Biography
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Years Active
1981 – present (43 years)
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Members
- Christian Gentet
- Etienne Roumanet
- Jean‐Philippe Viret
- Olivier Moret
- Xavier Lugué
Created in 1981 by Christian Gentet, “L’Orchestre de Contrebasses” symbolises a most original and promising approach to modern musical creativity.
This vibrant music has received international acclaim due to the surprising combination of sound and lighting effects.
“L’Orchestre de Contrebasses” groups six virtuosi, both composers and performers. These musicians blend sound and sight : a revolutionary repertoire in which music discovers new horizons, where the double-bass, pushed to its extreme limits, becomes sensual, seductive, and magical, where we find ourselves willing captives of a spontaneous musical flight into a dream world.
Between institutional approaches to contemporary music and jazz, these musicians and composers have chosen to create a very personal type of music: ranging from soul music and jazz to the latino spirit.
Bowing techniques are rendered even more dynamic, jostled by the rhythms, haunted by the melodies and liberated in their improvisations. The absence of routines, the mastery of the vibrato and the use of the resonant wealth of the instrument confer an original identity on the group.
The search for a new and seductive attitude towards music incites the musicians to present their compositions within the context of a show, where the theatrical lighting accentuates their poetry, where the movements of men and instruments form a genuine ballet and embody the music itself.
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