Composition
Eliane Radigue
Creation
26.09.2015
PLACE
Église Saint-Merry, Paris (Festival CRAK)
LENGTH
60 minutes approx.
STAFF
28 to 45 musicians
TitLE
OCCAM OCEAN
Description
Occam Ocean is a unique project that has come out of two years of work between Éliane Radigue – an emblematic and historical figure in contemporary French composition – and the Onceim musicians.
Occam is the title of a cycle of instrumental pieces begun by Éliane Radigue in 2011, a cycle composing a work that is, she says, “by its nature unfinished because unfinishable”. A new series of pieces for a large ensemble, Onceim, is being added to Occam Ocean for the first time. The choice and the exclusive use of continuous sounds, called drones by the composer, place Éliane Radigueʼs aesthetic at the crossroads of minimalist, electronic and spectral currents. The spiritual dimension of her pieces gives her music a powerful, meditative character.
This piece has been performed on several occasions in an augmented version with prestigious partner orchestras (Ensemble Contrechamps, KlangForum Wien) accompanied upstream by Onceim in the preparation of these performances, intensifying the depth, subtlety and immersiveness of the listenerʼs experience.
concerts
04.07.2016 FONDATION CARTIER
11.09.2016 THÉÂTRE D’ORLÉANS
11.02.2017 VINTERJAZZ / JAZZHOUSE (DANEMARK)
12.02.2017 EDITION FESTIVAL (SUÈDE)
28.09.2017 FESTIVAL SACRUM PROFANUM (POLOGNE)
08.11.2018 LE GUESS WHO (PAYS-BAS)
19.09.2020 WIENER FESTWOCHEN (AUTRICHE)
18.04.2021 FESTIVAL ARCHIPEL (SUISSE) W/ CONTRECHAMPS
23.03.2022 PHILHARMONIE DE BERLIN, MAERZMUZIK (ALLEMAGNE) W/ KLANGFORUM
04.06.2022 FESTIVAL ANGELICA (ITALIE)
VIDEO LINKS
HTTPS://MEDIATHEK.BERLINERFESTSPIELE.DE/EN/MAERZMUSIK/2022/OCCAM-OCEAN
HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/DAWBUYZPWVG HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/RRDDWCFQIH0
ALBUM
OCCAM OCEAN II sold out, reissue on 1st semester of 2023 (LABEL SHIIIN)