9 photosConcert July 3, 2025
Concert 1: Aix-en-Provence
Aix-en-Provence
Open-air square concert. The crowd danced in the street and formed a conga line.
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In TASSO’s 25th year, junior and senior bands travelled together for the first time: over 100 people, from Paris to Provence and the Riviera and back. Six concerts, from a conga line in Aix-en-Provence and encore after encore in Antibes to a farewell in the Jardin du Luxembourg, the seniors’ final show with the band. Told by our musicians in the tour log for parents.
Where we played
- Aix-en-Provence
- Sanary-sur-Mer
- Château de La Tour-d’Aigues
- Antibes
- Menton, Jardin Élisée Reclus
- Paris, Jardin du Luxembourg
Performance highlights
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19 photosConcert July 4, 2025
Concert 2: Sanary-sur-Mer
Sanary-sur-Mer
A 90-minute seaside concert at golden hour, after a day in Marseille and a swim in the Mediterranean.
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16 photosConcert July 5, 2025
Concert 3: Château de La Tour-d’Aigues
La Tour-d’Aigues
A stage in front of a historic castle in the Provençal countryside.
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10 photosConcert July 7, 2025
Concert 4: Antibes
Antibes
A packed square, dancing and filming, and encore after encore.
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7 photosConcert July 9, 2025
Concert 5: Menton
Menton · Jardin Élisée Reclus
A 9 PM show under the night sky by the water. Tight playing, strong solos.
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21 photosConcert July 11, 2025
Grand Finale: Jardin du Luxembourg
Paris · Jardin du Luxembourg
The farewell concert in a Paris park, and the seniors' final show with TASSO.
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8 photosTour June 30, 2025
Day 1: Wheels Up
Toronto Pearson to Paris
Students pack the pans for Air Canada Cargo, then the band flies to Paris in red travel uniforms.
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10 photosTour July 1, 2025
Day 2: Bonjour, Paris!
Paris
Families reunite, the full cohort comes together, and the day ends at the Eiffel Tower lit up at night.
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19 photosTour July 2, 2025
Day 3: South to Avignon
Avignon · La Seyne-sur-Mer
100+ travellers take the high-speed train south, tour the Palais des Papes, and rehearse at midnight.
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17 photosTour July 6, 2025
Day 7: Cannes to Nice
Cannes · Nice
A free day on the Riviera: Cannes beach, then on to Nice.
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14 photosTour July 8, 2025
Day 9: Monaco
Monaco · Monte Carlo
A rest morning after the late show, then Monaco-Ville, Casino Monte Carlo and sunset over the sea.
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5 photosTour July 10, 2025
Day 11: Back to Paris
Paris
Six hours on the TGV to the capital, then a cruise past the Eiffel Tower.
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10 photosTour July 12, 2025
Day 13: A Free Day in Paris
Paris
The first free day of the tour: the Louvre, Musée d’Orsay and the sights of Paris.
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