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THE CATHEDRAL TOUR 2008

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COSMIC JAZZ & SACRED MUSIC WITH CLARINET ORGAN & COMPUTER-CONTROLLED SYNTHESIZERS

SACRED MUSIC AND COSMIC JAZZ

THE CONCERT

"Jean-Christian MICHEL appears in a symphony of colours and lights, dressed in his white spatial overall. His talent on the clarinet and his magnetism reveal an unexplored musical universe" ...

• Listen to the Choral BWV 707 of J.S BACH from a transcription by Jean-Christian MICHEL.

Previously well known for his J.S BACH JAZZ scores, his version of Aranjuez's concerto and his own works, Jean-Christian MICHEL, today projects a new imagination in churches and cathedrals.

IN THE PROGRAM :

Jean-Christian MICHEL's works. Arrangements of J.S BACH, and of contemporary composers. Aranjuez's concerto.

Jean-Christian MICHEL :
A quarter of century of
sacred music

JEAN-CHRISTIAN MICHEL

Jean-Christian MICHEL has invented a unique musical style, inspired by a whole culture of classical music ( notably the Sacred Music of JS BACH ) and a sophisticated Jazz. He is one of the founder of the "Classical-Jazz" cross-over, with the famous Jazz trumpeter Miles DAVIS, John LEWIS and Kenny CLARKE from MODERN JAZZ QUARTET, and some others brilliant musicians.

Today the music of JEAN-CHRISTIAN MICHEL is still evolving. Calling on the multidimensional sounds given by modern technology, the composer has created "COSMIC JAZZ", a futuristic music with spatial echoes, which remains warm-hearted and grandiose.

JEAN-CHRISTIAN MICHEL has discovered how to create a music which is ultra-modern, yet touches the heart with a "primitive emotion" and does not release it. Certain musics lead to dream, others, sustained by a flexible heartbeat, would give almost desire to dance...

Strict in its structures, the musical art of JEAN-CHRISTIAN MICHEL is just like the universe which it irresistibly recalls : harmonious, ample and timeless.

Every recital begins with this call from the known towards the the unknown. Then one can listen to a strange music of which one did not even suspect the existence, so much is it difficult to define. When Jean-Christian MICHEL plays, he seems to find the notes beyond himself, in the "other dimension". He restores, throughout his recital, this mysterious force drawn from the infinite, and knows how to share it with a wonderful sensitivity.

The special sonority of his clarinet fuses with the resonances of the organ, in the virtual transparence of synthesizers brilliantly played by Monique THUS. (*) Because, of course, JEAN-CHRISTIAN MICHEL calls on real concert artists to exploit the beauty of the sublime sounds which he is using.

Reaffirming in the modernity its prodigious emotional power, the music of JEAN-CHRISTIAN MICHEL takes his listeners on strange star-splashed journeys.

VIDEO CONCERT

Watch the [ CONCERT'S VIDEOS ] of Jean-Christian MICHEL

MONIQUE THUS

(*) Monique THUS has worked with Jean-Christian MICHEL for more than 30 years ! A deep friendship and understanding link them in their concerts as in life.

She earned first prize in piano, organ, music theory and counterpoint at the conservatoire. She was a pupil of Pierre COCHEREAU. She is qualified as a "professeur national du Conservatoire" and is organist at the Basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde at Marseille. She is globally recognized as one of the great interpreters of J.S BACH on the organ. Her distinguished playing is clear, precise and imprinted with an extraordinary musicality.

CONCERT WITH CHOIRS

WELCOME TO CHOIRS !

Jean-Christian MICHEL has given many concerts with famous choirs, notably that of Saint Eustache in Paris, during a series of ten concerts at the "Champs Elysés" theatre. Recently he has performed with internationnaly reputed regional choirs, and these concerts have enjoyed an enormous success.

• Jean-Christian MICHEL has composed completely new works for choir and orchestra. Scores and CD on request.

TEAM WORKING

Jean-Christian MICHEL's team assures a sound of the highest quality and lighting with electronically-controlled special effects, which gives the show an unusual dimension for a concert. Computer-controlled synthesizers allow the audience to hear CD quality sound, but naturally with much more presence and an incomparable expression of emotion.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS ( FOR ORGANIZERS)

Inside or outside / minimum stage space 5 x 6 m. / electrical Power : 220 volts, 3KWatts , 15 amps, live + neutral + earth.
Sound system and lighting supplied by ourselves for an audience up to 300.
Travel and living expenses for three people to be met by the organizer.
Publicity materials supplied :
4 colour posters size A3 / colour posters 80cm X120cm / templates for handouts and pamphlets / organization check list / press kit / CD

LASER CONCERT - LASER SHOW

Concert by LASER Light

Jean-Christian MICHEL's concerts and laser shows express depth and space featuring Clarinet, church organ and computer-controlled synthesizers. A universe of translucent sounds and luminescent lasers : nights of clouds and lightning, green diffracted beams, ceilings of heavy phosphorescent purple clouds create a gulf of obscurity from the beginning of time.

The audience finds itself totally enchanted and involved in this spectacular show of faerie constructions and holograms.

Jean-Christian MICHEL's concerts and laser shows are an unmissable experience, because photos can only give the weakest outline of this strikingly original and grand dream-reality...

IN THE PROGRAM :

Jean-Christian MICHEL's works.

WARNING ! TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS ( FOR ORGANIZERS)

Inside or outside / stage space min. 5 x 6 m. / electric Power: 380 volts, 15 KVA, 30 Amp. three phase + earth. / Water supply: 8 litres / minute, 3 bars, Tap screw thread of 20 / 27mm.
Sound system and lighting supplied by ourselves for an audience of up to 300.
Publicity materials supplied :
4 colour posters size A3 / colour posters 80cm X120cm / Posters 4 X 3m / Templates of handouts and pamphlets / organisation checklist / press kit / CD.

LASER FIREWORKS & ENCHANTEDWATERS LASER SHOW

LASER CONCERT & ENCHANTED WATERS LASER SHOW - LASERCONCERT WITH WATER SCREEN - CONCERTS IN "NATURAL CATHEDRALS"

JEAN-CHRISTIAN MICHEL's GRAND OUTDOOR LASER and FIREWORKS SHOW and ENCHANTED WATERS LASER SHOW use the latest in high-tech sound, lighting and special effects.

- Clarinet, digital organ, and computer-controlled synthesizers reveal an astral world. JEAN-CHRISTIAN MICHEL's concerts add holographic effects and volumetric lasers, fireworks and brilliantly lit water organs :

- Concerts of living, cosmic music for a majestic sound and light show, where glowing infernos and incandescent meteors mix with the springs and gigantic fountains of lit-water rising to lay siege to heaven in an unprecedented show.

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[ Holographic Laser and enchanted waters Laser show ]

IN THE PROGRAM :

Jean-Christian MICHEL's works, transcriptions of JS BACH.

WARNING ! TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Outside only / stage space min. 5 x 6 m. / electrical power: 380 volts, 15 KVA, 30 Amp. three phases + earth / Water supply 8 litres / minute, 3 bars, tap screw thread 20 /27mm, 30m3 for the water organs option / material to be supplied / safety standards / licenses: detailed technical specifications available on request.
Sound system and lighting supplied by ourselves for an audience of up to 300.
Publicity materials supplied :
4 colour posters size A3 / colour posters 80cm X120cm / posters 4 X 3m / templates of handouts and pamphlets / organisation checklist / press kit / CD.

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