May 25th 8h30 pm, the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, conducted by Nil Venditti, and Isabelle Demers on the organ, will premiered "L'Arbre de Vie", concertante fantasy for organ and orchestra.
" The Tree of Life is often seen as a symbol of eternity and is found in many cultures and has been the subject of numerous pictorial respresentations.
The roots of this tree represent the origins of life. The tree unfolds vertically with the trunk, symbolising solidity and strenght, and then continues its evolution with the branches, which sometimes fall back to join the roots. In this way, it represents circularity, where the roots become branches and vice versa.
For this concertante fantasy for organ and orchestra, I wanted to define the different parts of the tree and its characteristics from a sound point of view. The work begins by exploring the low register of the orchestra and the organ, with melodic lines that respond to each other and intertwine, like roots. They lead to a more harmonic, vertical part, referring to the trunk of the tree, where the organ and the brass respond to each other. Then the woodwinds of the orchestra and the organ take up the root motifs in the high register and develop them, symbolising the branches and their close relationship with the roots. The following parts of this fantasy superimpose the different elements through variations, culminating in a cadenza for the organ, which takes up all the musical elements on its own. The last part of the work features a calming atmosphere of tinkling sounds symbolising the fruits of the tree, before the final burst of the organ and orchestra. [...] "
On October 5, 2022, a new album will be released by the Anima Nostra label, a monograph including works for choir and organ, and some pieces for organ. These works are performed by the Dulci Jubilo Chamber Choir conducted by Christopher Gibert, and Thomas Ospital on the organ of the Saint-Eustache church in Paris.
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On September the 8th at 8:30 pm will be premiered entirely the "Suite liturgique" for organ by Grégoire Rolland. This work had received in 2020 the 1st prize at the Vienna Cathedral composition competition. This year, the Cathedral invites Grégoire Rolland to perform a recital with his Suite Liturgique. More information : stephanskirche.at
November the 6th 2021 at 3pm will take place the premiere of "Gestes" for violin and organ, performed by Raphaëlle Moreau and Grégoire Rolland, in the Festival "Nouveaux Horizons" in Aix-en-Provence (Dir. Renaud Capuçon). This concert will be recorded by France Musique and Arte Concert : https://www.arte.tv/fr/videos/106115-003-A/gregoire-rolland-et-lanqing-ding-nouveaux-horizons/
La Fondation Banque Populaire et la Fondation De Lacour apportent leur soutien au prochain disque monographique comprenant les pièces pour choeur, choeur et orgue, et certaines pièces pour orgue de Grégoire Rolland. Ces œuvres seront interprétées par le choeur de chambre Dulci Jubilo (direction Christopher Gibert) et Thomas Ospital à l'orgue, en l'église Saint-Eustache à Paris. Sortie prévue au printemps 2022. Plus d'informations : https://www.animanostra.fr/label-anima-nostra
"Depuis 1992, la Fondation Banque Populaire favorise l’initiative individuelle et apporte son soutien à des projets de vie de personnes talentueuses, créatives ayant le goût pour l’innovation et l’esprit d’entreprendre, dans trois domaines : la Musique, le Handicap et l’Artisanat d’Art. "
"Née de la volonté d’une grande musicienne du XX° siècle et reconnue d’utilité publique en l’an 2000, la Fondation Marcelle et Robert de Lacour musique & danse œuvre pour l’expression de talents, interprètes, compositeurs ou danseurs, qui s’expriment par et autour du clavecin, de la harpe, du piano-forte et de l’orgue. La Fondation a parrainé quelques cent sept artistes, certains couronnés par les Victoires de la Musique et tous portés par une notoriété croissante au fil des années, en France comme à l’étranger."
The Beaux-Arts Academy has assigned the encouragement prize in musical composition to Grégoire Rolland. He will officially receive the Prize in november the 17th at the "Institut de France" (Paris).
Release of the first album of Grégoire Rolland, recorded at the Aix-en-Provence Cathedral : "The Sacraments". available on many points of sale, and on the Hortus Label website : https://www.editionshortus.com/catalogue_fiche.php?prod_id=268
