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Deux albums sortent!

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Il était une fois un temps où j’étais trompettiste. Le passé me rattrape avec la sortie de deux albums du American Festival of Microtonal Music (AFMM) à New York : Ideas (PITCH P-200212) ainsi que Bassoonist (PITCH P-200214). Les deux albums sont produits et réalisés par mon vieil ami bassonniste, chef et compositeur Johnny Reinhard qui a créé l’AFMM et qui le dirige encore.

Vous pouvez les acheter sur CDBaby!

Vous m’entendrez interpréter à la trompette la pièce Ulysses Departs From The Edge de Harry Partch. Cet enregistrement de l’album Ideas date de 1988.

Je fais aussi partie d’un petit ensemble pour la création de ma propre pièce Mellow Tones For Johnny. Deuxième titre de l’album Bassoonist je relis avec plaisir le texte de programme que j’avais écrit à l’époque, soit en 1993 (J’ai conservé le texte original en anglais) :

“Listening back to the live recording of Mellow Tones for Johnny brings to me some nostalgia. I remember what I wanted to capture while I composed this piece: some of the freedom we got out of the eclectic repertoire the American Festival of Microtonal Music (AFMM) was able to offer. Mostly it was a gift to a dear friend of mine: Johnny Reinhard. He devoted so much passion over the years for this music. It was written in the stars I would some day commit myself to some microtonal technique. Being trumpeter of the AFMM Ensemble for so long, I felt it was important for me to leave something of my own perspective. I worked hands on with the sound using a synthesizer mapped in quarter tones. The piece is in two parts, beginning with a Prelude that sets the mood for the entrance of the bassoon in a lyrical fashion. The second part moves to particular rhythmic and contrapuntal elements. After some cinematic images, the two good friends close in conversation together: trumpet and bassoon. A special thanks to the contribution of Skip La Plante’s exotics instruments rescued from the streets of New York City, as well as to the fine direction of Gines-Didier Cano.”

J’ai eu le privilège de faire partie d’un groupe formidable de musiciens dédiés à la recherche de nouvelles perceptions des sons.

Merci encore Johnny après toutes ces années.

Compositions, Actualités

Two Albums Releases

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I was once a trumpeter. Coming from the past, two records are now available of my life as a performer with the American Festival of Microtonal Music (AFMM) in New York : Ideas (PITCH P-200212) and Bassoonist (PITCH P-200214). Both albums are produced by my dear friend the bassoonist, director and composer Johnny Reinhard who created and still manage the AFMM.

You can buy them at CDBaby!

You can hear me playing in 1988 on Harry Partch’s Ulysses Departs From The Edge on the album Ideas.

I am also part of the ensemble in one of my first commissioned work Mellow Tones For Johnny. It is part of Bassoonist and I read with a smile the liner note I wrote at the time in 1993:

“Listening back to the live recording of Mellow Tones for Johnny brings to me some nostalgia. I remember what I wanted to capture while I composed this piece: some of the freedom we got out of the eclectic repertoire the American Festival of Microtonal Music (AFMM) was able to offer. Mostly it was a gift to a dear friend of mine: Johnny Reinhard. He devoted so much passion over the years for this music. It was written in the stars I would some day commit myself to some microtonal technique. Being trumpeter of the AFMM Ensemble for so long, I felt it was important for me to leave something of my own perspective. I worked hands on with the sound using a synthesizer mapped in quarter tones. The piece is in two parts, beginning with a Prelude that sets the mood for the entrance of the bassoon in a lyrical fashion. The second part moves to particular rhythmic and contrapuntal elements. After some cinematic images, the two good friends close in conversation together: trumpet and bassoon. A special thanks to the contribution of Skip La Plante’s exotics instruments rescued from the streets of New York City, as well as to the fine direction of Gines-Didier Cano.”

I had the priviledge to be part of an exciting group of musicians dedicated to new ways to look upon tone perceptions.

Thank you again Johnny.

Compositions, Les médias en parlent, Actualités

Article in Fanfare about trumpeter Frédéric Demers

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My friend the trumpeter Frédéric Demers is in the spotlight in this article in the music magazine Fanfare. The article is signed by James Reel and gives a critic about the album “Caranaval et Concertos” produced last year and contains an interview with Frédéric. I had the opportunity to collaborate with Frédéric on this production by writing some arrangements. I even composed the jazz section within the “Carnaval de Montéal” based upon the “Carnaval of Venice”. He is a wonderful man an a great artist to discover.

Compositions, Les médias en parlent, Actualités

Le trompettiste Frédéric Demers dans la revue Fanfare

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Mon ami le trompettiste Frédéric Demers est en vedette dans un article de la revue Fanfare. Le texte de James Reel porte un regard critique sur son album « Caranaval et Concertos » qu’il a produit l’année passée et contient aussi une entrevue réalisée avec Frédéric. J’ai eu le plaisir de collaborer avec Frédéric en répondant à sa commande d’arrangements de pièces d’Herbert C. Clarke et d’Arban. J’ai même composé la portion jazz de son « Canaval de Montréal ». C’est un gars formidable et un artiste à découvrir.