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JEAN-CHRISTIAN
MICHEL
THE
CATHEDRAL TOUR 2012
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JEAN-CHRISTIAN
MICHEL IN CONCERT
CROSS-OVER
JAZZ & SACRED MUSIC WITH CLARINET
ORGAN & COMPUTER-CONTROLLED
SYNTHESIZERS
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 pianist John LEWIS and the drummer 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 "JAZZ & SACRED MUSIC CROSS-OVER", 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.
Reaffirming
in the modernity its prodigious emotional power, the music of JEAN-CHRISTIAN
MICHEL takes his listeners on strange star-splashed journeys.
CROSS-OVER
OF JAZZ AND SACRED MUSIC |
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JEAN-CHRISTIAN MICHEL |
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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.
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" .. |
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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. |
CHURCH
AND CATHEDRAL CONCERTS |
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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. |
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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.
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Jean-Christian MICHEL
has composed completely new works for choir and orchestra. Scores
and CD on request. |
LASER
CONCERT - LASER SHOW |
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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... |
LASER
FIREWORKS & ENCHANTED WATERS LASER SHOW
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LASER CONCERT WITH WATER SCREEN - CONCERTS IN "NATURAL CATHEDRALS" |
Concert
by LASER Light
and Fireworks |
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.
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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 :
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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. |
VISIT THE SPECIAL PAGE : [
HOLOGRAPHIC LASER AND ENCHANTED WATERS
LASER SHOW ] |
| IN
THE PROGRAM |
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| TEAM
WORKING |
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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.
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YOU
WISH TO ORGANISE A CONCERT ? CONTACT US !
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For
our rates and any organizational questions,
please write, e-mail, or phone.
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GENERAL
RECORDS
Jean VALDET, External Relations
Domaine de la Keyrié - 2113 chemin de Repentance
13100 - Aix en Provence - France
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