Music is all around. The Academy of Music (Conservatoire), the Neuchâtel Symphony Orchestra, the Neuchâtel Chamber Orchestra, the Choral Society, the Cantabile Choir, the Da Camara Choir, the Chanson neuchâteloise, the Military Music Ensemble, the Collegiate concerts, the Decentralised Opera, the Avant-scène Opera Company, the Music Society, Guy Bovet, organist, the Case à chocs, Blue Braith Music… an incredible range of groups, concerts, places and emotions. Several composers have found their inspiration in the town: Jean-Philippe Bauermiester, François-Xavier Delacoste, René Gerber, Laurent Perennoud, Thierry Châtelain. Festivals of an international scale are a regular feature in Neuchâtel.