bottom

Arriving at the festival

Retrieve your badge and bag

To optimize these procedures and reduce waiting times for everyone, check and regularize your situation now; make sure that we have received all the required documents and that your registration is in order.

Please note: if you have registered with a group, your group leader will collect your bags for you.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

We look forward to seeing you with your registration confirmation on July 30, between 10am and 6pm, at the Espace Culturel near the Théâtre Antique (signposted parking available near the Chapelle Saint Quenin).

Once your registration has been validated, we’ll give you your badge and, if necessary, your festival folder (badge, booklet of common songs from the ^25th Choralies, program…) at one of these counters, depending on the length of your registration:

• Complete file” counter: everything’s in order, it’s perfect; your badge will be ready in advance and you’ll be welcomed faster. Take the initiative now: notify us immediately of any errors in your registration status, and send us any missing documents and the balance of your registration without delay.
• Incomplete file” desk: you’ll need to go to this desk if, when you arrive at the Choralies, your file is incomplete, if you still need to provide us with documents or if there’s still a balance to pay.
• Modifications” counter: You must go to this counter if you wish to modify your registration. As such modifications require processing time, the use of this counter should be limited to exceptional situations requiring specific handling.
• Groups and collectives” desk: each group leader (designated when registering) will go to reception to finalize each member’s registration and collect their kit. He/she will have checked that each member’s file is complete.
• Children’s counter: Badges for children enrolled in individual children’s workshops can be picked up at this counter.

IMPORTANT: for minors whose parents are not present at the Choralies and who are under the responsibility of grandparents, uncles, aunts, friends… a handwritten parental authorization must be provided. If it has not been attached to the registration form, a paper version must be produced on site.

Reminder: please bring your registration confirmation with you.

Click here to download the guide to retrieving and printing your registration confirmation.

From Thursday, July 31, 2025

The registration desk will be open every day from 8.30am to 6pm in the Village des Choralies. You’ll receive your badge and festival folder there. Please bring your registration confirmation with you. For latecomers, workshop scores will be on sale at the Editions store (opening hours: 10.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m.), also in the Village.

If you are a member of a group and registered for the Partial Choralies, your group leader will come and collect your participant files.

Registered for the Choralies Restaurant

Opening hours Public welcome at the restaurant entrance.

• Breakfast: 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.
• Lunch : 12h-13h30
• Dinner: 18h15-19h45

An open-air communal restaurant is specially set up in the center of Vaison-la-Romaine during the Choralies. It’s a meeting place for organizers, conductors, singers and musicians.

Only people registered for the catering service have access.

A limited number of meal tickets can be purchased individually via the ticket office in advance and on site. Please plan ahead and buy tickets as early as possible.

Participants with a catering package of at least 6 meals receive a reusable “Cup + Cutlery” kit on arrival. They must bring these with them when they arrive at the restaurant, and wash them after the meal at the washing-up points provided.

If lost or forgotten, they can buy a new one on the spot (€5).

Drinks: unlimited water available on tables or from the fountain. Coffee, soft drinks, beer and wine on sale at the restaurant bar.

Camping registrations

We recommend that you check in as soon as you receive your badge, and before 6pm.

Itinerary

Address: 380 Av. André Coudray, 84110 Vaison-la-Romaine

Take avenue Saint-Quenin, which continues into avenue François Mitterrand. You’ll arrive behind the Théâtre Antique. At the traffic circle, take avenue Coudray, then the 1st left: chemin sous Baye, and finally the 1st right: avenue A. Coudray. The campsite entrance is 200m further up on your right.

The campsite will be indicated by “windflag” and the “camping” banner.

Campers (including groups in collective tents)

Don’t forget to bring all your sleeping equipment (blanket, sleeping bag, sheets, pillows, toiletries…). Please note that collective tents do not offer electrical hook-up.

Motorhome or caravan

You’ll be set up in a specially reserved area close to the communal tent campsite, with the option of chemical drainage.

A few practical reminders

The campsite rules and regulations can be consulted online https://choralies.fr/documents/

• Badges must be worn to gain access to the grounds.
• For everyone’s well-being and safety, cooking and the use of gas lamps are forbidden in tents and on site.
• It is forbidden to smoke or bring alcohol onto the campsite premises.
• Pets are not allowed.
• The peace and quiet of these areas depends on self-discipline, so please respect the sleep of others.
• Don’t forget to bring blankets (even in communal tents), as the nights are cool, especially if the mistral is blowing.
• Remember to bring flashlights, as there are no lights on the campsites.
• Group tents are non gendered, except for those for minors.
• You’ll be able to recharge your phones… in the “living space” tents. Power sockets will be installed.
• Your meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner) will be taken at the Choralies restaurant, Place Burrus, depending on the options you have chosen.

Access to concerts

Access to concerts for participants with badges

Evenings at the Théâtre Antique

Your badge gives you access to evenings at the Théâtre Antique according to the dates shown on it (as many theater evenings as workshop days). Children (with their badge or tickets) must be accompanied by an adult in possession of a badge (or ticket).

Note: a Choralies day begins with the evening at the Théâtre Antique on the previous day: if you are registered for a workshop on August 6, you will have the concert at the Théâtre Antique on August 5. Exception: If your package includes the August 3 evening at the Théâtre Antique, you will be entitled to admission to an additional evening at the end of the period. Example: registered from August 2 to 7, contains August 3, therefore access to the August 7 concert in compensation.

Afternoon concerts

Details of these concerts can be found on the Choralies website. www.choralies.fr

• On June 16, choir members received a code enabling them to reserve tickets corresponding to their formula. These must be used on the dedicated website, subject to availability.
• Groups will receive a selection of tickets on arrival.
• Passager-chanteurs” are only entitled to a ticket for the concert at the Théâtre Antique.
• Singing in an afternoon concert? In the event of a double concert, and for reasons of size, the performers (conductors, musicians, choristers, accompanists) will not be able to attend the other ensemble’s performance.

Buy additional tickets

Tickets are available online from June 30, and on site during the festival to purchase additional tickets. For further information, visit https://www.choralies.fr/billetterie/

The Choralies box office is open every day of the festival from 9:30am to 8:00pm. Telephone (from July 30): +33 4 72 19 83 48 Email:billetterie@choralies.org

For more information, visit https://www.choralies.fr/billetterie/

Singing in Place Montfort

The town of Vaison-la-Romaine is setting up a podium to welcome groups who want to entertain the public present from 6pm to 7pm on the Place Montfort.

The podium is completely informal and open to all: choirs, groups, soloists, instrumentalists and entertainers of all kinds.

Are you interested? Register your interest by writing to musique@choralies.org subject: “concert place Montfort”.

Participate in complete safety

Follow the safety instructions given to you at the various locations.

• Beware of heatstroke, cover your head and drink water regularly.
• No sharp or blunt objects may be brought into the concert venue.
• The concert, workshop, restaurant and camping areas are non-smoking.
• During concerts at the Théâtre Antique, safety requires that the aisles remain clear at all times.
• Please present your open bags at the entrance to the concert venues for inspection.

If you have any difficulties, our “Public Welcome” volunteers are on hand to help. They can be easily identified by the armband or boater they wear.

Map of defibrillators: click here

Respect: a collective commitment

Choral practice is based on listening to each other, and respecting each other’s voices and people. This spirit must guide all our interactions during the festival. Sexual and gender-based violence and harassment (SGBV), as well as any intrusive, discriminatory behavior or abuse of authority, have no place here as in your usual choral practice. Each and every one of us must ensure that our relationships are clear, consensual and respectful. Together, let’s create a safe, caring and respectful environment for all.

If you witness or are the victim of inappropriate behavior, a trained team is on hand to listen, provide support and intervene if necessary, in the strictest confidence.

Dedicated call number during the festival: +33 4 72 19 83 36

No unauthorized points of sales

The unauthorized sale of any product whatsoever is prohibited during the Choralies on all sites and their surroundings occupied by the organization.

The sale of merchandising products will take place in the “Village des Choralies”. This area is the only one authorized to sell merchandise on the Choralies site, in compliance with the rules laid down by law.

As an exception to this rule, choirs performing in a concert organized by the Choralies are authorized to sell their CDs and other merchandising at the end of their concert (at this venue and at this time only).

Getting around

As a general rule, we encourage you to use green mobility means: on foot, by bike or on a scooter.

On Tuesday, market day, traffic is heavier, so remember to leave your car in the parking spaces provided.

All workshops and concerts are located in Vaison-la-Romaine, within easy walking distance.

They are all within a 20-minute walk of the Place Burrus (Village and Restaurant des Choralies).

Please note that there will be no systematic shuttle service to your workshop in the morning, and no return service at the end of the session.

Nevertheless, a limited service reserved for people with real mobility difficulties will be provided by 2 light vehicles (9 seats each). Please give them absolute priority.

Le Village des Choralies ⇄ La Cité scolaire between 12 and 15 min

Le Village des Choralies ⇄ Les Gymnases between 10 and 12 min

Le Village des Choralies ⇄ Le Centre À Coeur Joie – Escapade between 15 and 18 min

Le Village des Choralies ⇄ Le Village Vacances between 18 and 22 min

Note for participants in workshop L03 at Village Vacances Léo Lagrange

Access will be on foot via rue Saume Longue, to the exclusion of all other entrances. Vehicles will not be allowed to enter the VVL enclosure and must park along the street or at the traffic circle 200 m before the VVL entrance.

Map of Vaison-la-Romaine

Specific information

Volunteers

You’ll find all the information on the volunteer guide page, the link to which has been provided by the organization. Contact benevoleschoralies@gmail.com if you have not received it.

Children from workshops L19, L20, L21 and Atelier Loisirs Enfants

Your child is registered at Espace Junior during the Choralies 2025 festival.

With the festival just around the corner, we’re sending you this document to give you a detailed presentation of the children’s area and how it works.

Introducing Espace Juniors

This area includes 3 types of activities

Junior Workshops

These are 3 musical workshops, one for children aged 8 to 12 and the other two for teenagers aged 12 to 17. Young people enrolled in one of these workshops will take part in rehearsals every morning from 07/07 to 07/08, and in the final concert on the last day. They must be on time for the start of rehearsals, with their scores and a bottle of water (it’s hot under the big tops!). Scores specific to each workshop must be acquired in accordance with the procedures indicated elsewhere, before the first rehearsal on July 31. Photocopies are strictly forbidden.

The Ateliers Juniors concerts will all take place on Thursday, August 07 at the Espace Culturel de Vaison-la-Romaine, ensuring that you can attend them at the same time and in the same place.

Your child’s enrolment in the Junior Workshop entitles him/her to take part in the Junior Afternoons (see below).

L’Atelier Loisirs Enfants (the Leisure atelier)

This is a musical and leisure garden for children aged 4 to 12, whose parents or legal guardians are registered as Choralists on the same days. The youngster can therefore be registered for all or part of the Choralies.

A detailed schedule of activities will be announced at the start of the festival. It will alternate between free play, musical activities, sports and crafts. There will also be outings to discover the town of Vaison-la-Romaine.

Every day, bring a backpack with a bottle of water, sun cream, a cap and a change of clothing for children under 6.

Your child’s enrolment in the Atelier Loisirs Enfants entitles him/her to take part in the Après-Midi Juniors (see below).

Les Après-Midi Juniors (Junior Afternoons)

Every afternoon from 07/07 to 07/08, this area welcomes children aged 4 to 12, registered for the morning workshops, for fun, sports or musical activities.

The schedule for these activities will be communicated in detail at the start of the festival (games in the town, arts and crafts, sports…) and will offer activities adapted to the different age groups (quiet times and naps will also be organized according to the children’s needs).

Enrolments are made on site, subject to a maximum number of children. You can register your child “à la carte” on the days you wish. For organizational reasons, we ask you to fill in a provisional schedule on the first day of the festival. However, your child’s registration for the Après-Midi Juniors can be modified the day before for the following day.

Every day, bring a backpack with a water bottle, cap and sun cream for the afternoons. Espace Juniors provides snacks for the Junior Afternoons.

Opening hours

• 8am – 8.45am → Welcome, check-in and childcare for all children
• 8.45am – 12.15pm → Junior Music Workshops or Children’s Leisure Workshop
• 12h-15 – 12h45 → after-school care
• 12.45pm – 2pm → Lunch break *
• 2 – 6 pm → Junior Afternoon
• 18h – 18h40 → Childcare and departure

* Lunch break :

L’Espace Juniors provides childcare between 12:45 and 2pm BUT does not provide catering or accompaniment to the Choralies restaurant in Place Burrus. However, Espace Juniors can welcome your child during this time with a picnic provided by you.

General instructions

Location:

The Espace Juniors is located in the “Le moulin de César” vacation residence, at 970 avenue César Geoffray, 84110 south of Vaison-la-Romaine, a 15-minute walk from the town center.

Remember to plan ahead when dropping off and picking up your children.

Departure and arrival

When arriving at the site, your child must report to the volunteers and be checked off to indicate his or her presence. For departures, children may only leave the site on their own if written parental permission has been obtained in advance. For children leaving with an adult other than their parent, we ask you to complete the list of authorized persons.

Parents and adults present at workshops

For safety reasons, no parents or accompanying adults are allowed to attend rehearsals or remain on site.

Tickets for Choralies afternoon concerts

Espace Juniors members enjoy access to evening events at the Théâtre Antique, as well as a certain number of tickets to Choralies concerts, under the same terms and conditions as adult choral members.

Health

Some of the volunteers supervising the Espace Juniors are trained in first aid. They’ll look after the children’s physical safety and deal with any problems that may arise (minor injuries, discomfort, etc.). We will contact you immediately in the event of a more serious or persistent problem.

If your child has a medical condition, suffers from an allergy or has special needs, please inform the service manager in advance.

Contact

For further information, please contact Lucie GRISONNET by telephone on +33 6 08 53 64 65 or by e-mail at grisonnet.lucie@gmail.com.

CONTACT

Registration information

Marie DUBU

Email : inscriptions@choralies.org

Telephone: +33 4 72 19 83 33

Ticketing information [from July 30].

Telephone: +33 4 72 19 83 48

Email : billetterie@choralies.org