Studio de nuit

Here we surprise the acousmotrope (by analogy with the heliotrope, that which turns toward hearing), engaged in his rituals and his creations, in a half-real, half-dreamed moment of nocturnal composition for Figures de la nuit / Faces of the Night, a work for radio commissioned by David Olds for the program Transfigured Night, on CKLN-FM in Toronto.

Along with the voice of the artist, we hear (in order of vocal appearance) those of Laurie Radford, Pierre Daboval, Justice Olsson, Marie Pelletier, Jean-François Denis, and Pierre Louet.

— Francis Dhomont [English translation: Tom Carter]

Studio de nuit (Studio at Night) was realized at the composer’s studio in 1992 and premiered on September 2, 1995 as part of the Festival international d’art acousmatique Futura (Crest, France). Studio de nuit was recorded on the 1992 disc DISContact! 6.2 (CEC 92CD).

Premiere

• September 2, 1995, Futura 95: Acousma international 12, Chapelle des Cordeliers, Crest (Drôme, France)