ONCEIM

Composition

Christian Marclay

creation

07.09.2024

length

45 minutes

place of creation

Gaudeamus, Utrecht (NL)

TitLe

CONSTEL-

LATION

Description

Born in 1955 in San Rafael, California, Christian Marclay is a composer, musician and visual artist. From the outset of his musical career, he has been influenced by contemporary art and the challenges it poses to traditional artistic values. Based on form and texture rather than notation, his approach to musical creation allows him to consider sound in its plastic dimension.

Composed in close collaboration with Onceim musicians, “Constellation” is the result of a journey he describes as fascinating, full of struggles and discoveries. Aware that music is always a collaborative effort, Marclay was keen to keep the musicians' enjoyment central to his approach.

With the help of sound designer Quentin Chiappetta and arranger and saxophonist Benjamin Dousteyssier, old sound improvisations, created by Marclay using found objects, were used as a foundation for the compositional work. Manipulated and adapted to all the instruments in the orchestra, the final score gives rise to a lively interpretation, embodied by superimpositions of hybrid sound flows and rhythmically intense crescendos.

CONCERTS

26.09.2024 SAINT-PAUL CHURCH, MUSICA FESTIVAL, STRASBOURG (FR)

24.11.2024 PHILHARMONY, RAINY DAYS FESTIVAL, LUXEMBOURG (LU)

04.10.2025 SINOPOLI, ROMA EUROPA FESTIVAL, ITALY (IT)