ABSENCE
09′ – 2007
for flute & soprano
Absence
Corresponds to the 6th movement of the OUR piece for choir and instrumental ensemble
A duet where the two instruments do not meet, never hug, but sometimes brush against each other. A form of human heterophony. The flute is close to the wind, its flesh, its incarnation, its mask. The voice brings back to a brutal and tragic reality.
set
flute and voice (mezzo or contralto)
texts by Etel Adnan from “The Arab Apocalypse”
Singing language: English
Premiere: September 22, 2007
Venue : Asnières sur Oise, France. Musical Season of Royaumont
By: Françoise Kubler, vocals and Mario Caroli, flute
October 4, 2007 premiere Fondation Royaumont, Paris par Françoise Kubler, soprano et Mario Caroli, flûte
October 13, 2007 Contemporary Dance Festival iDANS, Bogaziçi Üniversitesi (Université du Bosphore), Istanbul (Turkey) by Françoise Kubler, soprano and Mario Caroli, flute
February 15, 2013 Balavoine room in Villefontaine (38) by Caroline Gerest, soprano and Cécile Renaud Goud, flute
Extract from the play “Our”, original order by Eduard van Beinum Stichting for the ZaterdagMatinee Concert Series, Amsterdam Concertgebouw and the Netherlands Radio Choir
Commissioned by Mezwej / Royaumont Foundation
© ŠamaŠ editions musicales 2007
