acanthes 2004

Acanthes 2004

5 to 18 July 2004

Metz

PROGRAMME

The introduction to the repertoire and the workshops will be taught by musical assistants from Ircam’s Education and Production Departments (Eric Daubresse, Emmanuel Jourdan, Serge Lemouton, Jean Lochard, Gilbert Nouno, Manuel Poletti and Benjamin Thigpen), under the overall direction of Andrew Gerzso (Ircam Education Director). Their work throughout the year consists of training young composers taking Ircam’s composition and computer music course and helping the experienced composers working on their compositions in Ircam’s studios. They also have an important role as a bridge between Ircam’s scientific and artistic teams.

Last but not least, the participants at the Centre Acanthes will also benefit from the expertise of the Ircam concert teams (Pascale Bondu, Gérard D’Elia, Jérémie Henrot, Emmanuel Martin and David Poissonnier).

A - Composition workshops

These workshops are intended for composers who wish to present a new instrumental work and benefit during rehearsals from the experience and advice of the members of the Acanthes teaching staff. Jonathan Harvey and Philippe Manoury will provide the artistic direction for the workshops.

After an initial theoretical analysis, rehearsals will provide composers with the opportunity to make final adjustments to their pieces as they hear them being played.

1) Ensemble comprising fifteen instruments, under the direction of Peter Rundel

Instruments (attention French notation : A 440 = A 3):

1 flute (piccolo, G flute and bass flute), 1 oboe (cor anglais), 1 clarinet (B flat clarinet, A clarinet, basset horn, bass clarinet), 1 bassoon (contrabassoon), 1 horn, 1 trumpet (B flat piccolo trumpet, B flat trumpet, C trumpet, cornet), 1 trombone (tenor/bass with fourth valve), 1 harp, two percussionists (1 vibraphone Musser M 55 : F2-F5, 1 marimba Musser 4 oct 1/2 Kelon bars : F1-C6, 1 glockenspiel Bergerault : F4-E7, 1 set of crotales (two octaves C5 to C7), 1 set of tubular bells Bergerault C25 F2-F4, 4 toms, 2 bongos, 2 tumbas, 1 tam-tam, 1 symphonic bass drum, 3 suspended cymbals, 5 temple blocks and 2 wood blocks), 1 piano, 1 violin, 1 viola, 1 cello and 1 double bass.

Student composers may choose all or only some of the available instruments (no fewer than eight).

Concertante works will not be accepted. Duration: six to eight minutes.

2) Ensemble comprising four instruments with or without electronics, without a conductor.

B - Computer music workshops

The main aim of the computer music workshops is to provide participants with the means to understand works making use of electronics. A series of classes and practical sessions will give the stagiaires the opportunity to investigate the role played by electronics in the pieces being worked on in the four-instrument composition workshop and the instrumental workshops (flute, cello, percussion).

The computer music workshops will focus on two areas in particular: real-time interaction and spatialisation, using Max/MSP software, and sound analysis/synthesis, using AudioSculpt, Modalys and Diphone. The classes will be taught be two assistants from the Ircam education department, Emmanuel Houdan and Jean Lochard.

C - Instrumental workshops

D - Introduction to the repertoire with Jonathan Harvey and Philippe Manoury

1) Lectures

The composers will give a detailed presentation of some of their most recent works, highlighting the role of musical computing in the composition.

Jonathan Harvey

• Music and Buddhism

• Spectral Compression

• Bird Concerto with Pianosong

• Fourth String Quartet

Philippe Manoury

• Deferred forms (two lectures)

• Real-time music

• Text and music

	Acanthes 2004 5 to 18 July 2004 Metz
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.
A - Composition workshops B - Computer music workshops C - Instrumental workshops D - Introduction to the repertoire with Jonathan Harvey and Philippe Manoury
PROGRAMME The introduction to the repertoire and the workshops will be taught by musical assistants from Ircam’s Education and Production Departments (Eric Daubresse, Emmanuel Jourdan, Serge Lemouton, Jean Lochard, Gilbert Nouno, Manuel Poletti and Benjamin Thigpen), under the overall direction of Andrew Gerzso (Ircam Education Director). Their work throughout the year consists of training young composers taking Ircam’s composition and computer music course and helping the experienced composers working on their compositions in Ircam’s studios. They also have an important role as a bridge between Ircam’s scientific and artistic teams. Last but not least, the participants at the Centre Acanthes will also benefit from the expertise of the Ircam concert teams (Pascale Bondu, Gérard D’Elia, Jérémie Henrot, Emmanuel Martin and David Poissonnier). A - Composition workshops These workshops are intended for composers who wish to present a new instrumental work and benefit during rehearsals from the experience and advice of the members of the Acanthes teaching staff. Jonathan Harvey and Philippe Manoury will provide the artistic direction for the workshops. After an initial theoretical analysis, rehearsals will provide composers with the opportunity to make final adjustments to their pieces as they hear them being played. 1) Ensemble comprising fifteen instruments, under the direction of Peter Rundel Instruments (attention French notation : A 440 = A 3): 1 flute (piccolo, G flute and bass flute), 1 oboe (cor anglais), 1 clarinet (B flat clarinet, A clarinet, basset horn, bass clarinet), 1 bassoon (contrabassoon), 1 horn, 1 trumpet (B flat piccolo trumpet, B flat trumpet, C trumpet, cornet), 1 trombone (tenor/bass with fourth valve), 1 harp, two percussionists (1 vibraphone Musser M 55 : F2-F5, 1 marimba Musser 4 oct 1/2 Kelon bars : F1-C6, 1 glockenspiel Bergerault : F4-E7, 1 set of crotales (two octaves C5 to C7), 1 set of tubular bells Bergerault C25 F2-F4, 4 toms, 2 bongos, 2 tumbas, 1 tam-tam, 1 symphonic bass drum, 3 suspended cymbals, 5 temple blocks and 2 wood blocks), 1 piano, 1 violin, 1 viola, 1 cello and 1 double bass. Student composers may choose all or only some of the available instruments (no fewer than eight). Concertante works will not be accepted. Duration: six to eight minutes. 2) Ensemble comprising four instruments with or without electronics, without a conductor. Composition with or without electronics: 1 clarinet (E flat, B flat or A clarinet, or basset horn), 1 piano, 1 violin, 1 cello. Student composers may choose all or only some of the available instruments. If computer music is used, real-time processing may be used for only one instrument. Duration: six to eight minutes maximum. Note for composers selected for the workshop for four instruments with electronics Composers whose apllications are accepted are should provide the following: - by 3 May (date of postmark) for the four instruments workshop with electronics - by 10 June (date of postmark) for the four instruments workshop without electronics and the fifteen instrument ensemble workshop 1) score (three copies of a good quality legible conductor’s score and separate parts); 2) programme notes in French or English; 3) (for the four instruments workshop with electronics) a computer “patch” (produced using Max/MSP) together with all necessary technical information: processing used, configuration for diffusion, etc… An Ircam musical assistant will study the “patch” in May then contact the composer to finalise details. Selected pieces will be performed at the students’ concert on 17 July. All accepted pieces will have been thoroughly worked through during rehearsals and participants will be given a CD recording of their work. The Centre Acanthes reserves the right, after consultation with the composition workshop teachers, not to produce a piece which proves technically impossible to perform. B - Computer music workshops The main aim of the computer music workshops is to provide participants with the means to understand works making use of electronics. A series of classes and practical sessions will give the stagiaires the opportunity to investigate the role played by electronics in the pieces being worked on in the four-instrument composition workshop and the instrumental workshops (flute, cello, percussion). The computer music workshops will focus on two areas in particular: real-time interaction and spatialisation, using Max/MSP software, and sound analysis/synthesis, using AudioSculpt, Modalys and Diphone. The classes will be taught be two assistants from the Ircam education department, Emmanuel Houdan and Jean Lochard. C - Instrumental workshops Flute: Sophie Cherrier Clarinet: Alain Damiens Cello: Anssi Karttunen Percussion: Michel Cerutti These workshops are intended for instrumentalists who wish to perfect their performance of the contemporary repertoire, both with and without electronics. The participants will work intensively with teachers and musical assistants from Ircam (Serge Lemouton, Manuel Poletti, and Benjamin Thigpen). They should submit with their application form a programme based mainly on the works of the guest composers but also including works from the contemporary repertoire as a whole. They should ensure they know these works well before the start of the course. Suggested works for instrumental workshops D - Introduction to the repertoire with Jonathan Harvey and Philippe Manoury 1) Lectures The composers will give a detailed presentation of some of their most recent works, highlighting the role of musical computing in the composition. Jonathan Harvey • Music and Buddhism • Spectral Compression • Bird Concerto with Pianosong • Fourth String Quartet Philippe Manoury • Deferred forms (two lectures) • Real-time music • Text and music Martin Matalon • Buñuel and surrealism “L’Age d’or” (Le Scorpion) “Un Chien Andalou” (Las siete vidas de un gato) • Metropolis • … Mobiles, forms, volumes… 2) Listening sessions Jonathan Harvey and Philippe Manoury will introduce recordings of some of their works. Participating composers will also have the opportunity to present and comment on some of their own works.
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