“Chacona”
Elsa Justel
TX: Friday, 18 September⋅6:00 – 6:15pm
Sunday, 20 September⋅12:45 – 1:00pm
The piece is constructed from raw, rough material—at times subtle and evanescent—that intertwines through successive transformations. Hence the title “Chacona,” that Baroque dance based on variations of a single theme.
(Argentine-France) Doctor in Aesthetics, Science and Technology of the Arts at the University of Paris, Elsa Justel currently works as an independent composer and video artist.
Her works have received numerous awards in international competitions, such as : Prix Ton Bruynel (The Netherlands-2005), International competition of electroacoustic music (Bourges, France-1989-2001), Stipendienpreiss (Darmstadt, Germany-1990) and were commissioned by the French government and different European studios. She has developed a pedagogical and research activity at the Universities of Marne La Vallée (France) and Pompeu Fabra (Spain) and several European schools of music.
Recordings by Empreintes Digitales – Canada (imed-0785 / imed 9837 / imed19161) (http://www.electrocd.com/fr/bio/justel_el/discog/), and other publishers.
In 2007 she created the Foundation Destellos to promote electroacoustic musics and digital arts, organizing an International competition.
