Thursday, January 11, 2007

Julien Feltrin & Michel Sicinski To Premiere Andi Spicer's 'Haut Voltage' in Calais, France



Ensemble Alchemia with Julien Feltrin on Midi Woodwind Controller, Recorders and Michel Sicinski on clarinets are to premiere my composition 'Haut Voltage' for Midi woodwind controller, clarinet and laptop electronics on Wednesday 17th January, 2007 in the French coastal city of Calais. This is an interesting piece that uses electronics and improvisation from the two players. Julien is a fine musician who I've worked with in the past with 'Euclid Alone'. This is the first time I've worked with the talented Polish clarinetist Michel Sicinski.

Here is the programme:

Mercredi 17 Janvier, 20h30 Salle Didier Lockwood, 43, rue du 11 Novembre / Calais, France. This is near the Ecole Nationale de Musique de Calais.

Haut Voltage (première) Andi Spicer ( 1959) MIDI Woodwind Controller, Clarinette et électronique
New-York Contrepoint (1985) Steve Reich ( 1936) Clarinette et CD
Prisma (première) Michal Talma-Sutt (1969) Contrebasse Paetzold et électronique
Meditation (1993) Quentin S.D. Grant (1962)
Jackdaw (1995) Wayne Seagel (1953) Clarinette basse et électronique
Integer Valor (1993) Giorgio Magnanensi (1960) Flûtes à bec, live electronic et CD
Breath of Nature (2006) Ryszard Osada (1972) Contrebasse Paetzold, clarinette basse et électronique"

Here some recent performances:

Click Language - Brighton Festival - Sussex Arts Club - July 2005
Baobab - Brighton Festival - Sussex Arts Club - July 2005
Baobab - Bartok, London - Dec 2005
Euclid Alone - Brighton Festival - May 2006
Bird - Brighton Festival - May 2006
Click Language - Brighton Festival - May 2006
Baobab - Brighton Festival - May 2006
Anglo Boer War Mv I-III - The Warehouse - All Ears Festival, London - Sept 2006
Polonnaruwa - The Warehouse - All Ears Festival, London - Sept 2006
Baobab - Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival - Nov 2006
Haut Voltage - Salle Didier Lockwood, Calais, France - Jan 2007

Links:

Review in French:
http://www.coteo.com/opalenews/index.php?search=&index=&lg=1&id_bouton=6&fiche=14087&page=

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andi_Spicer
http://www.julienfeltrin.blogspot.com/