On Saturday, March 21, 2026, music took center stage at the Espace Avel vor in Plougastel-Daoulas, thanks to the Astérie social center. During the “Music as a Family” event, instruments were available, and creation and open stage attracted about a hundred people with a clear goal: to inspire vocations. And there is no age limit for that to happen.
Elisabeth Proux performed there for the first time on the saxophone. At 82 years old, she recalls a life marked by piano, organ, keyboard, flute, and singing. She only discovered the saxophone fifteen or twenty years ago. The instrument was suggested to her by a music teacher. “I hesitated and returned the saxophone.”
“I didn’t start music early, but I got my revenge!”
The story could have ended there if Elisabeth had not rediscovered her taste for the reed during a workshop organized by Astérie at the Bocal à musique a few weeks ago. Barely giving her wind instrument a break, the octogenarian went out to buy her own instrument. She presented it to visitors on Saturday before playing a few pieces because, for her, passing on the love of music is at the heart of musical practice: “I didn’t start music early, but I got my revenge! We must encourage others to be musicians!”
