Hanging out with Florent Ghys | Hang #5
Fifth installment in our Hang video series: Florent Ghys.
Florent Ghys is a composer and upright bass player from Bordeaux, France. He studied ethno-musicology with a focus on Arabic contemporary music in Université de Bordeaux 3, and classical contrabass in Paris with Thierry Barbé. He is currently a graduate student at New York University, studying composition with Julia Wolfe.
WNYC’s John Schaefer recently said about Florent Ghys that he “creates a kind of post-minimalist chamber music using unusual phasing and overdubbing.” Florent received us in his Bed-Stuy apartment in Brooklyn and performed Nappe Brodée.
Florent’s new ensemble Bonjour is having its debut concert on May 26, as part of Kathleen Supove’s Music with a View at the Flea Theater in Tribeca. And it’s free. And you should go.
Embedding is cool. Crediting is really cool.
Video + Editing + Translation: Thomas Deneuville
Opening animation: Daniel Thompson at DTWebart (http://www.dtwebart.com)
© 2012 I Care if You Listen
May 23rd, 2012 at 11:20 am
Thomas, this video is an absolute gem, and a wonderful introduction to Ghys and his music. One thing that particularly struck me as I listened to him talk (thank you for the subtitles!) and to his piece, is that, even though he is coming here as a student, he has so much to teach. A wonderful, fresh perspective. I am sorry not to be able to come down this Saturday to hear him, but I will be paying attention and will hope another opportunity arises soon,
May 23rd, 2012 at 11:27 am
Thank you so much Susan! Yes, one shouldn’t be fooled by Ghys’s current immigration status. He might be a student for the USCIS but for the New Music community at large, Ghys is becoming a very active advocate. His multiple trips across the Atlantic in the past 6 or 7 years helped establish his name and I feel that he is reaping what he’s been sowing for so long—as he truly deserves.
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