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Concerto for organ and orchestra, M. 628 (2002)

Jean-Christophe Geiser, organ

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, conductor : Jean Balissat

With organ concertos by Jean Balissat and Francis Poulenc

Broadcasted by the Belgian Broadcasting (RTBF) – Musiq’3 – Tuesday, January 4^th, 2005, 10pm

Trio for flute, viola and harp, M. 569 (1997/9)

Trio Alternances (Laurent Parisot, flute, Gwenaëlle Geiser, viola, Eliane Zweifel, harp)

During a concert of the Jeunesses Musicales of Fribourg

with works by Leclair, Gherman, Diabelli, Dussek and Haydn

Fribourg, Centre Le Phénix – Saturday, January 15^th, 2005, 8.15pm

« Veilleur, où en est la Nuit ? » for organ, M. 640 (2004-5)

FIRST PERFORMANCE

On the occasion of the inauguration of the restored organ of Barberêche

Laurent Mettraux, organ

With works by, among others, Frescobaldi, Mozart, Liszt and Messiaen

With the participation of Stephan Siegenthaler, clarinet,

and of the Men’s Choir of Barberêche, conducted by Eric Kolly

Barberêche, church – Sunday, January 30^th, 2005, 8pm

Concerto for organ and orchestra, M. 628 (2002)

Jean-Christophe Geiser, organ

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, conductor : Jean Balissat

With organ concertos by Jean Balissat and Francis Poulenc

Broadcasted by Radio Clásica (Radio Nacional de España) – Tuesday, February 15^th, 2005, 5 pm

Symphony for chamber orchestra, M. 466 (1992)

Orchestra of the Italian Swiss Radio and Television, conducted by Emmanuel Siffert

Italian Swiss Radio Rete Due – Broadcasting on February 16^th, 2005, around 9.30pm

Soliloque for solo violin, M. 585 (1998)

Jan Dobrzelewski, violin

With works by Mario Alfagüell, Jean Balissat (Kaléidoscope for trumpet and percussion), Thüring Bräm,

Max Lifchitz (first performance), Per Nørgård, Marc-André Rappaz, Toru Takemitsu and

Mark Zuckerman (Triarchy for trumpet, violin and percussion – first performance)

With Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski and Romain Kuonen

during the International Festival of Contemporary Music of El Salvador

Salvador, Museo Nacional de Antropología David J. Guzmán – Wednesday, March 2^nd, 2005

« Les Serrures à Secret », Stage Work in seven scenes, M. 634 (2003-4)

FIRST PERFORMANCE

on the occasion of the celebration of the 150^th anniversary of the secondary school (CO) of the Gruyère

Michel Brodard, bass, Wind Quintet Eole,

Choirs, Instrumental Ensembles, Direction : Bernard Maillard

Libretto by Michel Gremaud, Production by André Pauchard

further information : http://www.co-gruyere.ch/serrures.htm

Great Hall CO2, at the secondary school of la Tour-de-Trême (Switzerland) -

Friday 4^th, Saturday 5^th, Friday 11^th, Saturday 12^th of March 2005, 8 pm

Sunday 6^th and Sunday 13^th of March 2005, 5 pm

Wind Quintet, M. 612 (2000)

Members of the Ensemble Omnibus :

Olim Eshkuvatov, flute
Sukhrob Nazimov, oboe
Farhod Tulyaganov, clarinet
Fyodor Jarikov, bassoon
Djumanazar Kashimbetov, horn

With works by Holliger, Klaus Huber and Kyburz

Four concerts in Uzbekistan :

Tashkent, Ilkhom Theater – Sunday, March 6^th, 2005

Samarqand, Afrosiab Concert Hall – Monday, March 14^th, 2005

Tashkent, Khamza Musical College – Friday, March 25^th, 2005

Tashkent, Uspensky Musical College – Friday, April 1^st, 2005

« Elégie » for trombone and organ, M. 529 (1995/7)

Armin Rosin, trombone - Erwin Messmer, organ

With works by Bach, Buxtehude, Mouret, Liszt, Rheinberger, Luciano Berio, Klaus Huber and Spirituals

Bern-Bümpliz, Catholic Church – Sunday, March 13^th, 2005, 5 pm

String Quartet n.1, M. 587 (1998-9)

Members of the Hiroshima Symphony Orchestra :

Masaaki Tanokura and Junko Goto, violins
Ema Anbo, viola
Martin Stanzeleit, cello

With works by Mozart, Grieg, and the Octet by Mendelssohn

Hiroshima Aster-Plaza, Orchestra Rehearsal Hall – Saturday, April 9^th, 2005, 6.30 pm

« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635 (2003-4)

piano duo Sonja and Shanti Sungkono

during a concert of the Schlosskonzerte Sinzig

Sinzig (Rhineland), Castle – Saturday, April 9^th, 2005

Microlude for solo cello, M. 639 (2004)

Nicolas Deletaille, cello

With works by Bach, Britten, O. Gjeilo and S. Topel

Chiny (Canton of Gaume – Belgium), church – Saturday, April 9^th, 2005, 3 pm

Brussels, Chapel of the Gemeenschapscentrum Essegem in Jette – Sunday, April 10^th, 2005, 1.30 pm

( http://users.skynet.be/fa742843/benefit/benefitFR/concertworkshopsFR.htm )

Enghien (Belgium), Maison Jonathas – Saturday, April 16^th, 2005, 8 pm

Broadcasted emission

Laurent Mettraux speaking with Noël Ruffieux

Broadcasting on Radio-Fribourg, emission « Coin de Ciel » – Sunday, April 24^th, 2005, 10 am to 10.30 am

Repeated on Tuesday, April 26^th, 2005, 11 pm

Concerto for organ and orchestra, M. 628 (2002)

Jean-Christophe Geiser, organ

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, conductor : Jean Balissat

Broadcasted by the Swedish Broadcasting, SR 2 – Sunday, April 24^th, 2005, 3.40 pm

« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635 (2003-4)

Klavierduo Dominique Derron and Pius Urech

during the “Rencontres Musicales de Saint-Maurice”

With works by Dvorak, Fauré, Diethelm and

Saint-Saëns (Carnival of the Animals, played by an octet directed by Jan Dobrzelewski)

Saint-Maurice, Salle du Roxy – Friday, May 20^th, 2005, 8 pm

Soliloque for solo violin, M. 585 (1998)

Jan Dobrzelewski, violin

With works by Albinoni, J.S. Bach, Baldassare, Byrd

and Ducommun (Concertino for trumpet and organ, excepted on June 4^th)

On June 4^th : with the first European performance of Ozymandias for trumpet and organ (2003) by Robert J. Bradshaw

with Jean-Christophe Dobrzelewski, trumpet, and Guy Whatley, organ

Colombier (Neuchâtel), Protestant Church – Wednesday May 25^th, 2005, 8 pm

La Côte-aux-Fées (canton of Neuchâtel), Protestant Church – Tuesday May 26^th, 2005, 8 pm

Basel, Stephanus Protestant Church – Sunday May 29^th, 2005, 6 pm

Winterthur, Church of Oberwinterthur – Friday June 3^rd, 2005, 8 pm

Les Diablerets, Protestant Church of Vers-l’Église – Saturday, June 4^th, 2005, 8 pm

Sion, Protestant Church – Sunday, June 5^th, 2005, 5 pm

« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635 (2003-4)

piano duo Sonja and Shanti Sungkono

With works by Mozart, Schubert, Debussy, Falla and Tchaikovsky

Berlin, Gallery Mutter Fourage (Chausseestr. 15a) – Friday, June 10^th, 2005, 8 pm

Excerpts of Lux Mundi, M. 614 (2000) : Maundy Thursday & Easter

Erwin Messmer, organ

With works by Novak*, Soler**, Schubert**, Lachner** and Burkhard

*with Martin Kovarik, organ (**four-handed or for 2 organs)

during the XXIII. International Organ Days of Zug

Baar (Switzerland), Catholic Church – Sunday, June 12^th, 2005, 7 pm

Paremboles, M. 580 (1998)

Christophe Rody, flute
Nicole Schafer, clarinet
Philippe Savoy, saxophone
Juan David Molano, piano

during a concert of MusicAgora

with works by C. Charrière, H. Baeriswyl, J.-D. Lugrin and J.-F. Michel

(with Erico Fonseca, trumpet, Eric Crausaz, guitar, Sylvain Coquoz, saxophone)

Fribourg, Salle du Phénix – Tuesday, June 21^st, 2005, 9 pm

Wind Quintet, M. 612 (2000)

Members of the Hirokyo Winds Ensemble :

Yayoi Okamoto, flute
Shigeru Shiba, oboe
Tetsuya Takao, clarinet
Kenichi Itadani, bassoon
Yukitomo Kuramochi, horn

With works by Barber, Canteloube, Gounod and Janacek

Hiroshima Aster-Plaza, Orchestra Rehearsal Hall – Sunday July 3^rd, 2005, 3 pm

Duo for violin and cello, M. 537 (1996)

Klara Flieder, violin, Christophe Pantillon, cello

During the 12^th “Muzica Academica” Festival of Sighisoara

With works by Albéniz, Beck, Beethoven, Kodaly, Liszt and Milhaud

Sighisoara (Rumania), Sala mare a Primariei – Tuesday, August 16^th, 2005, 7.30 pm

« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635 (2003-4)

piano duo Sonja and Shanti Sungkono

Höfgen (D), Denkmalschmiede Kaditzsch – Saturday, August 20^th, 2005, 9 pm

« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635 (2003-4)

Klavierduo Dominique Derron and Pius Urech

During the 14^th Schubertiade organised by the French-speaking Swiss Broadcasting Espace 2

With works by Schubert, Hans Huber and Barber

Neuchâtel (Switzerland), Town Hall, Salle du Conseil Général – Saturday, September 3^rd, 2005, 11 am

Neuchâtel, « Maison du concert » – Saturday, September 3^rd, 2005, 1 pm

Trio for clarinet, cello and piano, M. 632 (2003)

Ensemble A piacere (Philippe Ehinger, clarinet, Pascal Desarzens, cello, Daniel Fuchs, piano)

During the 14^th Schubertiade organised by the French-speaking Swiss Broadcasting Espace 2

with the Trio op. 114 by Brahms

Neuchâtel, (Switzerland), Castle, Salle des Chevaliers – Saturday, September 3^rd, 2005, 5 pm

Neuchâtel, Castle, Salle du Grand Conseil – Sunday, September 4^th, 2005, 3 pm

Ombre (Shadow), M. 515 (1995/8)

This work has become the price of the Donaueschinger Musiktage 1998

and has been first performed in Donaueschingen in 1999

by the symphonic orchestra SWR of Baden-Baden,

conducted by Sylvain Cambreling

Philharmonic Orchestra Volgograd, conducted by Emmanuel Siffert

Volgograd (Russia), Hall of the Philharmony – Sunday, September 25^th, 2005, 5pm

A recording on CD shall be made for Gallo

Reflets for violin and percussion, M. 630 (2002-4)

Continents Percussion (Jan Dobrzelewski, violin and Romain Kuonen, percussion)

During 2 concerts of the Concerts Scolaires du CO de la Gruyère

Bulle, Aula du CO de la Gruyère – Tuesday, November 10^th, 2005, 1.15 pm and 2.50 pm

Reflets for violin and percussion, M. 630 (2002-4)

Continents Percussion (Jan Dobrzelewski, violin and Romain Kuonen, percussion)

With works by Marie-Christine Raboud, Mario Alfagüell, Nebojsa Zivkovic, Per Nørgård and Telemann

During the « Samedi Musical de l’Atelier de lutherie ViolonCello »

Monthey (Switzerland), Atelier de lutherie ViolonCello (avenue de la Plantaud 21) – Saturday, November 12^th, 2005, 11 am and 4 pm

Free entry - collection

For both concerts, a reservation is obligatory (limited number of seats) : (+41) (0)24/471.09.67

« Danses Suisses » (Swiss Dances) for four-handed piano, M. 635 (2003-4)

Piano Duo Dominique Derron and Pius Urech

With works by Grieg, Hans Huber, Barber and Brahms

During the Festival Young Soloists of Europe 2005

Bruxelles, Ecole Royale Militaire (Av. de la Renaissance 30) – Wednesday, November 16^th, 2005, 8 pm

Symphony for chamber orchestra, M. 466 (1992)

Orchestra of the Italian Swiss Radio and Television, conducted by Emmanuel Siffert

With works by Jean Balissat, Alois Fornerod, Fabio Maffei and Fabian Müller

Italian Swiss Radio Rete Due – Broadcasting on November 25^th, 2005, around 9 pm

Duo for flute and clarinet, M. 598 (1999)

First played in England

Charlotte Munro, flute, Philip Edwards, clarinet

London, Regent Hall, Oxford Street – Saturday, November 26^th, 2005, 7.30 pm

« Le vent blesse les branches des cerisiers » for mixed choir a capella, M. 645 (2005)

Text by the composer, after poems by Saigyô (1118-1190)

Mixed Choir of Bulle, conducted by Thierry Dagon

With works by Caroline Charrière, Etienne Crausaz, Thierry Dagon, Pierre Martignoni, Charly Torche and Francis Volery

Ormont-Dessous (Switzerland), Church of Cergnat – Sunday, December 18^th, 2005, 5 pm