The crowd gathered for a special day on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Châteauroux Departmental Conservatory of Music on Place Monestier, for its open house event. Cello, piano, lyrical singing, clarinet… It’s the moment for aspiring musicians to try out instruments and meet the teachers. And also to witness demonstrations.
“Olahi, olaho,” in the large Debussy hall, children sing about their passion for instruments, in front of parents and enchanted children. The song ends, “now, we move on to the rhythms, and you will do it with me,” says Adrien Locciola, music education teacher. “Get comfortable; you’re going to get warm.”
“The body imprints the rhythm”
The audience follows the instructions, lightens up in the room, sometimes leaving the wall they were leaning against. And off they go. First, steps to be taken in rhythm; clapping hands join in. The music starts, and the entire room gets carried away. About fifty people take two steps forward, two steps back punctuated by a round of applause in unison…
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