The works in this collection are the result of a judicious and painstaking selection by Claude VILLEVIEILLE, who plays most of them in concert.
They belong to international libraries or private collections.
Three main objectives for this collection :
- promote works written for oboe d'amore or english horn,
- re-publish the works of French composers,
- introduce contemporary works and arrangements, even audacious.
Marc DUMONTIER simultaneous !Y carries out academic studies in philosophy and musicology as well as studies in composition at the music academy of Rouen. He mainly composes chamber music pieces (recorder quartet, saxophone quartet, suite for guitar … ) He also creates original songs for children choir.
In parallel with his concert career, he contributes to expand the repertoire of the guitar by publishing to Soldano editions and productions of Oz (Canada and US territory) pieces for famous artists such as « Sergio and Odair Assad », « Arnaud Dumond », « Jorge Cardoso », « Eric Franceries », « Raul Maldonado », « Antonio Lauro », « the duo Themis », « Alexandre Bernoud », « Isabelle Presti », but also educational pieces selected by the FFEM and CMF.
In parallel to his activity as a classical trombonist (Honorary Prize of the Léopold Bellan competition 2020, First Prize of the Innovatrombone competition 2020), he regularly performs with various ensembles. He has performed with the Ensemble Intercontemporain, the Jazzin’ Big Band, the Big-band de Suisse romande, Lost In Swing, and is a member of the Manon Mullener Quintet, and the Benjamin Fryde Quintet.
Principal clarinet of the Paris National Opera Orchestra, Philippe Cuper has performed with the Berlin Philharmonic, «Scala di Milano», Lucerne festival Orchestra Moscow Symphonic, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Buenos Aires, ...
Born in Lille, Philippe Cuper studied at the Sorbonne University. He got first prizes for clarinet at the Paris Conservatoire (CNSM) and won also many international awards in Munich, Prague (1st Prize unanimously), ...
After studying piano, horn, organ and writing at the conservatoires of Angers, Tours, Toulouse and Nantes, Nadège Chalange is currently a professor of musical training at the conservatoires of Angers and Cholet and also teaches the French horn at the Avrillé music school.
She writes and arranges music for the various ensembles she conducts.
Strasbourg-born cellist and composer Widerkehr arrived in Paris aged 24, strongly influenced by his composition teacher Franz Xaver Richter (1709-1789), himself one of the main exponents of the Mannheim School.
A pupil of the great cellist of the day, Charles-François Dumonchau (1775-1820), Widerkehr quickly found his place in musical institutions. He performed at the «Concert Spirituel» and for concerts hosted by the «Loge Olympique» society.
Antonio Vivaldi was born in March 1678 in Venice,
He learned to play the violin at a very young age from his father, himself a violinist at Saint Mark’s Basilica. He was ordained a priest in 1703 at the age of 25, but had to give up practising because of illness. He then gave parallel violin lessons at the Ospedale della pietà.
After studying at the Conservatory in Nice, Martine Vialatte was awarded first prizes in piano and chamber music from the Paris Conservatory. She won the prize for the best interpretation of French music at the Cleveland International Competition, and pursued advanced instruction with Gaby Casadesus, Mario Curcio and Constantin Bogino.
His works have been played all over the world. . His scores are published in Europe and in U.S.A. He has been head member of the Valencian Symphonic Composers Association, and he has been resident composer of the International Festival Spanish Brass (Alzira, 2005), and of the Young Orchestra of the Valencian Goverment (2005-06).
