Dominique Regef
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Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, and musician specializing in stringed instruments: the cello
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, the rebec
Rebec
The rebecha is a bowed string musical instrument. In its most common form, it has a narrow boat-shaped body and 1-5 strings and is played on the arm or under the chin, like a violin.- Origins :The rebec dates back to the Middle Ages and was particularly popular in the 15th and 16th centuries...
, the vièle à archet, and the Rajasthan dilruba. Dominique Regef is recognized as an exceptional soloist on the hurdy-gurdy; he is known for surprising and moving audiences with his sound on the instrument. His concerts, be it a solo recital or a small group performance, shock listeners from all over the world with their originality and their strength. He has performed in several well-known music festivals, including the International Baroque Music Festival, the Jazz à Luz festival and the Grenoble Jazz Festival. He is cited as one of the best examples of modern hurdy-gurdy playing.
His interest in contemporary and improvised music was confirmed after long experimentation and contribution in the world of classical, medieval and traditional music. His first instruments were classical cello and piano. His more traditional work followed a cyclical and organic logic. It made use of the element of brute strength and sonority as an essential part of his musical conversations. In reviews of his solo album, Eight Magazine claimed that Regef has "transformed an instrument of antiquity into something utterly contemporary," while the Wire remarked that he "creates an intense soundscape of whirling strings, buzzing drones, and strident polyphonic effects akin to an electronic keyboard."
Collaborations
Dominique Regef has collaborated with the following artists: Michel Doneda, Lê Quan NinhLê Quan Ninh
Lê Quan Ninh is a French percussionist active in contemporary music and free improvisation.He began studying piano at the age of 5, but turned towards percussion as a teenager. When he was 16, he entered the National Conservatory in Versailles. During this time he discovered free jazz...
, Daunik Lazro, Beñat Achiary, Evan Parker
Evan Parker
Evan Shaw Parker is a British free-improvising saxophone player from the European free jazz scene.Recording and performing prolifically with many collaborators, Parker was a pivotal figure in the development of European free jazz and free improvisation, and has pioneered or substantially expanded...
, Joëlle Léandre
Joëlle Léandre
Joëlle Léandre is a double bassist, vocalist, and composer active in new music and free improvisation....
, Equidad Bares, Pascal Contet, Carlos Zingaro
Carlos Zingaro
Carlos Zíngaro is a Portuguese violinist and electronic musician active in free improvisation....
, Otomo Yoshihide, Bob Ostertag
Bob Ostertag
Robert "Bob" Ostertag is an experimental sound artist based in San Francisco.- Early career :...
, Jon Rose
Jon Rose
Jon Rose is an Australian violinist born in the UK in 1951. Rose began playing violin at age 7 after winning a music scholarship to King's School in Rochester. For over 35 years, Rose has been at the sharp end of new, improvised, and experimental music and media...
, Francès Marie Uitti, Jean-Marc Montera, Rosina de Pèira, Mighela Cesari, Philippe Maté, Rémy Walter, Jean-François Méchali, Michel Marre, Jacques di Donato, Didier Petit, Gérard Zuchetto, Stephan Eicher, Steve Waring, Pierre Jodlowsky and György Kurtag Junior, among others
He has also worked with the following choreographers : Michel Raji, Emmanuel Grivet, Heddy Maalem and Marceline Lartigue, among others.
Finally, he has worked with the following poets and playwrights : Serge Pey, Thierry Bédart, Anne Lefèvre
Anne Lefèvre
Anne Le Fèvre Dacier , better known during her lifetime as Madame Dacier, was a French scholar and translator of the classics....
, Denis Podalydès and Peter Brook, among others.
Collaborations
- 1970:Special Instrumental Guitar, with Steve Waring
- 1979:Le Bestiaire, with Malicorne
- 1979:Un bal Renaissance, with Mélusine and La Maurache
- 1988:Chemins Ibériques, with Equidad Bares
- 1988:Musique liturgique et profane du XIV siècle, with Toulouse Medieval Ensemble
- 1988:Arranoa, with Beñat Achiary
- 1991:Trobar e cantar, with Gérard Zuchetto
- 1991:Lili Purprea, with Beñat Achiary
- 1992:L'élémentaire sonore, with Michel Doneda
- 1992:SOC, with Michel Doneda and Lê Quan Ninh
- 1993:Anuèit, with Rosina de Pèira
- 1993:U cantu prufondu, with Mighela Cesari
- 1993:Kaskasnikola, with Ziskakan
- 1993:Carcassonne, with Stephan Eicher
- 1994:Non ci badar...guarda et passa, with Stephan Eicher
- 1994:Face to the Ground, with Rémy Walter
- 1994:L'ampleur des dégâts, with Eric Lareine
- 1995:Ballade pour une mer qui chante Vol.2, with Les Vents D'Est
- 1995:L'évangile du serpent, with Serge Pey
- 1996:La symphonnie indien, with Mythia - Ravi Prasad
- 1996:Système Friche
- 1998:Emotions, with Philippe Matté
- 2000:Concept, with Troubadours Art Ensemble
- 2000:Trob'art, with Troubadours Art Ensemble
- 2000:Open the Door, with Rodger Hodson
- 2001:Concepts 2, with Troubadours Art Ensemble
- 2001:OCCITANIA
- 2001:Indians Gavachs, with Michel Marre
- 2001:Renaissance, with Philippe Eidel
- 2002:Douce Amie - Chansons de Trouvères, with Millenarium
- 2003:Trobada, with Trobada