On the Edge of the village of Huismes near Chinon, in an ancient manor called "La Chancellerie" built in the XVth, XVIth and XVIIIth century, Loire Music Academy welcomes all musicians willing to spend several days to practice, rehearse, teach compose, record music in professional conditions. Beyond the music rooms, you'll find here a warm welcome, comfortable rooms, a quiete and lovely domain, a peaceful park and a large pool, a cottage equiped with kitchen, to let you or your group cook in order to be independant, or the owners can cook for you, depending on your reservation settings.
This place is especially suitable for artists' residences, for music academies, either vocal sessions, or pianists' residences, or chamber music academies. The "Barn " is equiped with two grand pianos, the "orangery" with one single. In summer, public or private concerts can take place in the yard surrounded by high stone walls for a surprisingly good acoustics outdoor; they can be followed by garden parties in the park to meet with the public. The rooms themselves will be progressively equiped with one piano each.
The Chancellerie welcomes also tourists or non musicians, as a classical Bed and Breakfast. They may be the musicians' family or friends, or the artists' agent, the administrator of your ensemble, or a member of the foundation which sent you here.
Local points of interest from Claire & Bertrand Pelourdeau:
We are located on the Loire Valley bike tour circuit and the countryside around La Chancellerie is a real paradise for bikers, made of forests, 3 rivers, vineyards, castles, abbeys, villages and small cities. We rent bikes and canoes.
25 castles and abbeys in less than 25 km near Chinon and Fontevraud. Renaissance or medieval castles and churches, the most famous being Villandry, Azay le Rideau, Ussé, Langeais, Montsoreau, Chinon, but also confidential and interesting ones.
One golf field "domaine de Roiffé-Fontevraud" 19 km away, music festivals in Fontevraud or Montsoreau, 15 kms, high gastronomy in Chinon.
Medieval festivals and markets, equestrian jousting, Loire boat tour, hot air balloon flight over the region, discovery of truffles in winter, plenty of things to do but testing wines at la Chancellerie or play our pianos or rest makes sense too...
Public concerts of vocal or chamber music at La Chancellerie, in the Barn equiped with 2 Pleyel grand pianos, mostly in Summer, and some private concerts with our musicians' team on demand by groups privatising la Chancellerie for family events.
In Chinon there are sound and light shows around the royal fortress on the national day and the monthly antiques fair on the banks of the Vienne.
Note:
*Extra cost of 5 € per pet per day
*The pool has a heating system (as from the 1st of May, it's new and it works well : temperature of the water today:26°).
Interest for the music kindly visit the below link
www.loiremusicacademy.com