Centre Européen de Musique
Centre Européen de Musique

The missions of the Centre Européen de Musique

Education
A unique proposition in Europe

The CEM’s « Pauline Viardot » Academy of Music will offer annual sessions for students, sanctioned by a diploma with a truly European reach; the curriculum will be based on innovative teaching methods with a focus on preparing students for professional integration.

Four subjects will be covered: instruments, singing, chamber music and conducting.

The Academy will promote a broader scope of knowledge through a cross-disciplinary approach to musical expression and its multiple links with the arts, humanities and sciences.

At the European Commission’s request, « Erasmus + » will be extended to professional music, and the CEM will host the new programme.

Art creation, music and performance


The proposed curriculum will offer students the freedom to express themselves and develop their talents across the campus.

Programming for the 500-seater « Georges Bizet » auditorium will be equally shared between student presentations and concerts and high-profile performances by the world’s top artists in a variety of musical genres.

In addition, the House of Georges Bizet, a place steeped in history particularly conducive to creation, will host three artists in residence every year in a partnership with the Yvelines regional authorities.

 

 

Transmission

The « Yehudi Menuhin » Agora of Musical Cultures and Traditions will serve as a forum to hear, display and promote the musical wealth of human history and enhance its heritage. It will serve as a major centre for the preservation of the world’s endangered musical heritage.

On the CEM grounds, an intergenerational residence will welcome both retired musicians and students. This unique configuration will promote exchanges for the benefit of creativity, solidarity and knowledge transmission.

CEM students will also be trained in cultural mediation and art therapy in order to fully take on their social function as both artists and committed citizens.

The « Espace Carmen » will serve as both a reception area and a space for memories, displays and transmission dedicated to the life and work of Georges Bizet.

 

Research
Science, health and music


In cooperation with leading international research institutions, the CEM laboratory will benefit from direct proximity with musicians and artists.

It will offer scientists from around the world unique surroundings dedicated to the development of scientific and medical knowledge around music, with a specific focus on brain plasticity, learning and memory.

The laboratory will be complemented by therapeutic and athletic facilities which, through music, will serve to promote the development of preventive and curative methods for the treatment of autism, pathologies linked to the practice of music, or even neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

 

 

Centre Européen de Musique

Architecture design proposal (© Linkcity, D&A, Snøhetta)

The missions of the Centre Européen de Musique

Education
A unique proposition in Europe

The CEM’s « Pauline Viardot » Academy of Music will offer annual sessions for students, sanctioned by a diploma with a truly European reach; the curriculum will be based on innovative teaching methods with a focus on preparing students for professional integration.

Four subjects will be covered: instruments, singing, chamber music and conducting.

The Academy will promote a broader scope of knowledge through a cross-disciplinary approach to musical expression and its multiple links with the arts, humanities and sciences.

At the European Commission’s request, « Erasmus + » will be extended to professional music, and the CEM will host the new programme.

 

Art creation, music and performance

The proposed curriculum will offer students the freedom to express themselves and develop their talents across the campus.

Programming for the 500-seater « Georges Bizet » auditorium will be equally shared between student presentations and concerts and high-profile performances by the world’s top artists in a variety of musical genres.

In addition, the House of Georges Bizet, a place steeped in history particularly conducive to creation, will host three artists in residence every year in a partnership with the Yvelines regional authorities.

 

 

Transmission

The « Yehudi Menuhin » Agora of Musical Cultures and Traditions will serve as a forum to hear, display and promote the musical wealth of human history and enhance its heritage. It will serve as a major centre for the preservation of the world’s endangered musical heritage.

On the CEM grounds, an intergenerational residence will welcome both retired musicians and students. This unique configuration will promote exchanges for the benefit of creativity, solidarity and knowledge transmission.

CEM students will also be trained in cultural mediation and art therapy in order to fully take on their social function as both artists and committed citizens.

The « Espace Carmen » will serve as both a reception area and a space for memories, displays and transmission dedicated to the life and work of Georges Bizet.

 

Research
Science, health and music

In cooperation with leading international research institutions, the CEM laboratory will benefit from direct proximity with musicians and artists.

It will offer scientists from around the world unique surroundings dedicated to the development of scientific and medical knowledge around music, with a specific focus on brain plasticity, learning and memory.

The laboratory will be complemented by therapeutic and athletic facilities which, through music, will serve to promote the development of preventive and curative methods for the treatment of autism, pathologies linked to the practice of music, or even neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.