Access by public transport

Loches is accessible by train or bus from the TOURS Centre train station (1h15 from Paris by TGV).
Participants arriving at Loches train station can ask the organizers to pick them up by car provided that they inform them in advance of their arrival time.

If you wish to carshare or contact other participants – A list indicating name, email address, city and country is generally published on the “Members” page in July.

You can find good deals and book your tickets on https://www.thetrainline.com/

and of course the national companies: SBB, Deutsche Bahn, SNCF, …depending on where you are coming from.

Accommodation

Depending on the option chosen, it is possible to be lodged on-site during the workshop. It is up to those who do not wish to benefit from this on-site accommodation to make their own reservations for hotels, bed&breakfast, or other accommodation off-site.

Rooms:

These are boarding school rooms located in two buildings at the centre of all activities.

People who have difficulty climbing stairs must inform the organizers.

There are two categories of rooms :

Category 1

Spacious rooms, located in the Padré Pio building.
Accommodation in this building can be as a shared (double or triple) or single room depending on the chosen rate.

Category 2

Rooms located in the Saint-Joseph building, are smaller and less comfortable.

Whatever the chosen category, the rooms are air-conditioned (controlled centrally), and equipped with a small bathroom (sink, shower, toilet).

Meals :

Meals (lunch & dinner) are served on-site in the school canteen, for all participants. These are provided every day except for the rest day and for one evening (teachers’ concert) during the workshop. On these occasions the participants must arrange to eat elsewhere or “picnic” inside the college.

Breakfast is also served every day for those lodging on-site.

Lessons

All lessons take place in the school classrooms. The official language of the workshop is French, therefore this is the language used in the lessons, although some of the teachers and some participants may be able to help you if you don’t speak French.

Instruments and equipment

Euromusica rents pianos which are installed in the teachers’ classrooms and in the concert hall. Some are also installed in “work” rooms, with certain hours reserved for pianists according to a pre-established schedule.

For the other instrumentalists, please remember to insure your instruments and to bring your music scores and a music stand along with any other necessary material (strings, rosin/colophony, reeds, tuner, metronome, music paper, erasers, pencils, sellotape, folders for your music, clothes pegs …).

Concerts

The concerts take place in the concert hall, Salle Agnès Sorel, located near to the school.

One concert takes places outdoors, generally at the bandstand in the Loches public gardens (hence the need for clothes pegs !)

Free time and leisure

Your free time between classes will no doubt be largely occupied by working on your pieces of music and by rehearsals with the other members of your groups or with other workshop participants, without the teachers.

However, Loches and its surrounding area also offer many leisure activities: you can visit the Loire castles, tour the town, or just stroll around town, especially on market days. There are also sporting activities available, for example there is a local swimming pool. You can find more information on the Loches tourist office website.

Payment of your workshop

Payment should be by bank transfer. Please note that you are also accountable for all bank transfer charges.

Details of how to pay will be transmitted in the confirmation of registration email sent by stage.euromusica.