Jacques
Demierre
Program
Jacques Demierre
Désenglacé (2025) for
40 musicians
Commissioned by Contrechamps
Cast
Jacques Demierre
Composition
Susanne Peters
Artistic director
Matthieu Baumann
Lighting design
Ensemble Contrechamps :
Valentine Collet, oboe
Laurent Bruttin, clarinet
Pierre-Stéphane Meugé, saxophone
Charles Pierron, horn
Serge Bonvalot, tuba
Antoine Françoise, piano
Anne Bassand, harp
Susanne Peters, flute
Simon Aeschimann, guitar
Close-Up Ensemble:
Clara Demont, cello
Philippe Reymondin, bass clarinet
Christine Wendler Vilchien, cello
Pascale Favre, recorders and transverse flute
Anne-Laure Jolimay, singing
Corinne Pingeon, cello
Melanie Macario, guitar
Pierre Vuille, horn
François Jeannenot, viola
Beat Fischer, angklung
Daniel Faltin, cello
Gundula Papesch, violin
Valérie Haussler, singing
Pauline Gremaud, cello
Madja Petschen, flute
Rémy Jungen, guitar
Luis Perez, guitar
Laurence Difélix, singing
Jeremy Marozeau, double bass
Violetta Motta, traverso, piccolo et transverse flute
Laura Fischer, singing
Mario Parodi, synth
Martha McCarey, guitar
Emmanuelle Joz-Roland, recorder, viola and singing
Aurélie Klein, English horn
Domitille della Malva, singing
Susanne Streiff, shakuhachi
Olivia Adatte, tin whistle
Thomas Schunke, drum
Jacques Demierre, Indian hand
bellows harmonium
In co-production
with
Festival Archipel
Partners
Loterie Romande
Ernst Göhner Stiftung
Pro Helvetia
Music Pass
Fondation Philanthropique Famille Sandoz (FPFS)
Ville de Genève
"As the glaciers melt, new territories emerge. New ecosystems are emerging in these areas freed by the ice. How can we protect these last almost untouched areas of the planet before the lobbies get hold of them? Scientists are already working on this, contributing their expertise to the protection and conservation of these highly natural areas. Given the threats to these post-glacial ecosystems and the irresistible and resolutely optimistic emergence of life in these deglaciated regions, what is our artistic, poetic and sonic position?"
Jacques Demierre
Close-Up, the new hybrid ensemble from Contrechamps, brings together musicians from the Ensemble Contrechamps and non-professional musicians around this new work by Jacques Demierre.
Essentially participatory, the Ensemble Close-Up brings together all musical horizons: pop, classical, choral, folk and improvised music, and includes musicians of all instrumental levels. A concert that celebrates curiosity and the joy of making music.
[JD]
Fig. 16 et 17
Représentation d’un corps résonnant [JD]
perturbé par diverses propriétés de
la piste sonore: jacques_demierre.mp3
Jacques Demierre