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Montmartre en musique pour le festival Adolphe Sax (3-5 juin)
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Montmartre en musique pour le festival Adolphe Sax (3-5 juin)

Le Festival de Musique Adolphe Sax met en lumière le saxophone sous toutes ses coutures ! Il s’installe dans le 18e arrondissement de Paris pour sa toute première édition afin...

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Retrouvez Alessandro Carbonare et David Krakauer à la Chigiana Summer Academy
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Meet Alessandro Carbonare and David Krakauer at the Chigiana Summer Academy

Every summer since 1932, the Chigiana Music Academy has been organizing advanced courses for young musicians from all over the world, with the collaboration of internationally renowned teachers… This summer...

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[Savoir-faire] Responsable qualité dans les ateliers SELMER
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[Know-how] Quality manager in the SELMER Paris workshops

A saxophonist since childhood, Fabien Lestrade has been working at Henri SELMER Paris since 1983. First, instrument repairer, then finisher, controller, and trainer for many years, he was appointed Manager...

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Rencontrez, découvrez, jouez… Osez la Musique !
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Rencontrez, découvrez, jouez… Osez la Musique !

La Chambre Syndicale de la Facture Instrumentale organise chaque année au mois de juin l’événement « Osez la musique » afin de favoriser l’accès à la musique pour tous à...

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The Sound and Me #18 avec Asya Fateyeva
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The Sound and Me #18 with Asya Fateyeva

With classical training and multiple awards under her belt, Asya loves to explore a wide range of styles and periods together with musicians from the areas of classical and jazz...

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History Notes #11 : Le Mark VII
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History Notes #11: The Mark VII

Transition between the Mark VI and the Super Action 80, the Mark VII was marketed for 4 years. It offers a powerful sound, particularly rich in high harmonics, corresponding to...

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The Sound and Me #17 avec Denis Guivarc'h
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The Sound and Me #17 with Denis Guivarc'h

Long active within the Magik Malik Orchestra, Denis Guivarc'h presented in 2006 his first album as a leader. Influenced by his spiritual master, Steve Coleman, he has a permanent preoccupation...

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Découvrez 'Ourself Behind Ourself, Concealed', le nouvel album de Tasha Warren
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Discover 'Ourself Behind Ourself, Concealed', Tasha Warren's new album

Clarinetist Tasha Warren and cellist Dave Eggar present the world premieres of chamber works by six of today's most dynamic composers: Nathalie Joachim, Paquito D'Rivera, Meg Okura, Martha Redbone, Pascal...

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"La musique : ma vie", l'ouvrage très personnel de Guy Dangain
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"La musique : ma vie", l'ouvrage très personnel de Guy Dangain

Le clarinettiste Guy Dangain nous offre le récit mouvementé de sa vie musicale, de ses répétitions à l'orchestre de la cité minière où il a grandi, jusqu'à l'École normale de...

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History Notes #10 : Le Mark VI
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History Notes #10: The Mark VI

In 1954, the saxophone world was shattered by the arrival of an instrument that soon became legendary: the Mark VI. Today, Douglas Pipher dives into the archives of the most...

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