IRCAM and the higher education institution for the performing arts Aubervilliers – La Courneuve – Seine-Saint-Denis – Île-de-France (known as “Pôle Sup’93”) have been running a programme for several years that allows students in the performing musician track (DNSPM) at Pôle Sup’93 to discover and perform mixed-media music works alongside IRCAM’s computer music designers and sound engineers. It explores the specific issues and challenges of performing mixed media music through several sessions: an introduction to Ircam, score analysis, rehearsals…

Since last year, in addition to this program, a new track focused on improvisation and electronic music has been offered to a small group of students. Both programs conclude with a public concert marking the culmination of the work carried out throughout the year.

Program
Sasha J. Blondeau Sortir du noir
Natasha Barrett Liquid Crystal
Eric Maestri Ritrato voce
Tom Birton Pan Box (excerpt)

Each piece is separated by an improvisation

Performers
For the Mixed Music Track, students from the Pôle Sup’93
Yoko Okubo clarinet
Capucine Picard cello
Thomas Rivière violin
Gabriel Saro voice

For the Improvisation and Electronics Track, students from the Pôle Sup’93
Jean-Denis Carlier horn
Léo Cotez oboe
Charlotte Grillot euphonium
Amaury Roth-Boll viola

Matteo Cesari, Grégoire Lorieux presentation of the concert
Jérémie Bourgogne IRCAM sound diffusion

Educational Team
Claudia Jane Scroccaro Educational advisor and IRCAM electronics - Mixed Music Track
Grégoire Lorieux Educational advisor and IRCAM electronics — Improvisation Track
Matteo Cesari Educational advisor Pôle Sup’93