Les percussion claviers de Lyon
Percussions Claviers de Lyon
Twenty years old… what a nice age! But it’s not that easy to reach, especially for a small ensemble created on impulse, one day back in 1983.
The objective was -and still is- unusual: to support and illustrate original and transcribed music with a keyboard percussion quintet, quite a special format. Some challenge that was! Back then, there was a real shortage in contemporary pieces. Moreover, «reducing» great classics for a few instruments, especially percussions, was bold indeed and astonished many.
And today, the PCL are still around! With some changes among their members, the five musicians continue to re-read the classics, illustrate contemporary music, explore new musical shows… and even better: write their own repertoire!
In short, they offer a trip not from Bach to Debussy but from Bach to Frank Zappa.
Henri-Charles CAGET
Member of the Percussion Claviers de Lyon since 1995. First prize at the Orleans Conservatoire in 1987, then at La Courneuve in 1989. He obtained his percussion-teaching diploma at Boursault Lefevre. In 1994, he completed his studies at the National Superior Music Conservatoire of Lyon in Frangois Dupin's class and obtained his degree, then he obtained a certificate in complementary studies at the atelier du XX erne slecle in 1996. He is performing with the Ensemble de Cuivres et Percussions Odyssee, the medieval ensemble PolisSon, the Concerts de FHostel DIeu. He is a professor at the National Superior Music Conservatoire of Lyon.
Gerard LECOINTE
Founder member of the quintet. After piano studies, he began his training in a percussion class at the Lyon Conservatoire where he won his first prize in 1981. At the National Superior Music Conservatoire of Lyon, he has been studying percussion for 3 years with Francois Dupin. He has performed with the Ensemble Harmonique of Lyon, the Lyon National Orchestra and since 1983 with Lyon Opera Orchestra. Under Mark Foster's supervision, he participated in the creation of the "Ensemble Forum" in which he has been a soloist for 8 years. He Is a percussion teacher at Rive de Gier Music School and writes arrangements of numerous pieces for the percussion Claviers de Lyon among them a version of West Side Story.
Raphael AGGERY
Pupil in the class of Square Jacques at the CNR of Nice, he obtained in June 2000 a first price of
percussions. His interest in jazz leads him to follow the courses of Robert Persf and Frederic Roux. He is finalist with contest SONOR in Paris. Since November 2000, he has studied the percussions with the Higher National Academy of Music of Lyon in the class of Jean Geoffrey. He takes part in several sets, "Square Quintet", "Maiembe" a cuban formation, Trio Yam. He plays regularly with Orchestra PACA (Philippe Bender), of the Opera of Nice (Marcello Panni), O.N.L (David Robertson), Philharmonic Orchestra of Monaco (Marek Janowsky). ft is also beater varieties and jazz in various orchestras. He currently writes arrangements for a musical. In February 2002, he won first price in the International Contest of Percussion
of Luxembourg with the trio Yarn.
Gilles DUMOULIN
Member of the quintet since 2002. After his musical studies with the Academy of Clermont-Ferrand in the class of Claude Glot, he won a first price in percussion in the class of Jean Geoffrey to the Higher National Academy of Music of Lyon in 2002. He plays with the National Orchestra of Lyon and the Concerts of Hostel Dieu. He teaches percussion at the School of music of Roanne. Interested by the music of oral tradition, he played with various specialized sets and works punctually (is this the right word???) In Burkina Faso, Peru and Cuba. He manages the Maiembe group, group of cuban popular music.
Sylvie AUBELLE
Joined the PCL in 2003. Before obtaining her DNESM with the Higher National Academy of Music of Lyon in the class of Francois Dupin, George Van Gucht and Christian Hamouy, she successively obtained several gold medals at the CNR of Amiens - of which one was in chamber music - a national price of Picardy area - one 1st price with the ENM of Creteil in the classes of Francis Brana and Jacques-Frangois Juskoviak. She also learned the accordion and obtained a 1st price from the musical Federation of France. Since 1990, she played in several orchestras (National Orchestra of Lyon, Opera of Lyon...) and took part in several festivals (Avignon, Mehr, Uzeste.,.). She was at the origin of a trio of percussions - Trigones - integrating in her spectacles many forms of expression dance, juggling, song, puppets... She teaches in several schools of music of the Rhone-Alps.
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