Franco American Saxophone Ensemble (FACE)
 from USA The Franco-American Saxophone Ensemble is a collaboration between American saxophonists and French Saxophonists, co-directed by Jean-Pierre Caens (Aix-en-Provence, France), and Dennis Shafer (Boston/NYC, USA). Jean-Pierre Caens, saxophonist, musicologist, and teacher, is an acclaimed performer and professor of performance and musicology. Caens performs and directs chamber music as well as saxophone ensembles, and is passionate about both the traditional classical repertoire and contemporary music. He has been recognized by the French journal Diapason for his work, and is sponsored by Yanagisawa. He is the founder of the duo Sax Sax+, the quartet A Piacere and Alodia, and is actively involved with an array of ensembles, from Presence contemporaine to Ensemble de saxophones de Provence. Dennis Shafer is a saxophonist, music director, conductor, and Soundpainter based in both Boston and New York City. As a saxophonist, 2010 marked Dennis Shafer's concerto debut in Jordan Hall with the New England String Ensemble, Federico Cortese, conducting, performing Chemins IV by Luciano Berio. The Boston Globe noted "the difficult solo part was played brilliantly by Dennis Shafer." In 2009, Dennis Shafer released his debut solo album and promoted it in a world-tour, and in 2008, he was presented a Legacy Award by Meryl Streep from the Creativity Foundation. |
Illustration Analytique Supergelatineuse - Claudio GabrieleComme on me demande pourquoi j'ai rehaussé de couleurs claires l'enfer, je réponds que le romantisme a perpétré l'ignominie de faire croire que l'enfer était noir comme les mines de charbon de Gustave Doré où l'on ne voit rien. Tout cela est faux. L'enfer de Dante est éclairé par le soleil et le miel de la Méditerranée, et c'est pour cela que les terreurs de mes illustrations sont analytiques et supergélatineuses avec leur coefficient de viscosité angélique. -Salvador Dalì
FASE Spaint - Dennis ShaferSoundpainting is a live composing sign language, invented by composer Walter Thompson. |
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