Her current projects include big dog little dog a duo with composerviolinist jessie montgomery, an acoustic trio with artpop auteur glasser and multiinstrumentalist robbie lee, and the avant folkjazz supergroup the hands free with james moore, caroline shaw, and nathan koci, among others. Debuting the complete works from their new album, bonjour. Bonjour, this bass is a copy of a german anton posch built by barrie kolstein. Bonjour is not quite your average chamber music ensemble. Bonjour features ghys as composer and double bassist, as well as eleonore oppenheim double bass, ashley bathgate cello, james moore guitars, and owen weaver percussion. Cantaloupe music has made a massive impact in the new music community, and has been recognized by critics and fans worldwide for its. Formed around the music of composer and bassist, florent ghys, they made their official debut at nycs flea theater in the spring of 2012. Florent ghys, bass, composition, and voice james moore, guitars eleonore oppenheim, bass owen weaver, percussion.
Emerging out of the fertile environment of the yale school of music and bang on a can fellowships, five gifted. Tribeca new music to continue 2016 season with bonjour. When i load it, the console reports the usual unable to load object bundle executable. Music for dimensions, an album by florent ghys on spotify. This celebration of original music from princeton universitys versatile graduate music program features a broad variety of postclassicalcontemporary grooves by. He also studied with julia wolfe in new york and holds a masters of music from nyu steinhardt. Cantaloupe music is the record label created and launched in march 2001 by the three founders of new yorks legendary bang on a can organizationcomposers michael gordon, david lang and julia wolfewith bang on a can managing director kenny savelson. Bang on a can and the jewish museum present bonjour, a low string quartet with drumspercussion founded in 2012 by bassist and composer florent ghys. Florent ghys is a composer and upright bass player from bordeaux, france.
Despite a chilly drizzle sunday afternoon, the audience sat in rapt attention as the genredefying group bonjour played in princetons hinds plaza. In the words of journalist and wnyc radio host john schaefer, composer and bassist florent ghys writes pieces that blend elements of minimalism, pop music. Weve already talked about florent ghys and his music on i care if you listen. Comprised of ghys and eleonore oppenheim on the two double basses, ashley bathgate on cello, james moore on electric guitar, and owen weaver on percussion, the group is taking the classical string quartet model and giving. Bonjour is a low string band with drumspercussion founded in 2012 by bassist and composer florent ghys whose performance corresponds to the museums exhibition pierre chareau. Ashley bathgate cello and voice florent ghys alto bass and voice james moore guitars and voice eleonore oppenheim bass and voice owen w. Florent ghys double bass, voice recorded by henry hirsch, hudson, ny, no date its not easy to characterise the 50 minutes to be heard on bonjour. He changed its proportions in order to keep a 34 bass size while reducing the string length to 38 inches. Performance by bonjour thursday, february 16, 2017 founded by bassist and composer florent ghys, bonjour combines bass, cello, guitar, percussion, and vocals to create an unusual, edgy, and adventurous sound that pushes beyond the arena of new classical music. I have tones of old patches using analyzer and i spent a great deal of time tweaking it to get exactly what i wanted, so i really dont want to use another object for these. For bonjour, composer and contrabassist florent ghys bids adieu to his signature use of sampled speech and diy solo overdubs, in favor of the sound of a rock band. Florent ghys is one of a new breed of composerperformers who thrives on performing the music he composes. Combining basses, cello, guitars, drumkit, pitched. He creates highly contrapuntal, postminimalist chamber music showcasing intelligent multitracking and inventive use of electronics and sampled speech.
Florent ghys continues to be commissioned by some of todays most exciting soloists and ensembles, create music for film, and produce, arrange, and program for other artists. By bonjour ashley bathgate florent ghys james moore eleonore oppenheim owen weaver. Terminal in the words of journalist and wnyc radio host john schaefer, composer. Phase parisienne, for double bass play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Bonjour is a low string band with drumspercussion founded in 2012 by bassist and composer florent ghys. Combining basses, cello, guitars, drumkit, pitched percussion, melodica, and voices, ghys creates music that easily slides across genre barriers, bringing the listener into an unusual sound world thats equal parts groove, melody and meditation.
Includes unlimited streaming of bonjour via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. For composer and videographer florent ghys, monday morning sounds like a. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Unruly sounds music festival princeton public library. Bang on a can to present florent ghys bonjour at the. In the words of journalist and wnyc radio host john schaefer, composer and bassist florent ghys writes pieces that blend elements of minimalism, pop music and a dose of extravagant wit. Ghys performs both solo and with his group bonjour, a low string and percussion quartet. With a rather uncharacteristic instrumentation, this group has altered the rules of the game. Hello, analyzer has been discontinued by cnmat but i was just wondering if anyone had tried to port it for 64bit. On television, florent ghys plays, performs and perpetrates. Universitys versatile graduate music program features a broad variety of postclassicalcontemporary grooves by florent ghys with bonjour. Eleonore oppenheim is a genre surfing musical polyglot. The frenchborn composer and double bass wizard is about to release a first eponymous album with his ensemble. A fourth album with his low string quartet, bonjour was released in 2016 also on cantaloupe music.
He is the founding member of bonjour, a group featuring ashley bathgate. A pair of double bassists flanked florent ghys s low string band as it wound its way through a selection of pieces corresponding to days of the week. Bonjour is a low string band with drums and percussion founded in 2012 by bassist and composer florent ghys. Florent ghys is a french composer born in lyon, france in 1979. He grew up in bordeaux where he studied in the music university and in the conservatoire and wrote his first pieces in a rock band in 1993. We havent played in a while but we have a beautiful album here. Florent ghys home double bass, composition, and video experiments. It uses the conceit of tracks being called after days of the week. Bonjour, an album by florent ghys, ashley bathgate, owen weaver, eleonore oppenheim on spotify. Tribeca new music continues its 2016 season with bonjour music of florent ghys.