Concerti
2023 · Ensemble Tesse · 45-minute concert-film
Ensemble Tesse has created six new works for their latest project. Using the Concertante formula, which originated from classical, baroque, or romantic musical traditions, they have adapted it to suit their ensemble’s unique nature, which is a combination of improvisation and collective creation.
To create each piece, the group began with personal improvisations, which they shared with one another. They then worked collaboratively during their ensemble’s laboratories to refine and adapt the semi-improvised accompaniments. The result is a 45-minute concert-film consisting of six concertos and interludes, including a duet, two trios, a quartet, and two sextets, each lasting between 5 to 8 minutes.
This project allows Ensemble Tesse to showcase the different colors and instrumental combinations they have to offer, resulting in a rich and varied soundscape that offers a unique narrative experience.
This project is presented in collaboration with Groupe le Vivier and has received the support of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec within the framework of the Initiatives structurantes en circulation d’œuvres de la relève au Québec, as well as the support of the Canada Council for the Arts within the framework of the program Présent numérique for its creation.
credits
- Music: Audréanne Filion – cello · Marilène Provencher-Leduc – flutes · Ofer Pelz – piano · Charlotte Layec – bass clarinet · Noam Bierstone – percussion · Gabriel Trottier* – horn
- Artistic directors: Ofer Pelz and Marilène Provencher-Leduc
- Concept: Ofer Pelz, Marilène Provencher-Leduc and Charlotte Layec
- Production: Ensemble Tesse
- Director of production: Ofer Pelz · Co-director of production: Marilène Provencher-Leduc
- Director and editor: Rémi Hermoso · Co-director: Ofer Pelz
- Lights design: Rémi Hermoso and Ofer Pelz
- Director of photography: Rémi Hermoso
- Scenographic advice: Jean-Frédéric Messier
- Cameras: Esther Shpigelman, Elias Touil, Guy-Carl Dubé and Rémi Hermoso
- Sound recording and mixing: Sylvaine Arnaud · Assistants: Jean-François Vézina and Mathew Higden
- Film mixing: Gaël Poisson-Lemay and Sylvaine Arnaud
- Recorded and filmed at Studios Piccolo · Mixed at Sophronik studio
- * In the Horn Concerto, Gabriel Trottier’s compositional interpretation is inspired by an excerpt from the graphic score of L’Amour des oiseaux moches by Symon Henry.