St Gauderic

St Gauderic is a small village in the southwest of France.  The nearest town is Mirepoix; Carcassonne is 30 minutes drive and Toulouse 60 mins.

We are Neil and Helen Taylor, currently living in Chadderton, part of Oldham, and we have had a holiday cottage in St Gauderic for more than 20 years, and are planning to retire there in due course.

As musicians ourselves, we have taken to promoting musical events in and around St Gauderic, using local musicians (both English, French and other nationalities) and also attracting UK-based musicians, professional and amateur.

The first St Gauderic Music Festival was in 2007, and was so well received by the musicians and audiences that we ran another in 2009.  At which point we were persuaded to run a third in 2010.

This website is to some extent a record of the events that have happened and publicity for the next event.

IF YOU WANT TO JOIN US IN 2010 PLEASE FOLLOW THE LINKS.

OF YOU WANT TO COME TO ONE OF THE CONCERTS THEY WILL BE PROMOTED ON THIS SITE IN DUE COURSE

Here is a selection of comments from satisfied participants in the Festival in August 2007:

“Many thanks for a wonderful Festival.  We really enjoyed ourselves and felt inspired by the Choral Direction.”

“Thanks for having us!  The south of France was as beautiful as you promised”

“Congratulations on a really successful Festival, and thank you for so much hard work…”

“Thanks so much for a wonderful singing holiday.  The concerts were well received, and the whole thing was a great experience.  I’m glad we stayed on an extra day to enjoy the sunshine!”

We’re currently updating parts of this site, so expect some things to not quite work! The changes will make it easier to see when, what, where and who is happening with the music festival – and also get more information about St Gauderic and the surrounding area.

Thanks for visiting, please come again soon!