This event is in the past.It took place on March 31, 2026 at hôtel des Menus Plaisirs.
Peek inside a Versailles landmark that's unjustly overlooked. This two-day symposium lets you handle period instruments and explore how baroque continuo actually sounded: part history lesson, part hands-on experiment in a stunning setting.
Period instruments
Scholarly symposium
Historic venue
Hands-on workshop
Tips
🏛️"unjustly overlooked, it's very beautiful"
🎻day two: play copies of 17th-century scores
🎓professionals only, reserve ahead
The continuo in French Opera: sources and practices
Versailles
Peek inside a Versailles landmark that's unjustly overlooked. This two-day symposium lets you handle period instruments and explore how baroque continuo actually sounded: part history lesson, part hands-on experiment in a stunning setting.
Period instruments
Scholarly symposium
Historic venue
Hands-on workshop
Tips
🏛️"unjustly overlooked, it's very beautiful"
🎻day two: play copies of 17th-century scores
🎓professionals only, reserve ahead
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