Musicians of the Dechy wind band in blue uniforms in front of a decorated float during a parade.

Dechy · Northern France

Dechy Wind Band Harmonie La Lyre Républicaine — playing since 1904

More than a century of shared music: concerts, St Cecilia's Day, the Potato Festival, the Gayant giants' parades… A village band that has grown into a wind orchestra at the heart of the Douaisis area.

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1904 Founded

120+ Years of music

20+ Musicians

♫ All levels welcome

Group portrait of the Dechy wind band with its drums and embroidered crest.

About us

A band rooted in the town of Dechy

Founded in 1904, the Harmonie La Lyre Républicaine brings together musicians of all ages around one passion: wind band music, from clarinets to drums.

A music school, a marching band and a concert orchestra all at once, it plays for the town's big occasions and represents Dechy well beyond its borders.

Concerts and civic ceremonies
St Cecilia's Day, the musicians' patronal feast
Parades, with the Gayant giants and in neighbouring towns
Beginners welcome, instruments available on loan

Our story (in French)

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Relive our performances

A selection of moments filmed by the band.

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Feel like playing with us?

Beginner or experienced, young or not so young: the band welcomes every instrument. One rehearsal is enough to feel at home.

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