biography
Alexis Ciesla studied music in Lyons, Geneva and Paris, where he secured first prizes in clarinet and bass clarinet in 1991.
His interest in music education led to him obtaining his State Diploma as well as the certificate (« certificat d’aptitudes ») for teaching clarinet. He has been teaching at the CRC in Saint-Priest since 1990.
His passion for improvised and traditional music resulted in him forming the Doumka Clarinet Ensemble, with which he has recorded four critically-acclaimed albums.
He has composed sonatas and concertos for Philippe Berrod, François Sauzeau, the Quatuor Debussy, the Quatuor Emphasis, Jean-Denis Michat, and others.
His compositions are published by Robert Martin, Advance Music, Billaudot and Arpèges as well as Les Braques for the book/CD Halb, l’autre moitié, which was awarded both Radio-France’s « Lire dans le noir » prize and the Académie Charles Cros’ « Coup de coeur » prize.
