Between orchestra, concerts and dances, the music festival, Sunday June 21, 2026, will put song and instruments in the spotlight. In Manosque (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), in addition to the Departmental Conservatory, enthusiasts pass on their knowledge and their love of music.
In the premises of the current Pôle musical de Manosque (PMM), at 189 rue des Ponches, Lionel Surble, guitarist, opened a music store fifteen years ago, before opening the school in 2021. Julien Fuentes is director of the Manosque Music School, opened more than ten years ago. First based on rue Grande, the drummer moved two years ago next to Place du Terreau, at number 7 rue Hoche.
Music from childhood
Born in Manosque, Julien Fuentes has been making music since his early childhood. With a drumming diploma in Aix-en-Provence in hand, the musician returns to Manosque, to the dance workshop. “I started from nothing“, remembers the man who was an ambulance driver alongside music for ten years. Today, he lives fully from his two passions: “drums and vocals“.
Musician of the Mephisto group, based in Valensole, for more than thirty years, Lionel Surble discovered…
