Schallfeld Ensemble

Elisa Azzarà flute
Maria Flavia Cerrato piano
Manuel Alcaraz Clemente percussion
Myriam García Fidalgo cello


Recorded on 26.08.2021 at KUG, Theater im Palais, Graz, as part of impuls Festival (www.impuls.cc) - Schallfeld Ensemble as Ulysses Network Young Ensemble in Residence, supported by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union

Reuben Jelleyman - Klein Fountain (2020)

aux déBris • (2021)
for chamber ensemble

Live, concert recording.

Festival Ensemble(s)2021
Ensemble MULTILATéRALE

September 10th, 2021
Pan Piper
Paris – France

In “aux déBris” I am interested in the exploration of defined points of convergence related to aspects of a-synchronicity, dis-continuity, and de-construction of sonic actions. Behavior, plasticity, and mechanic rigidity are in the epicenter of my artistic research while forging the embedded rhythmicities and temporalities of the sonic canvas of the piece. What I find particularly intriguing is the illusory hybridity between the human and non-human in an attempt to explore recursive, musical situations that become mechanical and electrified. Therefore, the piece is exploring the resulting perceptual complexities and multiplicities related to distorted and exhausting phenomena of repetition and re/de-construction. “aux déBris” is a piece for flute, clarinet, piano, harp, violin, and cello and is written for and heartily dedicated to the Yann Robin and the members of the MULTILATéRALE ensemble.

aux déBris, for chamber ensemble (2021)

my voice only sadder

DARK WATER by SUBSONIC DISSIDENCE !
Album "PORN JAZZ !" (2022)

DARK WATER

microcosm

Dither Clones

Half A Ghost

6. Half A Ghost

pour soprano, flûte, ensemble de 18 musiciens et électronique

23/09/2022, Salle Rémy-Pflimlin, CNSMDP
Myrianne Fleur, Soprano
Jérémie Fèvre, Flûte et Flûte basse
Ensemble Court-circuit, Ensemble Next & élèves du Conservatoire de Paris
Pierre-André Valade, Direction

Julien Aléonard, Ingénieur du son
Masahiro Aogaki & Jacques Warnier, Réalisateurs en Informatique Musicale

Arthur Rennesson, Prise de son & Montage
Jean-Marc Lyzwa, Mixage & Mastering
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La partition est publiée chez BabelScores : https://www.babelscores.com/fr/voir-et-rechercher-catalogue/instrument-electronics/de-monologue-–cinq-poemes-de-gherasim-luca–8646
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Dé-monologue est un cycle de cinq pièces fondé sur des poèmes de Ghérasim Luca (1913-1994). Énigmatique et tragique, ce poète roumain a abandonné son vrai nom, son pays natal et sa langue maternelle pour écrire presque exclusivement en français. À l’age de 80 ans, il se suicide dans la Seine, laissant ces quelques mots derrière lui : « Puisqu’il n’y a plus de place pour les poètes dans ce monde ».

I. Héros-Limite, pour électronique
II. La Morphologie de la Métamorphose, pour soprano, flûte et ensemble
III. Autres secrets du vide et du plein, pour soprano et ensemble
IV. Passionnément, pour soprano, flûte basse, ensemble et électronique
V. Auto-détermination, pour soprano, tête de flûte, ensemble et électronique

« Dé-monologue », c’est-à-dire un monologue décomposé ou encore un démonologue, c’est-à-dire celui qui étudie les démons ; c’est dans cette ambiguïté sémantique que se situe ma pièce.

Ce mot-valise est central dans l’oeuvre de Luca. Il incarne une profusion de pensées désordonnées qui se bousculent, un état schizophrénique qui donne lieu à un trouble dissociatif de l’identité. Ma pièce peut se comprendre comme un individu virtuel, déchiré en cinq sous-personnalités. Indépendantes les unes les autres, elles tissent des rapports fragiles entre elles à travers des mots, des syllabes ou des phonèmes.

Souvent caractérisés par du bégaiement et des glissements phonétiques, les poèmes de Luca explorent une forme de primordialité de l’oralité se situant à l’origine du langage. Pour cela, il abandonne toute cohérence discursive et sémantique.

Dans la partie électronique de ma pièce, j’ai utilisé des enregistrements de sa voix et lui ai donné un rôle de soliste invisible qui dialogue avec les deux solistes présents sur scène, à savoir la soprano et le flûtiste. Cette interaction entre solistes « visibles » et « invisible » renvoie encore une fois à cette identité trompeuse et fluctuante qui caractérise mon travail depuis plusieurs années.

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Image: Ghérasim Luca, Cubomanie : Annunciata, d'après Antonello da Messina (1993)

Dé-monologue –Cinq poèmes de Ghérasim Luca– (2021-22) | Ensemble Court-circuit

a brief study in aleatoric atmospheres using the Buchla 265 Quad S&H Module.

Clusters One

Woke up from a nap hearing these sounds so got my sho, shakuhachi, plucked piano and waterphone and recorded them. Hope you enjoy them.

Sound Piece

paw-marks in wet cement (2015–17), for piano, two percussionists, and amplified ensemble.
Performed by Wilhem Latchoumia, and the EOC conducted by Daniel Kawka.

Clara Iannotta : paw-marks in wet cement (2015–17), for piano, 2 perc, and ensemble

Performed by Arditti Quartet and SWR Symphonieorchester on February 8, 2020 at ECLAT Festival.
Conductor: Michael Wendeberg

About the work:

Named after a quotation from an essay written by Tim Rutherford-Johnson, in which he reflects on the research I had conducted at Hagia Sophia and the extent of its possibilities in unlocking the social memories of an architecture, “… like dissolving ancient amber and letting a trapped insect fly away” is a work composed for simultaneous string quartet and large orchestra that was premiered by the Arditti Quartet and the SWR Symphonieorchester in 2020 at the ECLAT Festival.  The work is simultaneous in the sense that it consists of two interdependent works, namely a string quartet and an orchestral work, which can be performed together or as stand-alone works. As such, the string quartet is not conceived as a concertino group, nor is it regarded as an ensemble of two violins, viola, and cello; but rather as a medium based on its own specific collection of gestures and movements.

“… like dissolving ancient amber…” is based on a hybrid structure modeled after the actual architecture of the Fatih Mosque and what I developed as the hypothetical architecture of the Church of the Holy Apostles. The intention behind this hybrid structure was not to simulate or to map out space, or to render a fixed point of observation for a specific narrative, but to develop a sonic-temporal architecture emerging from two spaces, as a form of resistance re-imagined through embodiment.

"... like dissolving ancient amber and letting a trapped insect fly away."

Schallfeld is an international ensemble for contemporary music based in Graz. The group sparks the interest of its audience by its vivid virtuosity and refined chamber music sound, paired with interpretations that pay special attention to concert format, creating events that adapt to the specific venue while aiming for a new dimension of listening.
The ensemble was founded in 2013 by alumni of Klangforum Wien and composition students of Kunstuniversität Graz. It currently consists of musicians from 8 nationalities and reflects the diversity and different interests of its members in its artistic direction. In the last few years, Schallfeld has been able to establish itself on international stages through exciting programming with a focus on young composers, innovative concert-stagings as well as through the quality of its collective improvisations and innovative use of live-electronics. 
Schallfeld sees its mission in bringing music of international young composers to Austria and acting as an ambassador for new music production abroad. Besides its own concert cycle in Graz, Schallfeld is regularly guest in festivals in Austria and abroad, such as Wien Modern, Impuls Graz, Klangspuren Schwaz, Darmstädter Ferienkurse, Afekt (Estonia), Poznan Musical Spring (Poland), EMA (Spain), Daegu International Contemporary Music Festival (South Korea). In 2016 and 2017 Schallfeld has been selected by the Ministry of Foreign/cultural Affairs as rappresentative of NASOM (New Austrian Sound of Music), a program designed to promote young Austrian artists internationally.
The ensemble is also involved in pedagogical activities and collaborative theater projects for children and adults. Schallfeld is funded by the municipality of Graz, the federal state of Styria, the Austrian federal Government and receives generous support from the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz and the iem (Institute for Electronic Music and Acoustics) Graz. Past projects by Schallfeld have also received grants by the EU (Youth in Action), Music Austria (MICA) and KulturKontakt Austria.

Reuben Jelleyman - Klein Fountain (2020)

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