"Alpages" is an ethno-artistic creation based on immersion in a territory and sound recordings collected in the field. Sheep farming in the Champsaur-Valgaudemar valleys is the primary inspiration for this work dedicated to pastoral mountain landscapes.
The musical work created is a mixed acousmatic piece accompanied by an audio documentary, an ethnographic appendix to the musical creation. It is designed to be performed in different territories and is intended for all types of audiences.
This creation is part of an initiative to raise awareness and offer a poetic interpretation of issues related to pastoral life in the mountains, in a bold format that also aims to make our music accessible to everyone.
Production
FeM collectiu
Coproduction
La Communauté de Communes Champsaur-Valgaudemar ; GMEM
Support
CBA Musique de Création Région Sud; CEDRA 05; Le Parc National des Ecrins; La Coopérative — Réseau pour la création musicale DRAC PACA
Iris Kaufmann
artist and ethnologist
Composer, performer and ethnologist, founder of the FeM company and co-director of the DRALHAS ciné-concert, co-produced by FeM & L'Excentrale, she has been working since 2018 on the use of bells in agro-pastoralism. As part of the BATALH! group, she is also collaborating on the invention of a new instrument, the campanophone, a device armed with bells and rattles. Since 2021, she has directed a multi-restitution research and creation cycle, "Faiseurs de Paysages", focusing on the analysis of sound composition practices used in transhumant pastoralism. She is currently working on a performance, "Beau Bruit", combining research report, ethnographic narrative and sound creation, alongside commissions for sound creations at the crossroads of ethnology, radio and electroacoustic composition.
Iris Kaufmann
composition, voice, sound bodies
Alban de Tournadre
composition, sound bodies, synthesizers, computer music director
Marc Blancard
interpretation, sound bodies, dogs and herd
Mathieu Semman
computer music production, sound engineering, multiphonic interpretation
2026
Mon. 12 — Fri. 16 January 2026 – residency at GMEM — National Center for Musical Creation (Marseille — 13)
2025
Mon. 15 — Fri. 19 December 2025 – residency at GMEM — National Center for Musical Creation (Marseille — 13)
Mon. 21 — Thu. 24 July 2025 – residency at GMEM — National Center for Musical Creation (Marseille — 13)
Thu. 17 + Fri. 18 July 2025 — residency at GMEM — National Center for Musical Creation (Marseille — 13)
Tue. 18 + Wed. 19 March 2025 — residency at GMEM — National Center for Musical Creation (Marseille — 13)