Name: Meditation Incantatoire by Sylvain Devaux
Duration: 5 min 16 s
Description: Electroacoustic study piece. Lots of oboe samples where used so as to create this incantatory spirit with ASMR-style sounds.

Electroacoustic study piece. Lots of oboe samples where used so as to create this incantatory spirit with ASMR-style sounds.

Meditation Incantatoire

De l'autre côté d'Alice
d'après De l'autre côté du miroir, de Lewis Carroll
Commande de l'Ensemble intercontemporain et du GRAME
Création: 10 mars 2024, Philharmonie de Paris

Sofia Avramidou, composition musicale et électronique
Mélanie Le Moine, librettiste
Aurélie Hubeau, mise en scène

DISTRIBUTION
Mathilde Barthélémy, soprano
Solistes de l'Ensemble intercontemporain
Étudiants de l’Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette - Charleville-Mézières
Julien Aléonard, ingénieur du son et RIM
Julie Faure-Brac, direction plastique et construction marionnettes
Coline Fouilhé, construction marionnettes
Ionah Mélin, scénographie et accessoires
Manuel Dias, construction décor
Christiane de Meyer, couture
Jacqueline Faure-Brac, couture
Samuel Ferrand, mise en lumière

Le Train

La Reine Rouge

Les Fleurs

Prelude

For Ensemble

Franck Ollu, conductor
Ensemble Next
Vecchiato Andrea, flute
Jasmine Daquin, oboe
Takahiro Katayama, clarinet
Miho Kiyokawa, saxophone
Bastien Lafosse, percussion
Charlotte Le Roux, accordion
Nanami Okuda, piano
Reika Sato, violin
Sengyun Kim, viola
Yi Zhou, cello
Vincent Alves De Palma D'Elia, double bass

"Pillars of Creation" embarks on a profound sonic expedition, delving into themes of evolution and transformation. The composition begins with bold and arresting sound blocks, reminiscent of alarming screams, gradually evolving into ethereal textures characterized by winds and strings, punctuated by escalating bursts. As the piece progresses, a somber pulsation emerges, leading to a climactic eruption of percussion. Emerging from this rumble is a solitary piano harmonic note, initiating a tranquil choral of instrument multiphonics. However, as the piece draws to a close, the initial sound blocks return, though now transformed by the journey they have undertaken, bearing the echoes of all that has come before, ultimately concluding with a piercing scream-like sound. Through its dynamic narrative arc, "Pillars of Creation" invites listeners to contemplate the intricate interplay between turmoil and serenity, darkness and light, leaving an indelible impression of metamorphosis.

Meditation Incantatoire

Sylvain Devaux

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