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DOUBLE CONCERTO for MARIMBA AND VIBRAPHONE by Emmanuel Séjourné (France,1961)

[#03] August 12, 2019



Emmanuel Séjourné

The Double Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone, by Emmanuel Séjourné, was commissioned by Tatiana Koleva for soloists and orchestra in 2012, the transcription for wind orchestra was made by Jordan Gudefin in 2017 for the duo Escape Ten.


Emmanuel Séjourné is a notable French percussionist, composer, and pedagogue, currently teaching at the Conservatory in Strasbourg. In addition to well-known percussion concerti, chamber and percussion compositions, he has an abundance of versatile works for film, radio, theater, dance, and young audiences.


Séjourné’s Double Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone envelopes a strong rhythmic current influenced by rock and jazz idioms. The ensemble sustains sonorous harmonies while improvisational passages float between the soloists.


The performance of”Double Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone” performed by the University of North Florida Wind Symphony, Erin Bodnar conductor, has been recorded by Mark Custom Recording Service, Mark J. Morette and Jurriaan Boerstoel, engineers. This performance can be purchased from www.markcustom.com click the WASBE banner, and use catalog ID# 54986

The Double Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone, by Emmanuel Séjourné, was commissioned by Tatiana Koleva for soloists and orchestra in 2012, the transcription for wind orchestra was made by Jordan Gudefin in 2017 for the duo Escape Ten.


Emmanuel Séjourné is a notable French percussionist, composer, and pedagogue, currently teaching at the Conservatory in Strasbourg. In addition to well-known percussion concerti, chamber and percussion compositions, he has an abundance of versatile works for film, radio, theater, dance, and young audiences.


Séjourné’s Double Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone envelopes a strong rhythmic current influenced by rock and jazz idioms. The ensemble sustains sonorous harmonies while improvisational passages float between the soloists.


The performance of”Double Concerto for Marimba and Vibraphone” performed by the University of North Florida Wind Symphony, Erin Bodnar conductor, has been recorded by Mark Custom Recording Service, Mark J. Morette and Jurriaan Boerstoel, engineers.


 

This performance can be purchased from www.markcustom.com click the WASBE banner, and use catalog ID# 54986






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