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'