CONCERT OF CREATIONS

Four contemporary composers present four world premieres – commissioned by the Académie du Festival d'Aix – as well as a work of Ondřej Adámek, interpreted by the singers and instrumentists of the Pinocchio residency and the ensembles of the chamber music residency.

Camille Pepin Lyrae, for string quartet, harp and percussion
World premiere.
Joint commission of Académie du Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
and ProQuartet– Centre européen de musique de chambre
© Éditions Jobert, 2017 

Gerhard Quartet
Anaëlle Tourret, harp
Dorian Selmi, percussion

Raphaël Languillat Sauve, Éternel (Ps.12), for mezzo-soprano, baritone and harp
World premiere. Commission of the Académie du Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.

Fanny Lustaud, mezzo-soprano
Laurent Deleuil, baritone
Anaëlle Tourret, harp

Sivan Eldar The White Princess, for two sopranos and percussion
World premiere. Commission of the Académie du Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.

Magali Simard-Galdès, soprano
Jennifer Courcier, soprano
Dorian Selmi, percussion

Oliver Leith Folk’s Questions, for tenor, bass-baritone and piano
World premiere. Commission of the Académie du Festival d’Aix-en-Provence.

Fabien Hyon, tenor
Edwin Fardini, bass-baritone
Edmund Whitehead, piano

Ondřej Adámek Throwing, for vocal ensemble and percussion
World premiere.
© Gérard Billaudot Éditeur S.A.

Artists of the Pinocchio residency