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Ensemble Sillages' Electrocution festival is held every March in Brest. It failed to take place in 2020, cancelled at the last minute due to confinement. For the seventh edition, Gonzalo Bustos, the new artistic director of Sillages, who succeeded Philippe Arrii-Blachette in 2020, has put all his faith in binaural internet broadcasting of a single evening, full and rich in sonic emotions, on March 26, 2021.
This audio portrait immerses us in the heart of this inevitably special edition of the Breton festival, which we were lucky enough to attend on site. There, we observed the fascinating ballet of busy technicians, making sure that everything went as smoothly as possible for the broadcast of the event: images, sounds and interactions with listeners.
With guest conductor Philippe Nahon, then with Hélène Colombotti, Vincent Leterme and Jean-Marc Fessard - three musicians from Sillages - we discuss one of the featured composers, the American Edmund Camion. Finally, we take a look at the work of Philippe Ollivier and Lara Morciano with Gonzalo Bustos.
Extracts from works :
Outside Music by Edmund Campion (Ensemble Sillages conducted by Philippe Nahon)
Losing Touch by Edmund Camion (Hélène Colombotti, vibraphone)
Au bord d'un monde #2 Traverser by Philippe Ollivier (Philippe Ollivier, bandoneon)
Espace-Temps by Tony Dudognon & Ruth Matarasso (Created by the Conservatoire de Brest Métropole)
Embedding Tangles by Lara Morciano (Sophie Deshayes, flute)
You can listen to the festival evening with headphones in binaural diffusion here.
Sound portrait of Guillaume Kosmicki
Presenting voice: Amandine Dubois
Photos © Guy Chuiton
