Instrumental and mixed music

Electronic & musical theater

WORKS

SASHA J. BLONDEAU

INSTRUMENTAL AND MIXED MUSIC

Music for orchestra|ensemble, with or without soloist

Prosthesis - "Devenir|s Mutant·es" cycle - 2024

for large ensemble[15] - 12'

Commissioned by Radio France and Ensemble Modern

First performance : February 6th 2025, Festival Présences, Radio France, Paris

Ensemble Modern

Franck Ollu, conductor

Cortèges - 2023

for a dancer/singer, large orchestra and electronics - 35'

Commissioned by Philharmonie de Paris, Orchesrede Paris and Ircam.

Text by Hélène Giannecchini

First performance : June 8th 2023, Philharmonie de Paris, Paris (FR)

François Chaignaud (voice and dance) and Orchestre de Paris

Alain Altinoglu, conductor

Contre-espace - 2019

for large ensemble[25] - 13'

Commissioned by Ensemble Intercontemporain.

First performance : September 22th 2019, Boulez Saal, Berlin (GER)

Ensemble Intercontemporain

Matthias Pintscher, conductor

Namenlosen - 2017

for 4 soloists, large ensemble[22] and electronics - 22'

Commissioned by Françoise and Jean-Philippe Billarant.

First performance : June 9th 2017, Philharmonie de Paris [2]

Co-producted by Ircam/Centre Pompidou, Ensemble Intercontemporain and Philharmonie de Paris

Ensemble Intercontemporain

Matthias Pintscher, conductor

Tesla - 2014

for viola, ensemble[12] and electronics - 22’.

First performance : February 21th 2014, Lyon, Les Subsistances

Atelier XX-21 / CNSMD de Lyon

Fabrice Pierre, conductor

Soubresauts - 2012

for mezzo-soprano, actress, ensemble[15] and electronics - 45’.

First performance : June 2012

Atelier XX-21 / CNSMD de Lyon

Nicolas André, conductor

Prize of the Francis and Mica Salabert Foundation.

Music for soloist instrument

Urphänomen IIb - 2020

for piano and electronics - 13'

Commissioned by Radio France and Ircam

First performance : February 8th 2020, Paris, Radio France, Studio 104

Philippe Hattat, piano

Atlas II : Ils portent en eux un passé qui s'immisce - 2019

for violin and electronics - 13'

Commissioned by French Culture Minister for the Messiaen Festival

First performance : July 2019, La Grave (FR)

Hae-Sun Kang, violin

L'œil-exact - 2018

for violin - 5'

Commissioned by Alexandra Greffin-Klein

From a text by Hélène Giannecchini

First performance : January 2019, Munich (GER)

Alexandra Greffin-Klein (violin)

Urphänomen IIa - 2018

for piano and electronics - 10'

Commissioned by Ecole des Mines, Crescendo APJM

First performance : September 18th 2018, Paris, Ecole des Mines

Philippe Hattat, piano

Sortir du noir - 2016

for cello and electronics - 16'30

Commissioned by GMEM - CNCM Marseille  ("Les Musiques" festival)

First performance : 19 May 2016, Marseille, Klap

Séverine Ballon, cello

Tesla ou l'effet d'étrangeté - 2016

for viola and electronics - 15'

Commissioned by the Musica Festival

First performance : 1 October 2014, Strasbourg, Salle de la Bourse

Co-producted with Ircam-Centre Pompidou

Christophe Desjardins, viola

Etat d'exception - 2014

for piano and electronics - 8'

First performance : 24 August 2014, Boston (USA), Harvard University, John Knowles Paine Concert Hall

Ensemble Talea

Yegor Shetsov, piano

Chamber music

"Devenir|s Mutant·es" cycle :

   

   

Autres inapproprié·es - 2024

       for flute, clarinet, viola, cello, e-guitar and electronics - 15'

       Commissioned by Collective Lovemusic with the support of Francis&Mica Salabert Foundation.

   Muter - 2023

       for 2 cellos - 10'

       Commissioned by festival Nouveaux Horizons

Des mondes possibles - 2021

for string quartet and electronics - 30'

Commissioned by Françoise and Jean-Philippe Billarant

First performance : April, 23th 2021, Wittener Tage Für Neue Kammermusik, Witten (GER)

Diotima quartet

Monstrum - 2020

for flute, clarinet, oboe, viola and cello - 7'30

Commissioned by Ensemble Intercontemporain and Théâtre du Châtelet

First performance : july 2020 Paris, Théâtre du Châtelet - recording

Sophie Cherrier, flûte - Philippe Grauvogel, hautbois - Jérôme Comte, clarinette - Odile Auboin, alto - Pierre Strauch, violoncelle.

Urphänomen I - 2018

for violin and cello - 12'

Commissioned by Radio France

First performance : April 4th, 2018, Paris, Radio France - recording

Alexis Descharmes (cello) and Alexandra Greffin-Klein (violin), soloists of Court-Circuit Ensemble.

Théâtre d'ombres - 2015

for six percussions - 15'

Commissioned by Les Percussions de Strasbourg

First performance : may 28th 2015, Strasbourg, Théâtre de Hautepierre

Les Percussions de Strasbourg

MUSICAL THEATER

They - 2020

for soprano, 2 pianos, 2 percussions and electronics

Commissioned by SWR Donaueschinger Musiktage

First performance : October 17th 2020, Donaueschingen (GER)

Atlas I : In principio - 2019

for soprano, trumpet, clarinet, percussions and electronics - 19'

Commissioned by Wittener Tage Für Neue Kammermusik

First performance : May 12th 2019, Witten (GER)

Sarah Maria Sun, soprano

Marco Blaauw, trumpet - Carl Rosman, clarinet - Dirk Rosthbrust, percussions

Nachleben - 2014

for soprano, baryton, percussions and live electronics - 8'30

First performance : 2 July 2014

Manifeste Academy - Ircam - Centquatre

Donatienne Michel-Dansac, soprano - Lionel Peintre, baryton - Richard Duberlski, percussions

ELECTROACOUSTIC MUSIC

Ponentino - 2019

8'30

Multi channels installation.
Music for the film made by the architect Mathieu Lucas.

Production : Villa Medici

Chelovek Na Storone - 2010

24'

Métropolis - 2007

7'

Seuls aux fenêtres des fleuves - 2006

15'

Métamorphisme - 2005

7'