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In 1984 he became professor of [[mallet percussion]] at the conservatory and won the European Audio-visual Grand Prix for his 1981 CD ''Saxophone et Percussion''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Noco Music|url=http://www.infoconcert.com/artiste/noco-music-63651/biographie.html|publisher=Infoconcert|accessdate=15 November 2013}}</ref> As a player, he is considered one of the most prominent mallet percussionists<ref>{{cite web|last=Leroux |first=Robert |url=http://www.percuweb.ca/en/people/portraits/sejourne.html |title=Entretien avec Emmanuel Séjourné |publisher=Percuweb |year=2003 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040303173632/http://www.percuweb.ca/en/people/portraits/sejourne.html |archivedate=3 March 2004 |language=French |quote=Emmanuel Séjourné est considéré comme l'un des principaux percussionnistes spécialisés dans les claviers de percussion}}</ref> and expanded [[vibraphone]] and [[marimba]] performance by introducing six-stick playing and the vibra-midi.<ref name=Oberlin/> He began to compose around the time he began teaching. While continuing his activities on stage and in teaching, Séjourné emphasized composition.
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In 1984 Séjourné began teaching mallet percussion at the conservatory and became head of the percussion department. He received his ''Certificat d'Aptitude'' in percussion in 1991. In 1994, he was appointed academic advisor to the [[Minister of Culture (France)|French Ministry of Culture]] for the preparation of the ''Certificat d'Aptitude''. He regularly sits on the juries of international competitions and gives master classes in the major music academies in Europe, Asia and North America. His educational compositions include a method of mallet percussion in 6 volumes.<ref>{{cite book |last=Séjourné |first=Emmanuel |title=Les claviers de percussion |location=Paris |publisher=Leduc |year=1986 |oclc=658674018}} (6 volumes)</ref> He is also co-author of ''10 ans avec la percussion'' (2002).<ref>{{cite book |last=Bonzon |first=Claude |last2=Cals |first2=Michel |last3=Geoffroy |first3=Jean |last4=Macarez |first4=Frédéric |last5=Séjourné |first5=Emmanuel |last6=van Gucht |first6=Georges |title=10 ans avec la percussion |publisher=Cité de la Musique |year=2002 |isbn=9782906460621}} (2 volumes)</ref>
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In 1981 Séjourné and saxophonist Philippe Geiss founded the group Noco Music<ref>{{cite web|title=Noco Music|url=http://drf.paullee.ru/n.htm|publisher=La Discographie du Rock Français|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref> that recorded ''Saxophone et Percussion''. The album was awarded the audiovisual European Grand Prix in 1984 by the Academie du Disque Français.<ref name=Oberlin/> In 1996, accompanied by the New London Chamber Choir, Séjourné created ''Séance'' for soprano, choir and vibra-midi, by the English composer [[James Wood (composer)|James Wood]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Séance (1995) |url=http://brahms.ircam.fr/works/work/12690/ |publisher=ressources ircam |accessdate=15 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305015758/http://brahms.ircam.fr/works/work/12690/ |archivedate=5 March 2016 }}</ref>
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As a member of the contemporary ensemble Accroche-Note since 1988, he has premièred more than one hundred works by composers including [[Franco Donatoni|Donatoni]], Dillon, [[Georges Aperghis|Aperghis]], [[Philippe Manoury|Manoury]], [[Ivan Fedele|Fedele]], Mash and Pesson. His performance repertoire includes concertos, [[chamber music]] and solos.
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He has given numerous recitals in Europe, Asia and North America and has performed with orchestras including the Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg, with which he recorded ''Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra'' by [[Camille Kerger]] (1997). He has participated in many festivals, including "Archipelago" in Geneva, "Ars Musica" in Brussels, "Ultima" in Oslo and "Musica" in Strasbourg, the Huddersfield and Zurich festivals and the [[Venice Biennale|Venice]] and [[Music Biennale Zagreb|Zagreb Biennale]]s. He has recorded for Universal, Fingerprint and Auvidis studios.
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Séjourné has played improvised music and jazz, particularly with the Swiss guitarist Max Lasser, the Swiss percussionist [[Fritz Hauser]] and with Friedemann - the composer with whom he won the German Jazz Award Gold 2012 for ''The Concert'', and in a [[mallet percussion]] duo with Sylvie Reynaert.<ref>{{cite web|title=news|url=http://www.vollton.com/en/home.html|publisher=Vollton Musikverlag|accessdate=17 November 2013}}</ref>
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As a percussionist, Séjourné has specialised in marimba and vibraphone.<ref>{{cite web|title=La Musique d'ODONATA impressionne|url=http://www.lemague.net/dyn/spip.php?article8316|publisher=Le Mague, Culture, Talents et Indépendance|accessdate=4 November 2013}}</ref> He has been called "one of the world's best vibraphone players".<ref name=Oberlin>{{cite web |last=Chipman |first=Michael |url=http://www.oberlin.edu/con/bkstage/199910/sejourne.html |title=Renowned Vibraphonist Emmanuel Séjourné to Perform and Offer Master Class on October 26 |date=October 1999 |publisher=Oberlin College }}</ref>
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Séjourné began to compose around the time he became a faculty member at the conservatory, and focused increasingly on it while continuing to perform and teach.<ref name=parle>{{cite web|title=Emmanuel Séjourné, artisan et passionné|url=http://www.elcompositorhabla.com/fr/bibliotheque-interviews.zhtm?corp=elcompositorhabla&arg_id=9&arg_pagina=4|publisher=Le compositeur parle|accessdate=23 July 2013}}</ref>
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In his works, Séjourné varies the ensembles, composing for [[orchestra]]s, [[Chamber music|chamber ensembles]] and [[Solo (music)|soloists]]. His music is [[eclecticism in music|eclectic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Many Moods of Music|url=http://www.indianhillmusic.org/orchestra/programNotesMarch.html|publisher=Orchestra of Indian Hill|accessdate=21 November 2013}}</ref> His compositions include incidental music and musicals, as well as dance and film music. He also works as a composer for [[France Culture]], German television networks [[ARD (broadcaster)|ARD]] and [[ZDF]] and the Franco-German cultural television channel [[Arte|ARTE]].
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His incidental music composed in 1984 won the award for Best Music at the [[Festival d'Avignon|Avignon Festival]].<ref name=parle/> In 1988, on the occasion of the 2000th anniversary of the City of [[Strasbourg]], he was invited to compose the music for ''The Invaders'' for the [[Ballet du Rhin]]. He wrote ''Planet Claviers'' (1998) for the ensemble Percussions Claviers de Lyon on a commission from Grame Festival. The work was performed more than 120 times between 1998 and 2001. In 2001, returning to his preference for a mixture of forms of expression, he composed ''Famim'', a piece combining improvised, contemporary and popular music, commissioned and premiered by the jazz pianist Michael Borstslap and the Amsterdam Percussion Group. In 2004, at the request of the Luxembourg National Theatre, he wrote the musical ''School Boulevard''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hick |first=Thierry |title=School Boulevard, au théâtre national du Luxembourg: l'adolescence sur les planches |newspaper=La Voix |date=26 April 2005 |pages=7&ndash;8}}</ref>
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Séjourné composed [[concerto]]s for percussion and orchestra, of which two attracted international attention. His ''Concerto for Vibraphone and String Orchestra'', composed in 1999 and premièred by the Orchestra of the Auvergne, has been well received by critics. The ''[[Luxemburger Wort]]'' wrote: "[The concerto] provides living proof of the tremendous growth of the percussion and the emergence of the process of creation in contemporary music (...)".<ref>{{cite news |last=Faber |first=Suzanne |newspaper=Luxemburger Wort |date=31 January 2002 |title=Three winners for a prestigious anniversary |page=5}}</ref> The ''Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra'' (2006), commissioned and performed by [[Bogdan Bacanu]] accompanied by the Salzburg Soloists, became a standard work in the marimba repertoire.<ref>{{cite web|title=Le Concerto, de Mozart au 20e siècle|url=http://www.conservatoirevs.ch/multimedia/docs/2013/03/Doc_Pedagogique.pdf|publisher=Amis des Orchestres du Conservatoire|page=6|accessdate=21 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160705023625/http://www.conservatoirevs.ch/multimedia/docs/2013/03/Doc_Pedagogique.pdf|archive-date=5 July 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Anne-Julie Caron, a Canadian percussionist, described it as "unique because it is one of the rare pieces to put the marimba in a romantic context".<ref name=NEC>{{cite web |url=http://necmusic.edu/nec-chamber-orchestra |title=NEC Chamber Music Orchestra |publisher=[[New England Conservatory of Music]] |accessdate=20 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328105919/http://necmusic.edu/nec-chamber-orchestra |archive-date=28 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> After a performance at the Washington Square Festival in New York, a reviewer called it "gorgeously composed".<ref>{{cite news |last=Spokony |first=Sam |url=http://thevillager.com/villager_430/festivalsunfamiliar.html |title=Festival's unfamiliar music a joy in the park |newspaper=[[The Villager (Manhattan)|The Villager]] |date=July 21–27, 2011}}</ref> It was recorded on the album ''True Colors''.
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Séjourné is supported in his work by many sponsors, including the cities of [[Arras]], [[Aurillac]], Strasbourg and [[Luxembourg (city)|Luxembourg]], the General Council of Bouches du Rhone, the European Institute of Choral singing, and the [[Paris Opera]]. He was commissioned and recorded by Gary Cook, John Pennington, Ju Percussion Group, [[Bob Van Sice]], [[Nancy Zeltsman]], Marta Klimasara, Katarzyna Mycka, Sylvie Reynaert, and Amsterdam Percussion Group. His works are often included in orchestral repertoires, including the [[Nagoya Philharmonic Orchestra|Nagoya Philharmonic]], [[Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra|Osaka Philharmonic]], Sinfonia Toronto, Croatian Radio Television Symphony, [[Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra|Luxembourg Philharmonic]], [[Orchestre de la Suisse Romande]], [[Lausanne Chamber Orchestra]], Orchestra of Italian Switzerland, Camerata de Bourgogne, Bochum Symphoniker, [[Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn]], Orchestre d'Auvergne, Cannes, Nice, and Pau.
  
 
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Biography

Born: 16th July 1961

Country: France

Studies: Conservatorie de Strasbourg

Teachers: Jean Batigne

Website: http://www.emmanuelsejourne.com/essais/site2004/index.htm


In 1984 he became professor of mallet percussion at the conservatory and won the European Audio-visual Grand Prix for his 1981 CD Saxophone et Percussion.[1] As a player, he is considered one of the most prominent mallet percussionists[2] and expanded vibraphone and marimba performance by introducing six-stick playing and the vibra-midi.[3] He began to compose around the time he began teaching. While continuing his activities on stage and in teaching, Séjourné emphasized composition.

Teacher

In 1984 Séjourné began teaching mallet percussion at the conservatory and became head of the percussion department. He received his Certificat d'Aptitude in percussion in 1991. In 1994, he was appointed academic advisor to the French Ministry of Culture for the preparation of the Certificat d'Aptitude. He regularly sits on the juries of international competitions and gives master classes in the major music academies in Europe, Asia and North America. His educational compositions include a method of mallet percussion in 6 volumes.[4] He is also co-author of 10 ans avec la percussion (2002).[5]

Performer

In 1981 Séjourné and saxophonist Philippe Geiss founded the group Noco Music[6] that recorded Saxophone et Percussion. The album was awarded the audiovisual European Grand Prix in 1984 by the Academie du Disque Français.[3] In 1996, accompanied by the New London Chamber Choir, Séjourné created Séance for soprano, choir and vibra-midi, by the English composer James Wood.[7]

As a member of the contemporary ensemble Accroche-Note since 1988, he has premièred more than one hundred works by composers including Donatoni, Dillon, Aperghis, Manoury, Fedele, Mash and Pesson. His performance repertoire includes concertos, chamber music and solos.

He has given numerous recitals in Europe, Asia and North America and has performed with orchestras including the Orchestre Philharmonique de Luxembourg, with which he recorded Concerto for Marimba and Orchestra by Camille Kerger (1997). He has participated in many festivals, including "Archipelago" in Geneva, "Ars Musica" in Brussels, "Ultima" in Oslo and "Musica" in Strasbourg, the Huddersfield and Zurich festivals and the Venice and Zagreb Biennales. He has recorded for Universal, Fingerprint and Auvidis studios.

Séjourné has played improvised music and jazz, particularly with the Swiss guitarist Max Lasser, the Swiss percussionist Fritz Hauser and with Friedemann - the composer with whom he won the German Jazz Award Gold 2012 for The Concert, and in a mallet percussion duo with Sylvie Reynaert.[8]

As a percussionist, Séjourné has specialised in marimba and vibraphone.[9] He has been called "one of the world's best vibraphone players".[3]

Composer

Séjourné began to compose around the time he became a faculty member at the conservatory, and focused increasingly on it while continuing to perform and teach.[10]

In his works, Séjourné varies the ensembles, composing for orchestras, chamber ensembles and soloists. His music is eclectic.[11] His compositions include incidental music and musicals, as well as dance and film music. He also works as a composer for France Culture, German television networks ARD and ZDF and the Franco-German cultural television channel ARTE.

His incidental music composed in 1984 won the award for Best Music at the Avignon Festival.[10] In 1988, on the occasion of the 2000th anniversary of the City of Strasbourg, he was invited to compose the music for The Invaders for the Ballet du Rhin. He wrote Planet Claviers (1998) for the ensemble Percussions Claviers de Lyon on a commission from Grame Festival. The work was performed more than 120 times between 1998 and 2001. In 2001, returning to his preference for a mixture of forms of expression, he composed Famim, a piece combining improvised, contemporary and popular music, commissioned and premiered by the jazz pianist Michael Borstslap and the Amsterdam Percussion Group. In 2004, at the request of the Luxembourg National Theatre, he wrote the musical School Boulevard.[12]

Séjourné composed concertos for percussion and orchestra, of which two attracted international attention. His Concerto for Vibraphone and String Orchestra, composed in 1999 and premièred by the Orchestra of the Auvergne, has been well received by critics. The Luxemburger Wort wrote: "[The concerto] provides living proof of the tremendous growth of the percussion and the emergence of the process of creation in contemporary music (...)".[13] The Concerto for Marimba and String Orchestra (2006), commissioned and performed by Bogdan Bacanu accompanied by the Salzburg Soloists, became a standard work in the marimba repertoire.[14] Anne-Julie Caron, a Canadian percussionist, described it as "unique because it is one of the rare pieces to put the marimba in a romantic context".[15] After a performance at the Washington Square Festival in New York, a reviewer called it "gorgeously composed".[16] It was recorded on the album True Colors.

Séjourné is supported in his work by many sponsors, including the cities of Arras, Aurillac, Strasbourg and Luxembourg, the General Council of Bouches du Rhone, the European Institute of Choral singing, and the Paris Opera. He was commissioned and recorded by Gary Cook, John Pennington, Ju Percussion Group, Bob Van Sice, Nancy Zeltsman, Marta Klimasara, Katarzyna Mycka, Sylvie Reynaert, and Amsterdam Percussion Group. His works are often included in orchestral repertoires, including the Nagoya Philharmonic, Osaka Philharmonic, Sinfonia Toronto, Croatian Radio Television Symphony, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra of Italian Switzerland, Camerata de Bourgogne, Bochum Symphoniker, Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, Orchestre d'Auvergne, Cannes, Nice, and Pau.

Works for Percussion

Percussion Concerto

Concerto for Marimba and Strings
Concerto N° 2 pour Marimba et Harmonie
America’s Cup Concerto for multi-percussion and full orchestra
Carmina 86
Concerto pour Vibraphone and Percussion Ensemble
Concerto pour 3 Percussions and Wind Orchestra
Concerto pour Percussion solo and Wind Orchestra
Concerto for Vibes & Strings
Concerto Fuoco for Marimba / Percussion & Brass-band
Magellan Concerto for Percussion & Strings
Double Concerto for Vibes, Marimba & Orchestra
Double Concerto for Vibes, Marimba & Percussion Ensemble

Percussion Ensemble

Sosso-Bala
Suite pour Marimba et Quatuor de percussions
Departure
Famim
Famim II
Losa
Martian Tribes
African Songs Trio
African Songs Duo

References

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