Grégoire Rolland, the composer, views creating music as a quest for self, aiming to connect with others, and sees music as a primary energy and means of existential research.
Compositional Technique
Grégoire Rolland's "D'une goutte à l'océan" for string sextet is formally constructed around the Chinese ideogram for water (水), exploring the relationship between calligraphy and music.
Composition History
The string quartet "Cordes tressées" was commissioned by the 'Musique Sacrée et Orgue en Avignon' association and received support for its composition from the French Ministry of Culture.
Compositional Technique
Grégoire Rolland's work "Sān" is structured around the number three, inspired by the Chinese classic San Zi Jing, using three instruments, intervals of thirds, and phrases in groups of three.
Performer Biography
The Quatuor Girard, a string quartet, was formed within a large family, with its members playing on instruments made by Parisian luthier Charles Coquet.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Grégoire Rolland's music is described as 'conservateur, somptueusement' (sumptuously conservative), as he uses his vast culture and mastery of inherited techniques to serve a sensitive connection to the present.
Composer Biography
Grégoire Rolland is not only a composer but also the titular organist of the Cathédrale Saint-Sauveur d'Aix-en-Provence and a professor of composition, orchestration, and writing at the CRR d'Avignon.
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