Louri Derrien plays trumpet, Simon Latouche trombone and Yann-Ewen L’Haridon saxophones, and two of them also sing. Their sources are the traditional repertoire of central Brittany: the tunes made for dancing, and the gwerzioù, laments sung in Breton. The players work from the historical texts behind that repertoire. They have played together for years in Modkozmik Galactik and bring original compositions to the series Les Balades en Tregor runs.
Tag: instrumental-music
La musique dans l’Antiquité celtique
Julian Cuvilliez consacre cette conférence à ce que l’on sait de la musique des Celtes et aux instruments dont jouaient les Gaulois. Il projette en 3D des artefacts rarement montrés et fait sonner des instruments reconstitués par l’archéologie expérimentale. Parmi les pièces commentées, le buste du Barde à la lyre et les monnaies du trésor des Baïocasses. Un temps de rencontre et d’échanges prolonge la séance.
Trio Ladmirault at the Église Saint Winoc, Plouhinec
Florence Ladmirault founded the trio for her great-grandfather, the Nantes composer Paul Ladmirault, and plays beside her flautist daughter and her oboist brother. The programme is drawn from his works, transcribed by the family for their three instruments. Ladmirault studied under Gabriel Fauré, was admired by Debussy and argued for Celtic folklore. The committee restoring Plouhinec’s religious buildings brings them into the Église Saint Winoc.
Fest-Deiz with Anne-Marie Nicol and Gwénaëlle Pineau
Two players carry the whole dance floor at the salle du Groëz Ven in Ploemel, where the association Dalc’h Atau runs its fest-deiz. Anne-Marie Nicol takes the bombarde and Gwénaëlle Pineau the accordéon diatonique. The reed answers the bellows across the hall, about the leanest line-up a Breton dance floor can run on. The pair set the dances and the room answers, step for step.
Haydn and Bruch with the Regional Orchestra
Orchestre national Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes presents a chamber programme pairing Haydn and Bruch. Haydn’s F minor String Quartet from Opus 20 features Harumi Ventalon and Mizuka Ohashi on violin. Bruch’s final composition expands the ensemble to a string octet in B flat major. Four violins, two violas, cello and double bass shape its larger sound.
Le grand bal des animaux
Familiar animals from traditional tales gather for an imaginary ball in Le grand bal des animaux. Each creature has a human face and a story of its own, with some proving less than well behaved. Thierry Bénéteau’s spoken tales weave between fantasy and the contemporary world. Julien Evain accompanies them on accordion in this performance for Montluçon’s Dire, lire et conter festival.
Orchestre d’Harmonie: George Sand in Music
The Orchestre d’Harmonie de la région Centre brings together seventy professional musicians and musicians in professional training. Its concert draws part of its programme from George Sand’s novel Les Maîtres sonneurs. Through the sound of the wind orchestra, listeners encounter a musical portrait of the writer, exploring her imaginative worlds, loves and convictions.
Sainte Cécile concert: Châteaudun and Vendôme
Châteaudun’s annual Sainte Cécile concert welcomes the Harmonie Municipale de Vendôme. The visiting ensemble mixes amateur musicians with advanced students and teachers from the École de Musique Territoires Vendômois. Its repertoire spans classics, film scores, jazz and traditional music. Rodolphe GENESTA-PIALAT directs the visiting musicians, while Franck DEROUET leads the Châteaudun ensemble.
Les cinq sens: Talk and Quatuor Béla Concert
Les cinq sens pairs a lecture on medieval sensibility with a string-quartet concert. Nathalie Koble explores ways of feeling, listening and perceiving in medieval culture. Quatuor Béla performs Musiques envoûtées, including works by Meredith Monk and Gavin Bryars. The programme draws on Noirlac’s long reverberation, with pieces conceived for resonance and a Bryars work co-commissioned by the abbey.
Concert Ô Marché : La Tarte à Timbre!
L’Escadron Volant de la Reine brings its Concerts Ô Marché series to the Salle des colonnes in Nogent-le-Rotrou. La Tarte à Timbre! gives this baroque programme its title. Viol, violin, double bass and guitar are among the instruments announced for the series. The free half-hour format is part of the ensemble’s regular local concert activity. The group also organises Les SuPercheries across the Perche.