fl. - ob. - str. qrtt. - piano - perc. (vib. - crotales - glock.)

2022 Ensemble Prisme commission
2nd prize - SOCAN Young Composers Award (Chamber Music)

Souffle is the first of a series of chamber music pieces inspired by nature elements, in this case the element of air. It seeks to invoke in the listener the feeling of infinite space in which forms freely come and go. Through cyclical motifs and ideas, it also mirrors the various cycles which punctuate our lives ; the winds of change bringing a sense of familiarity along with memories... and yet uniquely different every time. Composed in the dormant months of a frozen lake, it also draws from the contemplative spirit of winter, where cold air and silent space can most powerfully be felt.

Souffle

fl. cl. bn. percs. pno. vln. vla. vc. and optional live electronics

2022 Ensemble Prisme commission

Vidéo : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu_Yf511PYQ

Marées is the second piece of a cycle of four pieces inspired by the elements (water, earth, fire, air). It evokes water’s sensuous, everchanging and reflective nature. It initially plunges into the abysmal womb, source of infinite potential, from which emerge the main motives which shape and shift through the various succeeding moments, before ultimately arriving at its final luminous rest.

Marées

Inward Spaces [#soundtrack #lullaby]

Then We Rested [#guitar #contemplative]

Ellipse of a Cry (excerpt 2) [#orchestral]

Entrailles (excerpt) [#classical #chamber]

Horse (excerpt) [#percussions #dark #tribal]

Marées (excerpt 2) [#classical #chamber #atmospheric]

Souffle (excerpt) [#classical #chamber #frozen]

Claire [#electronic]

Elle est couleur de lunes d'or lointaines (excerpt) [#electronic]

Néons (excerpt) [#electronic #hypnotic]

Excerpts from Ensemble Prisme live in concert 01.27.2024
for flute, clarinet, english horn, bassoon, piano, percussion, and string quartet
composed in 2024
15 minutes

Entrailles is the third of a cycle of four pieces inspired by the elements (air, water, earth, fire). It firstly evokes the earth’s restricting nature : its strength, solidity, permanence and depth. In the second part, this sturdiness is seen as a potential for the emergence of new forms, evoking the motherly/nurturing side of earth.

Entrailles (live excerpts)

Excerpts from live performance by Ensemble Prisme 02.15.2025
for flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, piano, percussion, and string quartet
Composed in 2025
18'30

Brasiers is the fourth of a cycle of four pieces inspired by the elements (air, water, earth, fire). It explores themes of transmission, transformation, and emergence, drawing upon the vital, chaotic, and luminous qualities of Fire.


Photo: Andy Goldsworthy

Simon Rivet

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