Events

In 2018, Ensemble Télémaque created October Lab , an international platform dedicated to musical creation, whose mission is to produce and disseminate new works at the crossroads of styles and aesthetics. Through commissions given to composers from around the world, it explores constantly evolving themes. Sounds, Tears and Skins marks Ensemble Télémaque's first collaboration with artists from the United States. Under the direction of Raoul Lay, the ensemble has commissioned works this year from a new generation of American composers: Yu-Hui Chang , John Aylward , and Kate Soper , joined by Jingmian Gong and Dylan Needleman, doctoral students in composition whom they met at Brandeis University. Their creations are based on French and American texts, written in a significant way or that have left their mark on Marseille and the USA. The project brings together five major figures of modern literature: Mary Jane Gold ( Crossroads Marseilles , 1940), Franz Werfel, Antonin Artaud, Marcel Proust, and Arthur Rimbaud. All of them, to varying degrees, have been discriminated against because of their gender, and/or their origin, and/or their differences (ethnic or religious affiliation, political beliefs, sexual orientation, mental health issues, etc.). Throughout history, before, during, or after the Second World War, each work explores the notions of travel, migration, and the history of minorities along a Marseille-United States axis. How do contemporary artists compose in relation to these shattered moments in history, whose resemblance to the present raises questions?

In 2018, Ensemble Télémaque created October Lab , an international platform dedicated to musical creation, whose mission is to produce and disseminate new works at the crossroads of styles and aesthetics. Through commissions given to composers from around the world, it explores constantly evolving themes. Sounds, Tears and Skins marks Ensemble Télémaque's first collaboration with artists from the United States. Under the direction of Raoul Lay, the ensemble has commissioned works this year from a new generation of American composers: Yu-Hui Chang , John Aylward , and Kate Soper , joined by Jingmian Gong and Dylan Needleman, doctoral students in composition whom they met at Brandeis University. Their creations are based on French and American texts, written in a significant way or that have left their mark on Marseille and the USA. The project brings together five major figures of modern literature: Mary Jane Gold ( Crossroads Marseilles , 1940), Franz Werfel, Antonin Artaud, Marcel Proust, and Arthur Rimbaud. All of them, to varying degrees, have been discriminated against because of their gender, and/or their origin, and/or their differences (ethnic or religious affiliation, political beliefs, sexual orientation, mental health issues, etc.). Throughout history, before, during, or after the Second World War, each work explores the notions of travel, migration, and the history of minorities along a Marseille-United States axis. How do contemporary artists compose in relation to these shattered moments in history, whose resemblance to the present raises questions?

In 2018, Ensemble Télémaque created October Lab , an international platform dedicated to musical creation, whose mission is to produce and disseminate new works at the crossroads of styles and aesthetics. Through commissions given to composers from around the world, it explores constantly evolving themes. Sounds, Tears and Skins marks Ensemble Télémaque's first collaboration with artists from the United States. Under the direction of Raoul Lay, the ensemble has commissioned works this year from a new generation of American composers: Yu-Hui Chang , John Aylward , and Kate Soper , joined by Jingmian Gong and Dylan Needleman, doctoral students in composition whom they met at Brandeis University. Their creations are based on French and American texts, written in a significant way or that have left their mark on Marseille and the USA. The project brings together five major figures of modern literature: Mary Jane Gold ( Crossroads Marseilles , 1940), Franz Werfel, Antonin Artaud, Marcel Proust, and Arthur Rimbaud. All of them, to varying degrees, have been discriminated against because of their gender, and/or their origin, and/or their differences (ethnic or religious affiliation, political beliefs, sexual orientation, mental health issues, etc.). Throughout history, before, during, or after the Second World War, each work explores the notions of travel, migration, and the history of minorities along a Marseille-United States axis. How do contemporary artists compose in relation to these shattered moments in history, whose resemblance to the present raises questions?

Premiere of Proust Impression for flute, clarinet, trumpet, violin, cello, accordion, and percussion.

Join us for scenes from Wagner's sacred opera Parsifal. Parsifal, a young knight, seeks the holy grail to bring order and healing to his religious community. Featuring the Chancel Choir, Children's Choir and Hills Church Orchestra in a new orchestration by Music Director Will Cooper.