Ritual cries, cries of love or pain, cries for help… Cries are the expression of a basic language shared by all human beings and the majority of animals.
This compelling programme is a celebration of cries as a vital force, and a Tranatlantic encounter between two composers-performers, Frances’s Thierry Pécou (Artistic Director of Ensemble Variances) and the United State’s Lisa Bielawa (vocalist with the Philip Glass Ensemble).
From Bielawa’s highly expressive vocalisations to the erotic cries of Pécou’s Les Machines désirantes (Desiring Machines), the composers will interpret their own works with France’s outstanding Ensemble Variances alongside legendary composer John Zorn’s Mastema.
It’s an exchange between continents that you won’t want to miss.
programme
Lisa Bielawa (born 1968)
Gargoyles for solo flute
Thierry Pécou (born 1965)
Soleil-Feu for violin & piano
Lisa Bielawa
Incessabili Voci for voice, flute, clarinet, violin & cello
John Zorn (born 1963)
Mastema for ensemble
Thierry Pécou
Les Machines désirantes for piano, flute, clarinet, saxophone, violin & cello
Ensemble Variances is supported by the French Ministry of Culture (Drac Haute-Normandie), the Région Haute-Normandie, the Sacem, the City of Rouen and the Odia Haute-Normandie.
The North American tour of Ensemble Variances in partnership with the French Institut Paris, the Bureau Export, the Spedidam, and the Adami.
ALSO: Free Composer Salon with Lisa Bielawa and Thierry Pécou
Monday, November 2, 2015 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM
The Startup Studio at The Post at 750
110-750 Hamilton Street | google map
