It all began with a wish to play
music by 20th century female composers, then a desire to add to
it lyrics by female writers, in order to explore the multiple facets
of various musical idioms and fully utilise the richness of modern
sonic technology. |
Did you know « Milord » and «
Mon légionnaire » were both composed by a woman ? From
Lili Boulanger to the oral tradition, from Graziane Finzi to Tori
Amos, from Louise Labé to Marguerite Duras, «A song
of one's own» is a sharing of pleasures and admirations, as
well as a playful musical challenge. A way of saying, with virtuosic
generosity, that beyond the conquests still to be led, female creation
is first and foremost creation. |
| The major strength of «A song of one's own» is
its refusal to dictate any answers. Lydia Domancich, Marthe Vassallo
and Frédérique Bruyas simply express the questions
they are confronted with in their everyday life as interprets and
creators.
Lydia Domancich has followed her own artistic path with consistently
high standards and endless curiosity; Marthe Vassallo shares her
time between traditional and modern music and opera singing with
proud gluttony; Frédérique Bruyas reads as one would
sing, with an intimate understanding of colours and rhythms. This
variety of languages and planets has allowed them to compose, with
no concession to rigour, an eclectic and intense programme - the
joint product of their encounters and enthusiasms.
Eclectic, but not fragmented. Through the balancing act of forms,
tones, discourses, a twofold unity arises : that of the interprets,
and that of the creative impulse. In the end, it matters little
whether this music is classical or popular, and the author a woman
or a man : their impulse is the same, their gift equally precious.
Creation transcends all genres, whether human or artistic - and
female musicians know this well. |
Press |
Ouest-France – jeudi 23 mars 2006
DES COMPOSITRICES À L’HONNEUR AU DÔME
Instants de complicité de deux femmes au travers des autres
femmes.
Par ce froid et triste dimanche, un nombreux public s’est
pressé au Dôme à Saint-Avé, pour entendre
le concert littéraire « Un chant à soi »,
créé à Paris en janvier 2005 par la pianiste
Lydia Domancich et la chanteuse Marthe Vassallo. La qualité
et l’émotion ont été au rendez-vous puisque
dans une ambiance « piano-bar », Lydia et Marthe ont
offert des chansons aux mélodies sensuelles et des textes
engagés, écrits par des compositrices du XXe siècle
dont Colette, Marguerite Monnot, Calixte Beyala ou Lyndsay Cooper.
Des femmes d’exception, avant tout femmes tout court, qui
ont donné beaucoup de tendresse dans leurs histoires d’amour,
qu’elles soient en français, en anglais, en breton
ou au travers de la musique. |
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