Custodians of the sky : electro-symphonic concert at the Musée du Quai Branly

Published by Caroline de Sortiraparis · Photos by Cécile de Sortiraparis · Published on March 27, 2023 at 03:00 p.m.
As part of the exhibition "Songlines. Songlines from the Australian desert", the musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac in Paris presents 'Custodians of the sky'. To be discovered on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 April 2023, this new Australian contemporary creation mixes poetry, music, dance, cinema and astronomy.

This spring, the musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac offers us a fabulous journey with the event'Custodians of the Sky'. Described as a contemporary Australian creation mixing poetry, music, dance, cinema and astronomy, this piece is presented within the framework of the exhibition"Songlines. Songlines of the Australian desert".

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To be discovered during two exceptional performances, scheduled on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 April 2023, this 45-minute work, which is at once instrumental, vocal and electronic, is by Luke Styles. It is built around the constellations visible from Australia, using poems by contemporary Australian authors, field recordings, a video creation and electronic music.

For this new dreamlike piece, the composer invites us to explore our vision of the universe, the heavens and the earth. So what exactly should we expect? On the music side, the piece will feature tenor Michael Smallwood and baritone Damien Pass, as well as nearly 20 musicians from the orchestra Le Balcon, conducted by Alphonse Cemin.

As for the poems, the audience will be treated to texts by contemporary Australian authors such as Bill Yidumduma Harney, Hugh Cairns, Amanda Johnson, Renee Schipp, David Malouf and Margaret Bradstock.

See you on April 15 and 16, 2023 at the musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac (Théâtre Claude Lévi-Strauss) to discover the result.

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  • Luke Styles, composition
  • Alphonse Cemin, musical direction
  • Nieto, video creation
  • Rémi Le Taillandier de Gabory, computer music production
  • Romain Tanguy, video control

  • Michael Smallwood, tenor
  • Damien Pass, bass-baritone

  • Le Balcon Orchestra
    • Iris Zerdoud, clarinet
    • Stéphane Mingasson, oboe
    • Julien Abbes, bassoon
    • Matthias Champon, trumpet
    • Akino Kamiya, percussion
    • Vladimir Percevic, viola
    • Askar Ishangaliyev and Clotilde Lacroix, cello
    • Ulysse Vigreux, double bass



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Dates and Opening Time
From April 15, 2023 to April 16, 2023

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    37 Quai Jacques Chirac
    75007 Paris 7

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    Metro line 9 "Iéna" station RER C "Pont de l'Alma" station

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