Coup de coeur de Marie-Anne Rouan, directrice artistique de Melomania, le trio SR9 n’a que partiellement attisé la curiosité des mélomanes. Mais la qualité d’écoute du public était là. Ces trois marianistes – Paul Changarnier, Nicolas Cousin et Alexandre Esperet, sortis récemment du CNSM de Lyon – ont déroulé un programme très étiré dans le [...]
Le SR9 Trio forme un U… Etrange affaire ! En vous rendant à l’hôtel de Soubise, vous découvrirez trois musiciens ainsi disposés. Devant eux, ni cordes ni vents, mais bois et métal. Alexandre Esperet, Nicolas Cousin et Paul Changarnier (un vrai orchestre à trois !) sont percussionnistes et jouent du marimba. Long de deux mètres [...]
The Kahlua Company carefully set the stage for their performance which dazzled the audience Tuesday night. The venue was packed and the crowd was won over by this work of ethereal poetic musical theatre. When silence becomes music, when the body becomes percussion, and when movement becomes dance and theatre : magic is ensured. Tuesday night, [...]
Alexandre Esperet finished his performance in the finals of the TROMP Competition yesterday with a piece called Ceci n’est pas une balle. His act was a combination of vaudeville, mime, and percussion, using his body as an instrument. Considering the crowd’s enthusiasm, it is no wonder they chose to give him the Audience Award. He [...]
With a hoarse voice Esperet sings a sad song about his love breaking up with him The audience is enthusiastically cheering. Alexandre Esperet has just finished his performance on the second day of the semi-finals of the TROMP Percussion Competition. Participants were supposed to put together a program which includes the obligatory timpani piece by [...]