This 8th edition of the Musical and Scientific Meetings will give rise to an inaugural conference on the theme of the acoustics of string instruments by Frédéric Ablitzer, acoustician, as well as a great musical evening in the hall of the Grand Tinel at the Palais des Papes in Avignon: Lucile Boulanger on viola da gamba, Gaëlle Solal on guitar and Emilia Baranowska on cello. Three recitals by three internationally renowned soloists and three string instruments with different repertoires, each with their own history and musical evolution.