America, America

Ensemble Variances and Noa Frenkel, contralto

Works by Michael Ellison, Thierry Pécou, Georgina Derbez, Paul Desenne, John Cage

The earth’s whole amplitude and Nature’s multiform power consigned for once to colors.

The Americas is the absolute leitmotiv of this programme. The native cultures and traditions as a source of inspiration, the ‘New World’ where brand new cultures and traditions have been developing, or even the ‘American dream’ making anything new possible.

What better theme for a programme including one new work by composer Michael Ellison and works by composers inspired on old American cultures and traditions can be found?

American composer Michael Ellison will work from experience with his own culture and will entwine past and present from a different perspective. His work Chant of the Soul, commissioned by Radio France, is based on the Vision of Black Elk, the famous Sioux medicine man. Just like Michael Ellison, Thierry Pécou gets his inspiration from traditional music. The oral traditions of the native south-Americans are the source for Manoa, the old myths by the Aztecs for Soleil-Tigre. We will also hear a work by Georgina Derbez recognized as one of the raising Mexican composers of her generation.

Contralto Noa Frenkel’s vocal range and experience with different styles of music make her the ideal addition to the ensemble in order to interpret Michael Ellison’s new work and John Cage’s Aria for solo voice.

 

Georgina Derbez, Paul Desenne, Thierry Pécou, John Cage, Michael Ellison

Noa Frenkel

 

Program

The cast

Informations

www.noafrenkel.com www.thierrypecou.fr www.ellisonotes.com (Michael Ellison) www.pauldesenne.com

Commission Radio France. In partnership with Cité de la Voix de Vézelay.