BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Asia/Kolkata X-WR-TIMEZONE:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:VEVENT UID:35@afdelhi.org DTSTART:20140615T133000Z DTEND:20140615T133000Z DTSTAMP:20240405T175357Z URL:https://afdelhi.org/events/electric-suites-jazz-violin-by-guillaume-bl anc/ SUMMARY:Electric Suites Jazz violin by Guillaume Blanc DESCRIPTION:Alliance Française de Delhi \npresents\n\nElectric Suites\nJaz z violin by Guillaume Blanc \n\nSunday\, June 15 2014\, 7:00pm\nM. L. Bha rtia Auditorium\, Alliance Française de Delhi\n72\, Lodi Estate\, New Del hi 110003\n"Electricity is like an effort of some sort of living matter to turn into spirit and mind. It would almost appear as though matter is try ing to get an ecstasy\, using electricity." - Ernest Hello.\nPlaying in in teraction with machines... learning to master their language... that is th e challenge of Electric Suites... the sounds of traditional instruments cl osely intertwined with those of the electronic music... Folklore\, Jazz\, Beatmusic\, traditional and ancient music\, Electric Suites was inspired b y this diversity in order to develop a new aesthetic\, highlighting the pr ofound aspirations of the creator and of the artist: to provide an artisti c language that would be relevant to its time\, while preserving a link to its past and origins. Revitalized with each live concert\, Electric Suite s takes its routes deep in the past and traditions of music\, in order to better reinvent\, whilst making the listener’s body vibrate… at the sa me time as the musician’s one does!\nAbout the artist:-\nGuillaume Blanc \, violinist and composer\nBorn in 1981\, Guillaume began playing the viol in at age 5. After studying classical violin\, he learns to know and love other musical aesthetics by joining the class of the great violinist and t eacher of jazz improvisation Didier Lockwood. He also attended the class o f Octavio Lopez\, renowned contemporary music composer.\nSince 2001\, he p articipated in many music and film projects that allow him to perform regu larly both in France and abroad. He was invited as a soloist by famous Fre nch artists\, such as SportoKantes\, Didier Lockwood\, André Ceccarelli\, Jool\, Louis Winsberg\, The Rabeats.\nSince 2005\, he has been playing hi s own compositions in various formations: a delicate mix of jazz and other musical styles\, with a subtle touch of folklore. From 2007\, he joined d ance and theatre projects as a composer and performer.\nAmongst his numero us collaborations\, he had the pleasure of working with the choreographer Céline Pradeu-Kanagasabai on the choreographic pieces CPK-30ans (CPK-unde r 30 y.o) and Hybrid\, around the theme of a shared identity between Franc e and India (tour in the “Alliances Françaises” -French Alliances- in India and Sri Lanka in 2012 and 2013)\nHe also composed the original soun dtrack for plays\, such as Les parents terribles (Terrible parents) and Un numéro d’équilibre (A balancing act) for the Minuit44 company (Avigno n Festival\, in France\, in 2012 and 2013).\nHe was also part of the paint er &\; artist Xavier Ott’s performance on the theme of nature and the sacred\, Le passage de Vénus (The passage of Venus).\nIn 2011 he was a f inalist in Stéphane Grappelli’s Jazz Violin International Competition\, winning the award for "Scenic Performance".\nHe holds a national degree ( “Diplôme d’Etat”) in violin teaching\, and teaches violin and viola in several conservatories in France.\nHe is currently working on the deve lopment of Electric Suites\, a Dj Set combining live instrumental and elec tronic music.\n"The Jazz violinists are not yet legions and Guillaume Blan c is certainly one of the best. In its Electric Suites project\, he presen ts original compositions of a high and rare quality.\nHe deserves a great future\, so do go see and listen to him!" Didier Lockwood\n Free entry. O pen to all.\n \; CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:\, \, X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=\, ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TI TLE=:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR