vendre le ciel
aux ténèbres
(Selling the sky to darkness)
Université Jean Monnet – Institut ARTS / Ésad Saint-Étienne
Guided musical performance
25 June, 7.30pm
With
Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain (EOC): flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, piano, percussion, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass ; conductor Bruno Mantovani
Composer
Bastien David
Musicians
Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain (EOC): flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, horn, trombone, piano, percussion, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass ; conductor Bruno Mantovani
With Vendre le ciel aux ténèbres, a piece for 14 instruments composed as part of his residency at the Villa Medicis, Bastien David
(winner of the 2025 Ernst von Siemens Composition Prize) explores the
theme of the pollution of the sky by thousands of satellites. By
questioning the growing occupation of airspace, this piece raises an
essential question: what is left of our immaterial resources in the face
of human exploitation?
Through an artistic approach imbued with
critical reflection, the work highlights the challenges of
sustainability and ethics in technological innovation.
This
format provides keys for listening to the work, understanding the
aesthetic, societal and political issues at stake, and questioning our
relationship with objects.
The Ensemble Orchestral Contemporain (EOC) is supported by the Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication - DRAC Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the Département de la Loire and the City of Saint-Étienne. It is also supported by SPEDIDAM, the Centre National de la Musique (CNM), SACEM and the Maison de la Musique Contemporaine (MMC). The EOC is in permanent residence at the Saint-Étienne Opera.
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