The City of Metz, the Moselle Department and the Lorraine Region are welcoming the Centre Acanthes.

After Aix-en-Provence and the Chartreuse of Villeneuve-lez-Avignon, Metz is the third residence of this international academy, which has been dedicated, since 1977, to education and diffusion of contemporary musical creation. Favourite guests for 2004 are: Ircam and the Ensemble Intercontemporain.

Indeed, the main theme of the July 2004 Centre Acanthes is an introduction to computer technologies. Around a hundred young professional musicians will receive theoretical and practical tuition in composition and interpretation. The various composition and analysis workshops will be directed by two composers, Jonathan Harvey and Philippe Manoury, whose creative approach has been considerably influenced by Ircam’s technologies. They will present some of their own works
in detail, and they will also guide the student composers in bringing their own new works to performance. These workshops have been one of the strong points of the Centre Acanthes for a number of years. The works will be performed by the soloists of the Ensemble Intercontemporain working closely with technicians and musical assistants from Ircam

Tuesday, July 6th - opening evening - salle de l'Esplanade - Arsenal

Sunday, July 11th, 18:00 - Grande Salle - Arsenal

Thursday, July 15th, 19:00 - salle de l'Esplanade – Arsenal

Saturday, July 17th, 19:00 - Grande Salle - Arsenal

Sunday, July 18th, 20:00 - salle de l'Esplanade - Arsenal

information - booking : 03 87 74 16 16
free entrance

July 6th - opening evening - salle de l'Esplanade - Arsenal

Concert 1 - 19:00

• Jonathan Harvey
Mythic Figures, for tape
• Martin Matalon
Traces I, for cello* and electronic
• Peter Eötvös
Psalm 151 (à la mémoire de Frank Zappa), for percussion

Concert 2 - 20:30

• Philippe Manoury
Jupiter, for flute and electronic

Concert 3 - 21:30

• Jonathan Harvey
Advaya, for cello**, keyboard and electronic
• Pierre Boulez
Dialogue de l'ombre clarinettedouble, for clarinet and bande
• Luciano Berio
Sequenza XIV, for cello***

Sophie Cherrier, flute ; Alain Damiens, clarinet ; Alexis Descharmes, cello* ; Anssi Karttunen, cello*** ; Pierre Strauch, cello** ; Michel Cerutti, percussion ; Dimitri Vassilakis, keyboard ; Informatique musicale Ircam–Centre Pompidou

July 11th, 18:00 - Grande Salle - Arsenal

• Jonathan Harvey
Bird Concerto with Pianosong, for piano, keyboard, ensemble and electronic
• Philippe Manoury
Fragments pour un portrait, for three orchestral groups

Michael Wendeberg, piano and keyboard
Ensemble Intercontemporain, conducted by Peter Rundel
Informatique musicale Ircam–Centre Pompidou

July 15th, 19:00 - salle de l'Esplanade – Arsenal

• György Ligeti
Arc-en-ciel - Entrelacs – L'escalier du diable (extracts from the Etudes for piano)
• Martin Matalon
Dos formas del tiempo
• Alexandre Scriabine
10e Sonate opus 70
• Olivier Messiaen
Le Merle bleu (extracts from the Catalogue d'Oiseaux)
Le baiser de l'Enfant Jésus - Regard de l'Eglise d'Amour (extracts from the Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant Jésus)

Chuan Qin (Premier Grand Prix of the Concours Olivier Messiaen 2003), piano

Samedi 17 juillet, à 19h - Grande Salle - Arsenal

• Concert des stagiaires : compositions workshops

Ensemble Intercontemporain, conducted by Peter Rundel
Informatique musicale Ircam – Centre Pompidou

Dimanche 18 juillet, à 20h - salle de l'Esplanade - Arsenal

• Concert des stagiaires : instrumental workshops

Informatique musicale Ircam – Centre Pompidou