Founded 21 years ago, the ensemble L'instant Donné is unique in that it operates without a conductor, and follows a collegial mode of organization.
This democratic commitment is coupled with an artisanal approach - in the noblest sense of the word - to the performing profession, of which the piece À L'Instant by Georges Aperghis (b. 1945) could be the symbol.
The piece is the fruit of several years of close collaboration between the musicians and the composer: from 2018 to 2021, the latter took part in several individual workshops with the ensemble's nine instrumentalists, whose personalities guided the instrumental writing.
À l'instant has thus become, as its title suggests, a kind of musical portrait of L'Instant Donné.
Corps à corps (1978) and Deze - an excerpt from Zig Bang (2005) - develop an imaginary language combining onomatopoeia and text, characteristic of Aperghis's musical theater, which calls for the active, creative participation of the performer.
This theatrical dimension is also palpable in Six chansons laissées sans voix (2021), in which Bastien David (b. 1990) diverts the original sonorities of the instruments to explore their "vocal" potential, transforming the ensemble into a kind of choir of fantastic creatures.
The brief Tracasseries (2006) by Claire-Mélanie Sinnhuber (b. 1973), in which the instrumentalists are asked to perform "simple actions with the hand, the breath, the bow", testify to the same desire to question the "object-instrument", while at the same time calling on the performer's creativity and theatricality.
Production
L'Instant Donné
Coproduction
Philharmonie du Luxembourg; Théâtre de Lorient
L'Instant Donné
instrumental ensemble
The instrumental ensemble L'Instant Donné has the particularity of interpreting contemporary music without a conductor in formations of up to ten musicians. Founded in 2002 and based in Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis) since 2005, the ensemble brings together a team of eleven people, including nine musicians. The functioning is collegial, the artistic and economic choices, the management of the place of work, the organization of the concerts, the schedules and the tours are discussed in common. Musical creation is a priority, accounting for a significant proportion of the ensemble's activity, and work with composers is developed on a long-term basis. The ensemble performs recent repertoire as well as selected pieces from the classical era, and is happy to work with regular partners (vocal ensembles, singers, conductors, sound engineers, choreographers, actors, etc.). Since 2007, L'Instant Donné has been a regular guest of the Festival d'Automne à Paris and offers about thirty concerts per year in France and abroad. L'Instant Donné collaborates with leading European radio stations. 2018 sees the release of a double CD on the NoMadMusic label devoted to the works of Gérard Pesson. L'Instant Donné is associated with the Nouveau Théâtre de Montreuil from 2018 to 2021. Every last Sunday of the month, L'Instant Donné musicians organize free listening workshops at La Marbrerie in Montreuil. Finally, the ensemble participates in international academies for graduate students. L'Instant Donné is associated with the Nouveau Théâtre de Montreuil - Centre Dramatique National, and is supported by the Ministère de la Culture / DRAC Île-de-France as a company with national and international influence, by the Département de Seine-Saint-Denis as an artistic residency, and by SPEDIDAM and Sacem - la culture avec la copie privée.
Friche la Belle de Mai (Petit Plateau)
41 Jobin Street13003
Marseille
DURATION
1h05 (no intermission)
RATES
Single €6
Modulations loyalty card €30*
Limited number of seats
*Gives access to all Modulations in season 23-24
TICKETS
Online: gmem-cncm.mapado.com
By e-mail: billetterie@gmem.org
On site: on the day of performance, half an hour before the show, subject to availability.
IN THE FRAMEWORK OF MODULATIONS
What are Modulations?
Concerts, performances, regular events...
In other words, a season organized by the GMEM.
1st semester dates:
19/09 - 17/10 - 21/11 - 03/12 - 19/12
2nd semester dates :
01/16 - 02/20 - 03/03 - 19/03 - 04/16 - 05/12
Georges Aperghis
Claire-Mélanie Sinnhuber
Bastien David
compositeurs-rice-s
L'Instant Donné
instrumental ensemble composed of :
Mayu Sato-Brémaud
flute
Sylvain Desvaux
oboe
Mathieu Steffanus
clarinet
Esther Kubiez-Davoust
harp
Caroline Cren
piano
Maxime Echardour
percussion
Saori Furukawa
violin
Elsa Balas
viola
Nicolas Carpentier
cello
WORKS BY
Georges Aperghis (Greece, 1945)
Deze - excerpt from Zig Bang (2005) 04:00
for 5 performers
Georges Aperghis (Greece, 1945)
Le Corps à corps (1978) 10:00
zarb and voice
Claire-Mélanie Sinnhuber (France, 1973)
Tracasseries (2006) 5:00
flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Bastien David (France, 1990)
Six chansons laissées sans voix (2020) 11:00
Commissioned by L'Instant Donné
3 stirring xylophones, piano, harp, percussion, violin, viola, cello
Georges Aperghis (Greece, 1945)
À L'Instant (2021) 25:00
flute, oboe, clarinet, piano harp, percussion, violin, viola, cello